What was the impact of communist-led reforms on the practice of Buddhism?
What will be an ideal response?
• Positive: new state supported investigating and recording of Buddhist music, and
• Negative: monks were persecuted and dismissed from their posts; temples struggle to maintain their activities, including chanting and some instrumental ensemble performance; communist suppression led to the migration of Buddhist monks to Taiwan and subsequent renewal of Buddhist traditions there
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Winter Landscape by Sesshu (Fig. 26-3) features jagged brushstrokes and flat overlapping planes. What period was this work created?
A. Muromachi B. Edo C. Momoyama D. Modern
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In fifteenth-century Benin sculptors were supported by __________
A. the military B. public subscription C. sales of their work D. patronage of the king
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