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402
Honen Shonen starts the Pure Land sect of Buddhism
The Pure Land teachings first became prominent in china with the founding of Donglin Temple at Mount Lu -
Jan 1, 710
Capital city moved to Nara
the first permanent capital was established in Nara, a city modeled after the Chinese capital -
Jan 1, 710
Kegeon sect of Buddhism comes over from China
Buddhist philosophical tradition introduced into Japan from China during the Nara period -
Jan 1, 712
Kojiki complete
the Kojiki is the oldest existing record of Japanese history, and a text that is vital to any discussion of Japanese history -
Jan 1, 724
Shomu becomes Emperor
shomu was the 45th emperor of Japan, who devoted huge sums of money to the creation of magnificent Buddhist temples -
Jan 1, 757
Yoro codes become law
It was complied in 718 but not promulgated until 757 -
Jan 1, 794
Capital city moves to Heiankyo
was the capital of japan for over one thousand years -
Jan 1, 816
Kukai established a monostary on Mt Koya
Began building a monastery on Mt Koya in central Japn -
Jul 28, 1156
Hogen incident
A short civil war fought in order to resolve a dispute about Japanese imperial succession -
Apr 25, 1185
Taira defeated at Dannoura
Major sea battle of the Genpei War
