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  2. Kasha (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    During Japan's Middle Ages and early modern era, Kasha were depicted as a fiery chariot who took the dead away to hell, and were depicted as such in Buddhist writings, such as rokudo-e. [4] Kasha also appeared in Buddhist paintings of the era, notably jigoku-zōshi (Buddhist ‘ hellscapes ’, paintings depicting the horrors of hell), where ...

  3. Horses in East Asian warfare - Wikipedia

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    Arriving Japanese samurai prepares to man the fortification against invaders of the Mongol invasions of Japan, painted c. 1293 As in most cultures around the globe, a war horse in East Asia was trained to be controlled with limited use of reins , responding primarily to the rider's legs and weight . [ 2 ]

  4. South-pointing chariot - Wikipedia

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    Children's instructive toy chariot in Chinese display at Expo 2005 in Japan. The invention of the south-pointing chariot also made its way to Japan by the 7th century. The Nihon Shoki (The Chronicles of Japan) of 720 described the earlier Chinese Buddhist monks Zhi Yu and Zhi You constructing several south-pointing Chariots for Emperor Tenji of Japan in 658. [9]

  5. Chariot tactics - Wikipedia

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    Relief of early wagons on the Standard of Ur, c. 2850–2350 BC Approximate historical map of the spread of the later spoke-wheeled chariot, 2000–500 BC The area of the oldest spoke-wheeled chariot finds within the Sintashta-Petrovka culture is indicated in purple Depiction of an Assyrian war chariot pulled by three horses. Usually chariots ...

  6. Chariot - Wikipedia

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    Celtic chariot burial, France, La Tène culture, c. 450 BC. The Celtic chariot, which may have been called karbantos in Gaulish (compare Latin carpentum), [52] [53] was a biga that measured approximately 2 m (6 ft 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) in width and 4 m (13 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in length. British chariots were open in front.

  7. Culture of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, ...

  8. Zenpokoenfun - Wikipedia

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    Candao of Yunda Society. There are multiple theories regarding the origin of Zenpokoenfun. [Notes 4] Firstly, the term "imitation of objects" was used.In addition to the "palace chariot" term, which was no longer adopted during the Meiji era, Masahiko Shimada and Daiichi Harada believed that they had imitated the wide-mouthed earthenware pot, with the back circular part being the pot and the ...

  9. Bushido - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 December 2024. Moral code of the samurai This article is about the Japanese concept of chivalry. For other uses, see Bushido (disambiguation). A samurai in his armor in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato Bushidō (武士道, "the way of the warrior") is a moral code concerning samurai ...