JAPANESE MOTIFS:
Cult of the Mother
Transience and mutability
Reincarnation (esp. for the slaves)
Dreamlike nature of life
Kono yo, yo no naka (this world is a place of pain and
suffering)
Sadness as a dominant emotion
Transcendence is possible through mercy and compassion,
provided by:
Kannon
(who is transformed into a female bodhisattva, and thus a mother figure)
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