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Hojo

A Dictionary of World History | 2000 | Copyright

Hojo A branch of a powerful Japanese family, the Taira. After Minamoto Yoritomo's death they provided regents for puppet shoguns, nominated by themselves. From 1219 the regency was hereditary, and the country prospered under them until c.1300. They refused tribute to KUBLAI KHAN and executed his envoys. His two invasions, though failures, weakened Hojo power. Vassals the Hojo were unable to reward for their victories turned against them. From 1331 there was war between the regent's forces and those attempting to restore imperial rule under Go-Daigo. Their power ended (1333) when Ashikaga Takanji, a Hojo vassal, defected to the emperor and another vassal took KAMAKURA. The last regent and his family committed seppuku (ritual suicide).

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Hōjō

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

Hōjō (Jap.; Chin, fang-sheng).
1. The practice of buying live animals at the market and then releasing them as an act of compassion. (karuṇā). Sometimes this is done in a ritual in which large quantities of birds and fish are bought for the purpose. The practice is widespread throughout the Buddhist world.

2. A samurai family that ruled Japan as regents from 1199 to 1333, which saw the formative years of the zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren movements.

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Hōjō

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Hōjō (Jap., ‘ten feet square’). The cell of a monk in a Zen Buddhist monastery; also the abbot, or the senior monk.

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