East Asia vocab (apworld)

Mahayana Buddhism

A form of Buddhism where the Buddha is seen as a being who has achieved the highest kind of awakening due to his compassion and wish to help all beings.

Tibetan Buddhism

The form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion, with adherents in surrounding Himalayan and Central Asian regions.

Syncretic

A term for the process of combining elements of different traditions to create a new, fused faith.

Chan (Zen Buddhism)

A syncretic faith created by combining Buddhist doctrines with elements of Daoist traditions.

Neo-Confucianism

A moral, ethical, and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, which became prominent during the Song and Ming dynasties. emphazises self-improvment

Heian Period

A period in Japan (794-1185) during which Japan emulated Chinese traditions in politics, art, and literature.

Nuclear families

Family units consisting of just a wife, a husband, and their children. The Vietnamese preferred this over extended families.

Polygyny

The practice of a man having more than one wife at the same time, a Confucian practice that Vietnamese women resented under Chinese rule.