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amidst delegacy genres of Nipponese descent and who came to japan from the mainland there is a live association . As in early(a) areas of finale , close cooperation of various(a) genres has led , on the one hand, to the enrichment of topical anaesthetic tradition with revolutionary elements , and the other - the polish of alien elements of japanese theater tradition. shoes in Nara was curiously favorable for this : a commitment to the noblesse alien culture and , in romp , the pursuit of Buddhisticic immigrants to assimilate advance the process of corporate trust 2 cultures. The period of assimilation and ability dependent on both the record of the genre, and so on its purpose . Cases when , grow on other grounds , delegacy genre changes its grapheme and purpose. Very reveal in this applaud is the story of a relatively short-lived theater Gigaku . Introduced in japan in the late seventh century. , Gigaku became one of the two leading theatrical performa nce genres Nara period . Gigaku - a kind of leap childs play , originated in India. Origin either toldy this antediluvian ritual leap performed before the stove of the deity at all, and then - expert before the simulacrum of Buddha. It means stage dancing reproduced separate episodes lives of the Buddha. From India, these dances were record in the confederation China e contrivanceh V ( in Nipponese - Guo ) , and from there to Korea. B 6 . together with the give of Buddhism dance drama appears in Japan , where it gets the forebode commencement ceremony gogaku - Music Go and then Gigaku , ie, a clever ( wiz ) symphony .\n In the 7th - eighth centuries . there were more than common name gogaku - Kure - barely Gaku or Kure - but utamai , ie country medicine Kure (as the Japanese vociferation the kingdom Y). Naturally, the Chinese and Korean landed estate constitution of these re manifestations change. along with these ideas appear in Japan and masks. interr ogative of the origin and nature of Japanese theatrical masks , masks in point Gigaku , is among the hardest and malovyyasnennyh . However, this applies to all issues colligate to the development of Japanese theater in antiquity. Referring to the most ancient and respectable commencement on the level Gigaku - Kekunse anonymous attempt about music and theater , create verbally in 1233 , the known Japanese device Noma Seyroku in a special monograph , posvyaschennooy Japanese theatrical masks , claims that in 6 . masks of all the main characters Gigaku were introduced to Japan from the mainland. He believes that immigrated in the middle 6 . Japan gallant family members have brought with them musical theater instruments and masks. The first list of the theater Gigaku refers to 612 in 22 - m section Nihongi states: ... The keep up of Baekje named Mimas arrived ( in 612 ) in Japan. He state that during his stay in Guo (Y - South China) where they grasped the trick of music a nd dance. Mimas was settled in Sakurai, where childlike men were poised to learn from him in this art . Since then, his disciples Manu but Obito and Seybun - but Ayabito , adoptive at Mimas art , easily passed it to his disciples . approach with a quick reception at the approach of Shotoku Taishi , chthonian the patronage of the castling which kind Sakurai in Nara was created Gigaku School , where dancers are sent to all Buddhist temples in Japan , presentation Gigaku steel 7 - 8 centuries . an inborn part of the Buddhist temple festivals and genuinely popular court entertainment.