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Takuan_Soho said: Well, actually I did not come from a western school of view (I am Asian after all) so I don't know much about the western view of Buddhism. For me, the more I read about Buddhist history the more I think the schism and heresy suppression is not as severe as in the west. Nichren school was suppressed but also grew tremendously successful over time, and one reason is because the suppression was never as systematic and thorough as the suppression of, say, the Albigenses heresy in medieval France. The Buddhism schools may have fought each other in the past, but it seems it was more over political influence and material gain than over dogma and an "orthodox" interpretation. Those schools usually have back-ups from various political factions in the court or feudal lords and the fight can be viewed as an extension of the power struggle among the political elites. The standing armies of Buddhist warrior monks like Hiei-san are also more about safeguarding their interest and to make the Heian court do its bidding. The Ikki uprisings was more about peasants revolting against feudal lords in the name of religion and Nobunage's burning of Hiei-san was more about eliminating political stronghold of opposition lest the warrior monks from Heian era reared its head again. Sporadic episodes like these all happened, but severe suppression based on a perception of heresy committed is not as frequent as in the Christian or Islamic world. The only really large scale one that continued for an extended period of time is only Nichiren - though ironically Nichiren and its many associated branches are now one of the most powerful Buddhist sects in Japan. symbv said: And the interesting thing is Buddhism indeed tolerates all these different belief systems without as much of schism or heresy suppression as in the Judo-Christain-Islamic (or Abrahmic) religions. This is why the view of Buddhism being "neither" mono or polytheistic somehow makes sense. This is another western view of Buddhism I had that didn't survive my actually looking into it. There were plenty of buddhist interpretations that were suppressed in Japan. A well known example is the Nichiren school, but if you look into the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, they mention other examples of elite Buddhism smashing upstart versions of Buddhism, starting from the early 8th century all the way through the introduction of pure land Buddhism. It is hard to read the "Tale of the Heike" without noticing that both Hiei and Kouyasan had standing armies of Buddhist "monks" that would descend on the capital. Some of the fiercest opponents Nobunaga and Hideyoshi fought were Buddhist, including the Ikko-Ikki movement and again Kouyasan. For RDG, Buddhism never once crosses my mind. As for why Kumano area is picked (though the exact shrine in the novel/anime does not really exist) perhaps it is because of the region's fame of being spiritual or it is an area that the author is fond of. For next episode I can't help but feeling that we may end up having more questions raised than answered (again). We will see more about what the power balance of the various factions in the school works, and perhaps we will get to know more about the power of the various main characters as well as what the school is supposed to be for with all those judges and winning the "competition". I am not sure if it leaves much room to reveal more about what Himegami is and the implication of her manifestation, past and future. Takuan_Soho said: You mean the 88 temple circuit in Shikoku? Now that is a real endeavor to take on!Both the Kumano and the Shikoku Temple circuit are on my list to do should I live long enough to follow through on my plans to retire to Japan. |
symbvApr 26, 2013 6:03 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| next ep, will be interesting ^^ can't wait for it ^^ |
symbv said: Have either of you been to Fushimi Inari shrine? It was one of the places I stopped at last November. I didn't know much about it before I got there and had only planned an hour or so, but then I discovered the trails behind it on the hills and ended up spending almost 5 hours, and still only got through about half the trails.Takuan_Soho said: You mean the 88 temple circuit in Shikoku? Now that is a real endeavor to take on!Both the Kumano and the Shikoku Temple circuit are on my list to do should I live long enough to follow through on my plans to retire to Japan. |
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Takuan_Soho said: That's a good way to put it. I'm not a religious person but that place grabbed my attention in that sort of way - very moving.Yep. Love that shrine. Was a bit lucky in a strange way, there was an actual thunderstorm the day I went there, and it gave the shrine a peculiar electric feeling that made it seem even more supernatural. |
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| It's episode 6 and there are still a lot of unresolved questions. I wonder how the pacing will go for the next half of the season... |
| Still pretty confused about what's actually going on :') The whole power struggle thing vs Takayanagi, I think it really needs to be properly explained. Wasn't expecting Mayura to sort of turn on Miyuki. |
| Loved hearing more about what is actually going on in this school. Things just keeps on getting more and more interesting and I am starting to really like this show. Damnnn Mayura sure turned the whole mood serious there at the end. Looking forward to seeing the confrontation next episode. Lol at Izumiko getting drunk and Miyuki panicking about it. |
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| Okay, okay. I really need some help here! ^^ I enjoy the series overall, the atmosphere and the art is very nice, but I am having a lot of trouble following the story right now. I would HIGHLY appreciate if somebody could sumarize in a few sentences what is actually going on here...I think I can enjoy it much more then. Would be very nice! :-) This episode, by the way, was slow paced but nicley done in my opinion. Like I said though, don't really understand it. XD |
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| BORING AS HELL. Next ep looks better. |
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| This show is seriously boring.. At the verge of dropping.. |
| Keep moving forward |
| Pretty good episode, but the pace is so damn slow. Every single episode it feels like something big is about to happen but nothing really happens in the end. I keep looking forward to more even though there's no real reason for that... |
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| I don't even know what they're trying to get at with this whole Mayura faction vs Takayanagi faction with the student council being the 'judges' and all. The last couple episodes were great but it did slow down here. |
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| Izumiko looks cute in this episode. That drunk scene lol. Looks like next episode we will have some action |
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| Haha, cut-off right when it gets to the good part, as most of this episode was explanation. |
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aidoru said: Still pretty confused about what's actually going on :') The whole power struggle thing vs Takayanagi, I think it really needs to be properly explained. Wasn't expecting Mayura to sort of turn on Miyuki. Agree. The most confusing was why was there still any power struggle with Takayanagi when he was so humiliated and defeated last time around and then we where told he started keeping a very low profile. Now suddenly Mayura tells us that she suspects the whole school might even been built for that loser(it was probably built for Izumiko i think)? I don't get this shit? And the student council are judges? Judges of what? So in the end is like one big tournament of who is the most powerful in school? Too be honest i feel little annoyed because it doesn't really seem that things are extremely complected but we get confused simply because they are presented and told in a very half-ass way. If they want to keep secrets to reveal is fine but why to they have to present the information they give us in such an unclear way? |
MonadMay 24, 2013 10:25 AM
| It's been six episodes and I'm still pretty confused on what's going on LOL I need some explanation. Not subtle hints. So, I guess I have mixed feelings towards the anime. There are some moments when I feel like "Wow, I love the vibes RDG gives off!" and some moments when I feel like "Are these kids kidding or what?" It's kind of like a mix between the earlier episodes of Hyouka, some Shinsekai Yori episodes and Tari Tari. LOL |
| Shinkou is a pretty nice nickname for Miyuki. Things I lol'd at: When Mayura and Izumiko were being hit on, Manatsu and Miyuki came to the rescue! Izumiko got drunk by eating too much! She's pretty funny when she's drunk. SMF = Souda Mayura Fan Club. But in reality, SMF is a club part of Mayura's faction in some sort of war between Mayura and Takayanagi in order to become a World Heritage Candidate. And Miyuki actually has been hiding his true power! Looks like he'll have to show it or he'll lose the battle with the masked men. But to be honest, even if this episode explains a lot, I am still confused. |
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| Anyone else ship the Souda siblings? I totally think that they would fit each other well, when the brother said "Are you trying to be hit on?" <3 |
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Kyube said: I like how the focus switches from world destruction to taking over the student council. Something like that. They don't want to take over the student council lol |
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| For people who are still at this episode and confused about the "World Heritage Candidate" thing, remember back when Yukimasa came to the school as a teacher? He told Izumiko that the school was created to bring together young people who have the ability to commune with the divine, foster their abilities, and protect them. The reason? The ability to do so is getting more rare with each generation, making people like Izumiko, the Souda siblings, and the obnoxious shiki user basically an endangered species. The competition is to be selected as one of these protected individuals, presumably. (Though it may be something more Yukimasa like, such as a selection to see who is capable of helping protect the Himegami.) With the information Yukimasa provided and the conversations between Izumiko and Mayura, it really shouldn't be that hard to follow. |
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| wow wow.. shit just getting serious in the end :3 mayura is want o test the true power of miyuki? hmm it is gonna be awesome XD btw the BBQ is making me hungry XD and izumiko look so cute in this episode... :3 especially when she's getting drunk lol XD she is so funny and cute :3 looking forward to next episode :3 |
| Another good episode, yet now I have more questions. This show needs to make things more clear, sometimes I feel like they are going all over the place. It would appear that they are cutting stuff from the original source. Still that scene where she was outside with the other twin was nice. I would have liked to have seen Sagara's reaction. |
| Uh, this episode just gave plot to the already good show. It also added even more quality to the overall concepts and everything. Way to go. |
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| Rather funny to see her drunk but and also nice to see her use her power unconsciously. The second part was rather a hostile development, but well lets see what happens next! |
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| They need to do a better job at explaining stuff. |
| Every time that canid-lookinng critter shows up in the opening, I think of how unlikely it is that it's supposed to be an epicyon... But it looks exactly like one! I liked the scene where they got hit on and then the guys just randomly appeared next to them. |
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