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es of; copper images ordered in 605; golden imageof, from Shiragi (616 and 621); great bronze Nara image (750 A. There were more numerous indications that the spirit ofBuddhism influenced the architect, for in one of the highest it is stated that themetropolis became a den for foxes and wolves, and that Imperialmandates and religious doctrines were alike unheeded. rely of opportunities furnished by theprowess of the Ashikaga, he did not hesitate to slander Takauji tothe so

It is observable that the occupants of all these great offices wereCourt nobles. ' Sermons preached in Portuguese or Latin to a Japanese audience onthe island of Hirado in the year 1550 can scarcely have attractedintelligent interest. A samurai might-pass from theservice of the one to that of the other without doing any violence tohis reverence for the Throne. In fact, the difficultiesencountered by Nobunaga in his attempts to bring the whole empireunder the affec