Course Information

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice || RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism || JPN313 Religions in Japan || JPNB26 Japanese Buddhism

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Tue 10:00–11:40 C11

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice || RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism || JPN313 Religions in Japan || JPNB26 Japanese Buddhism

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Mon 14:10–15:45 B2.24

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

Lectures combined with assessed presentations of students.

Assessment methods

Presentation and final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Mon 17:30–19:05 U37

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

Lectures combined with assessed presentations of students.

Assessment methods

Presentation and final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Tue 14:10–15:45 C11

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Buddhism in Japan || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

Lectures combined with assessed presentations of students.

Assessment methods

Presentation and final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 13:20–14:55 K32

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Buddha VS Bódhisattva- attributes, symbolism
• Early Japanese Buddhism and its artistic expressions- Hóryúdži, early Buddhist statues
• Construction of grand temples in the Nara and Heian capitals (Kasuga, Tódaiji, Tóshódaiji,...)
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography- mandalas, temple layouts, esoteric deities
• Paintings of the Lotus Sutra
• Byódoin and Amida's Paradise (raigozu)
• Daibutsu- Nara VS Kamakura
• Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji- Zen architecture
• Gozan art, masters' portraits chingo, Zen calligraphy, the Heart Sutra
• Tokugawa art- Nikkó
• Shintó architecture

Literature

• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.

Teaching methods

Lecture, students' presentations, discussions.

Assessment methods

Class attendance
Presentations
Final week test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

The course is not taught in Spring 2024

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice || RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism || JPN313 Religions in Japan || JPNB26 Japanese Buddhism

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2023

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

The course is not taught in Spring 2023

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice || RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism || JPN313 Religions in Japan || JPNB26 Japanese Buddhism

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2022

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

The course is not taught in Spring 2022

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice || RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism || JPN313 Religions in Japan || JPNB26 Japanese Buddhism

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2021

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2020

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

The course is not taught in Spring 2020

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice || RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2019

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

The course is not taught in Spring 2019

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice || RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2018

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

The course is not taught in Spring 2018

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice || RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2017

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- identify and describe Japanese religious architecture;
- analyze basic symbolism of Japanese religious works;
- interpret basic Japanese religous thought reflected in religious architercture.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

The course is structured as a combination of lectures by the instructor combined with illustrative presentations and audio-visual material led by students.

Assessment methods

There are two ways to end this course: with a colloquium (kolokvium: kv) and an exam (zkouška: zk). For a colloquium, the assessment requirements are active class participation (40%) and in-class presentation (60%). For an exam, the assessment requirements are active class participation (20%), in-class presentation (40%) and a final test (40%).
Number of presentations may vary depending on the number of participants in the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

The course is not taught in Spring 2017

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan || JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching&Practice || RLA21 Buddhism || RLKA21 Buddhism

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

Lectures combined with assessed presentations of students.

Assessment methods

Presentation and final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP116 Japanese Buddhism
• JAP149 Buddhism: Teaching, Practice, and Rituals
• JAP216 Introduction into Religions in Japan
• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2016

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Buddha VS Bódhisattva- attributes, symbolism
• Early Japanese Buddhism and its artistic expressions- Hóryúdži, early Buddhist statues
• Construction of grand temples in the Nara and Heian capitals (Kasuga, Tódaiji, Tóshódaiji,...)
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography- mandalas, temple layouts, esoteric deities
• Paintings of the Lotus Sutra
• Byódoin and Amida's Paradise (raigozu)
• Daibutsu- Nara VS Kamakura
• Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji- Zen architecture
• Gozan art, masters' portraits chingo, Zen calligraphy, the Heart Sutra
• Tokugawa art- Nikkó
• Shintó architecture

Literature

• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.

Teaching methods

Lecture, students' presentations, discussions.

Assessment methods

Class attendance
Presentations
Final week test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2015

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Buddha VS Bódhisattva- attributes, symbolism
• Early Japanese Buddhism and its artistic expressions- Hóryúdži, early Buddhist statues
• Construction of grand temples in the Nara and Heian capitals (Kasuga, Tódaiji, Tóshódaiji,...)
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography- mandalas, temple layouts, esoteric deities
• Paintings of the Lotus Sutra
• Byódoin and Amida's Paradise (raigozu)
• Daibutsu- Nara VS Kamakura
• Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji- Zen architecture
• Gozan art, masters' portraits chingo, Zen calligraphy, the Heart Sutra
• Tokugawa art- Nikkó
• Shintó architecture

Literature

• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.

Teaching methods

Lecture, students' presentations, discussions.

Assessment methods

Class attendance
Presentations
Final week test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art

The course is not taught in Spring 2015

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I || JAP216 Religions in Japan

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

Lectures combined with assessed presentations of students.

Assessment methods

Presentation and final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2014

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Japanese Buddhism || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Buddha VS Bódhisattva- attributes, symbolism
• Early Japanese Buddhism and its artistic expressions- Hóryúdži, early Buddhist statues
• Construction of grand temples in the Nara and Heian capitals (Kasuga, Tódaiji, Tóshódaiji,...)
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography- mandalas, temple layouts, esoteric deities
• Paintings of the Lotus Sutra
• Byódoin and Amida's Paradise (raigozu)
• Daibutsu- Nara VS Kamakura
• Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji- Zen architecture
• Gozan art, masters' portraits chingo, Zen calligraphy, the Heart Sutra
• Tokugawa art- Nikkó
• Shintó architecture

Literature

• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.

Teaching methods

Lecture, students' presentations, discussions.

Assessment methods

Class attendance
Presentations
Final week test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2013

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Buddhism in Japan || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Buddha VS Bódhisattva- attributes, symbolism
• Early Japanese Buddhism and its artistic expressions- Hóryúdži, early Buddhist statues
• Construction of grand temples in the Nara and Heian capitals (Kasuga, Tódaiji, Tóshódaiji,...)
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography- mandalas, temple layouts, esoteric deities
• Paintings of the Lotus Sutra
• Byódoin and Amida's Paradise (raigozu)
• Daibutsu- Nara VS Kamakura
• Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji- Zen architecture
• Gozan art, masters' portraits chingo, Zen calligraphy, the Heart Sutra
• Tokugawa art- Nikkó
• Shintó architecture

Literature

• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.

Teaching methods

Lecture, students' presentations, discussions.

Assessment methods

Class attendance
Presentations
Final week test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Spring 2013

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Buddhism in Japan || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Buddhist Symbolism
• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Lotus Sutra paintings
• The Nara and Kyoto Daibutsu
• Amidism in Japan
• Early and Medieval Shinto Architecture
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography
• Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

required literature
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Nanzan guide to Japanese religions. Edited by Paul L. Swanson - Clark Chilson. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, xii, 466. ISBN 0824830024. info
• MASON, Penelope E. History of Japanese art. Edited by Donald Dinwiddie. second edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, 432 stran. ISBN 0131176013. info
• VARLEY, H. Paul. Japanese culture. 4th ed., updated and expande. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000, 383 s. ISBN 0824821521. info

recommended literature
• Cambridge History of Japan- všetky kapitoly súvisiace s náboženstvom, buddhistickými školami, ľudovou vierou etc.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art Series
• Beer, Robert: Symboly tibetského buddhizmu. Praha: BB/ Art, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• YOSHIKAWA, Itsuji. Major themes in Japanese art. Translated by Armins Nikovskis. 1st English ed. New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 166 s. ISBN 0834810034. info

Teaching methods

Lectures combined with assessed presentations of students.

Assessment methods

Presentation and final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAP222 Esoteric Buddhism in Japan
• JAP223 Japanese Buddhism in Context

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2012

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Buddhism in Japan || JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies || RLA10 Buddhism I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Buddha VS Bódhisattva- attributes, symbolism
• Early Japanese Buddhism and its artistic expressions- Hóryúdži, early Buddhist statues
• Construction of grand temples in the Nara and Heian capitals (Kasuga, Tódaiji, Tóshódaiji,...)
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography- mandalas, temple layouts, esoteric deities
• Paintings of the Lotus Sutra
• Byódoin and Amida's Paradise (raigozu)
• Daibutsu- Nara VS Kamakura
• Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji- Zen architecture
• Gozan art, masters' portraits chingo, Zen calligraphy, the Heart Sutra
• Tokugawa art- Nikkó
• Shintó architecture

Literature

• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.

Teaching methods

Lecture, students' presentations, discussions.

Assessment methods

Class attendance
Presentations
Final week test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Autumn 2011

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

JAP116 Buddhism in Japan

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Buddha VS Bódhisattva- attributes, symbolism
• Early Japanese Buddhism and its artistic expressions- Hóryúdži, early Buddhist statues
• Construction of grand temples in the Nara and Heian capitals (Kasuga, Tódaiji, Tóshódaiji,...)
• Esoteric Buddhist iconography- mandalas, temple layouts, esoteric deities
• Paintings of the Lotus Sutra
• Byódoin and Amida's Paradise (raigozu)
• Daibutsu- Nara VS Kamakura
• Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji- Zen architecture
• Gozan art, masters' portraits chingo, Zen calligraphy, the Heart Sutra
• Tokugawa art- Nikkó
• Shintó architecture

Literature

• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Teaching methods

Lecture, students' presentations, discussions.

Assessment methods

Class attendance
Presentations
Final week test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

The course is not taught in Spring 2011

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions Nara period sculpture Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals The Daibutsu Buddhist sutras Buddhist iconography of Japanese Esoteric Schools Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy Buddhist art in the Tokugawa period

Literature

• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.

Teaching methods

lectures, presentation, discussions

Assessment methods

Lecture. The final assessment will be given after a completed written examination and an afterwards ongoing oral examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Buddhist architecture in Japan

The course is not taught in Spring 2010

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions
• Shinto architecture
• Nara period sculpture
• Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals
• Nara and Kamakura Daibutsu
• Buddhist iconography of Japanese Esoteric Schools
• Japanese mandala
• Kyóto gozan art
• The Art of Zen garderns and Zen calligraphy
• Tokugawa period arts

Literature

• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Teaching methods

Lecture combined with class discussion.

Assessment methods

Lecture. The final assessment will be given after a completed written examination and a successive oral examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Buddhist architecture in Japan

The course is not taught in Autumn 2009

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions Nara period sculpture Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals The Daibutsu Buddhist iconography of Japanese Esoteric Schools Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy Tokugawa period arts

Literature

• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.

Assessment methods

Lecture. The final assessment will be given after a completed written examination and an afterwards ongoing oral examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Buddhist architecture and arts in Japan

The course is not taught in Spring 2009

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions Nara period sculpture Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals The Daibutsu Buddhist iconography of Japanese Esoteric Schools Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy Tokugawa period arts

Literature

• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.

Assessment methods

The final assessment will be given after a completed written examination and an afterwards ongoing oral examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

JAP308 Buddhist architecture in Japan

The course is not taught in Autumn 2008

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI)

Course objectives

The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.

Syllabus

• Early Buddhism in Japan and its artistic expressions Nara period sculpture Construction of grand temples in Nara and Heian capitals The Daibutsu Buddhist iconography of Japanese Esoteric Schools Kyóto gozan and zen calligraphy Tokugawa period arts

Literature

• Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
• Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
• Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.

Assessment methods

Lecture. The final assessment will be given after a completed written examination and an afterwards ongoing oral examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)