Origins of Furyu
Oleg Torbin
© Oleg Torbin, 2023
ISBN 978-5-0059-6113-6
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Code FURYU
The cultural code FURYU spells by two characters wind and flow and can be literally translated as folk trends brought by a wind. The code has been set in the very first poetry edition Manyoshu of late 8
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Through the centuries
During the ruling of Emperor stationed in Kyoto, so called the epoch of peace and calmness Heian (794 end 12 century) under BASARA1-FURYU they mean first of all improvisation of the court music GAGAKU and ceremonial dances MAI.
During the ruling of Shoguns from Minamoto dynasty, so called the epoch of Kamakura Shogunate (end 12 century 1333) BASARA became to be applied to indicate any kind of deviant behavior neglecting traditions, lack of respect towards the elderly or higher ranked people, inaccurate clothing style etc.
Примечания
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BASARA comes from sanskrit word VAJRA meaning a diamond, in the sense a diamond polishing rust of the past centuries