Shinto: original Japanese belief svstem, which preceded Buddhism.
shite: leading character of a No drama.
shoin: name of the writing desk in Ch'an monasteries, which gave
its name to the classic style of the Zen-inspired Japanese house. shoji: Rice-paper-covered latticework used as windows in the traditional Japanese house.
Shubun (fl. 1414-d. ca. 1463): painter-monk at Shokoku-ji in Kyoto.
Siddharta: the Buddha, so: technique of Japanese ink painting. So'ami (1472-1525): Japanese ink painter and garden artist. Sotan (1414-1481): Zen painter at Shokoku-ji, none of whose
works are definitely known to survive.
Soto: Japanese Zen sect emphasizing "gradual" enlightenment through zazen.
sukiya: later style of Japanese architecture which evolved from the shoin.
sumi: Japanese black ink.