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Article Evaluation
I read and evaluated the "Buddhism in Japan" article on Wikipedia. I was a little overwhelmed by the various sections that this article provides, but overall I thought this information was very relevant and gave me a great sense of how Buddhism started in Japan and what it was like during the different time periods. In addition, this article claimed that Japanese Buddhist art was influenced by the Classical time period, which could be biased, but was an element of this article that I agreed with. While evaluating "Buddhism in Japan", I clicked on the citation links and they worked and supported the claims in this wikipedia article. The talk on this page demonstrates people making recommendations on what else to add in order to make this article more informative. The talk page also shows people conversing about making changes to grammatical errors. Additionally, this article is apart of three WikiProjects which include WikiProject Buddhism, WikiProject Japan/History/Religion, and WikiProject Religion. Lastly, Wikipedia does not mention anything about the eightfold path or the four noble truths, which are Buddhist concepts that we talked a lot about in class and that are important elements to the religion, Buddhism.

Japanese Art Article
In this selected article, many scholars covered the main important concepts about Japanese Art. They noted the different mediums of art that the Japanese time periods created during their times and what artistic elements were important to them. "Japanese Art" also illustrates the important works of art of those different periods which makes this wikipedia article more informative. In addition, this article has many references and citations which makes the information reliable. The one aspect that I plan to contribute to this selected article is information regarding Tendai Buddhism. This article successfully talks about Shingon Buddhism and its important principles, but unfortunately does not contain any facts about Tendai Buddhism which is very relevant. Similar to the paragraph on Shingon Buddhism, I plan to add Tendai Buddhism's background story and how it was started. I will also include what this religion focuses on. The last thing I want to contribute to this article is more accurate dates for each of the time periods in order to improve this article's validity.

Peer Review for Koyasan Buddhist Temple
This article gave a great amount of information Koyasan Buddhist Temple. Katie was able to identify the accurate years about this building. She was also able to provide the correct information about how and why the Koyasan Buddhist Temple was built. In addition, Katie provided us information regarding why this building was built and what this building’s function is, which are important aspects. Overall, she covered all over the main important qualities about this building and contributed significant points about the Koyasan Buddhist Temple.

Review/Changes to Japanese Art Article
Overall, for this selected article, most of the sections were clearly written and contained accurate information. However, one important section this Wikipedia article is missing is Tendai Buddhism. “Japanese Art” includes knowledge on the Shingon Buddhism, but fails to incorporate information on Tendai Buddhism which is very important. In addition, a few of the subsections included broad dates that I plan on changing in order to make this article as accurate as possible. Lastly, I will add a few more points to some of the subsections to make this article more detailed and informative for viewers.

Jōmon art In this subsection, the date is 11000 – c. 300 BC, where it should be 10,500-300 BCE o	Citation: ♣	Mason, Penelope (1993). History of Japanese Art. Japan: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. pp. 1–431. ISBN 0-8109-1085-3. •	I will add information on the Early Jōmon period o	During the early Jōmon period (5000-2500 BCE), villages started to be discovered and ordinary everyday objects were found such as ceramic pots used for boiling water. Pots that were discovered during the Early Jōmon time period had flat bottoms and had elaborate designs made out of materials such as bamboo and twisted plants. Another important find was the early Jōmon figurines which might have been purposed as fertility objects due to the breasts and the swelling hips. ♣	Citation: •	Mason, Penelope (1993). History of Japanese Art. Japan: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. pp. 1–431. ISBN 0-8109-1085-3. •	I will add information on the Middle Jōmon period o	The Middle Jōmon period (2500-1500 BCE) contrasted from the Early Jōmon period in many ways. These people became less nomadic and started to settle down into villages. They created tools that were able to process the food that they gathered and hunted which made living easier. Through the numerous aesthetically pleasing ceramics that were found during this time period, it is evident that these people had a very stable economy and more leisure time to produce beautiful works. In addition, the people of the Middle Jōmon period differed from their ancestors because they developed vessels according to their function, for example, their pots were used for storage. The decorations on these vessels started to become more realistic looking as opposed to the early Jōmon ceramics. Overall, the production of works not only increased during this period, but these individuals made them more decorative and naturalistic. ♣	Citation: •	Mason, Penelope (1993). History of Japanese Art. Japan: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. pp. 1–431. ISBN 0-8109-1085-3 •	I will add information on the Late and Final Jōmon period o	During the Late and Final Jōmon period (1500-300 BCE), the weather started to get colder, therefore forcing them to move down to the lowlands. The main food source at the time was fish, so they enhanced their fishing supplies and tools which was an important achievement. The numbers of vessels largely increased which might mean that each house had their own figurine displayed in them. Various vessels were found, but these works were damaged which might have meant that these people used them for rituals. In addition, figurines were also found during the late Jōmon period and they were characterized by their fleshy bodies and goggle like eyes. ♣	Citation: •	Mason, Penelope (1993). History of Japanese Art. Japan: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. pp. 1–431. ISBN 0-8109-1085-3

Yayoi art •	For this subsection, I plan to change the date that this Wikipedia article provides •	This article says that these people arrived in 350 BC, but I will change that date to 300 BCE-300 CE o	Citation: ♣	Mason, Penelope (1993). History of Japanese Art. Japan: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. pp. 1–431. ISBN 0-8109-1085-3

Kofun art •	This subsection says that the Kofun period was from 250 – 552 AD, but I will change it to 300-710 AD) o	Citation: ♣	Mason, Penelope (1993). History of Japanese Art. Japan: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. Pp. 1–431. ISBN 0-8109-1085-3

Asuka and Nara art •	In this subsection, the author put 552 to 710 for the date of the Asuka time period, but I will change that date to 542-645 •	I will add 710-794 as the date for the Nara Period o	Citation: ♣	 Mason, Penelope (1993). History of Japanese Art. Japan: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. Pp. 1–431. ISBN 0-8109-1085-3

Adding to article: •	Tendai Buddhism o	A Buddhist priest named Saicho, was known for his rejection of Nara Buddhism and strived to discover another practice. In the year of 804, the emperor at the time known as Kanmu, told Saicho he could study in China and read about Tendai Buddhism. Saicho’s mission was to bring back Tendai Buddhist texts to japan in order for the Japanese to study this religion. While Saicho studied Ritsu, Zen Buddhism and Shingon when he was in China, he overall favored the Tendai teachings and focused on studying those texts. The main teachings of Tendai were all centered around the Lotus Sutra which was a Buddhist text that described Buddhist salvation. Nature is a main aspect of Tendai because it is believed that individuals can become enlightened by “realizing this nature within themselves” (Mason). In order to become enlightened, one must meditate and live an moral life. Overall, it is noted that these Tendai teachings became more popular than Shingon in Buddhist schools. ♣	Citation: •	Mason, Penelope (1993). History of Japanese Art. Japan: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. Pp. 1–431. ISBN 0-8109-1085-3 •	Jikō, Hazama (1987). "The Characteristics of Japanese Tendai". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 14: 101–112. Retrieved 11 February 2019. •	Chappell, David W. "Is Tendai Buddhism Relevant to the Modern World?" Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 14, no. 2/3 (1987): 247-66. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30233986.