Emperor Temmu commissioned it.
Shinto is Way of the Spirits {Kami-no-michi}.
Earlier history book Kojiki, Furukotofumi, or Records of Ancient Matters [680] is in Chinese.
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He lived 1666 to 1728 and started Kogaku School, which studied original Confucian writings.
He lived 1627 to 1705 and started Kogaku School or Study of Antiquity School, which studied original Confucian writings.
He lived 1730 to 1801 and started return to Shintoism and ancient myth {kokugaku}, in Kokugaku or Kogaku School [1764]. Foreign influence should not change Japanese culture. Sorrow results from passing away {mono no aware, sorrow}, as in classical Japanese literature.
He lived 1776 to 1843 and started return to Shintoism and ancient myth, in Kokugaku or Kogaku School.
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