Military government at Kamakura

What was the goal of the court-sanctioned samurai?

Engage in police actions not in conquest, eliminate rivals,fight for glory and social advancement.

According to the reading, how was the Hogen Incident marked?

Marked by patricide and fratricide, bringing warfare to the streets of kyoto for the first time.

What term refers to the military dynasties from 1180 to 1867, despite the author’s warning about its misperception?

Bakufu

Which buddhist sects dominated religious life during this period

The six nara sects, and Tendai and shingon sects

what is the best way to achieve faith according to honen

by reciting praise to Amida Buddha

How was the Jodo Shinshu different from the Jodo sect in terms of religious practice

He rejected monasticism

How does the Rinzai school of zen achieve concentration of the mind?

by exposing the limits of rational thoughts, riddles helped achieve enlightenment

How does the soto school of zen achieve a concentration of the mind

Essense of buddha is in eveyrone, but it is concealed, one has to meditate zazen to achieve inner awakening.

What is the sure way to salvation accoriding to NIchiren?

It must be cented on the Lotus Sutra and praising it.

What historical event made the Kamakura shogunate a truly national government?

The invasions extended Kamakura’s reach into kyushu and made the shogunate a truly national government