Several different teachings of Buddhism help consolidate their cultural identity. Most importantly are the Buddhist moral precepts that are undertaken by Buddhist followers to abstain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, intoxication drinks or illicit drugs. It is also common for Buddhists to be strict vegetarians or vegans. Another cultural identity linked to Buddhist tradition is the act of puja (this may include bowing, making offerings and chanting). This is usually performed daily at home (either in the morning/evening or both) and during festivals at a temple.
Caitlyn Jennings Dr. Rebecca Skinner-Green Art History 3740 November 14, 2013 Indian and Local Influences Found in Angkor Wat Angkor Wat, located in the ancient city of Angkor in Cambodia, is one the largest and impressive temple complexes in Cambodia. Built in the early 12th century, the temple was originally a Hindu site as well as the home and mortuary site of the Khmer leader responsible for its construction, Suryavarman II. Angkor Wat, now a Buddhist place of worship, has become an important place of pilgrimage for Buddhists and the symbol of Cambodia. It even appears on the Cambodian flag. However, despite the obvious nationalism and symbolism the temple holds for the Cambodian people, its appearance contains some obvious outside influences, from places such as Indonesia.
1.02 Monotheistic Religions In what ways is the Holy Land an important site for all three monotheistic faiths? The Holy land is important to members of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religion because they have lived on the Holy land for generations and have important religious sites located here. The land is holy for Christians because this was where God’s son Jesus was born, crucified and where he resurrected from the dead. For Jews, it contains many Jewish synagogues and this land was promised to them by Yahweh. After a number of Jews were enslaved in Egypt and once freed, Moses helped them escape through the dessert and after over 40 years of traveling in the dessert they finally made it to the promise land by Yahweh which was Canaan.
Ultimately, the caravan cities of Petra and Palmyra, were once great and imposing centers of trade that architecturally displayed their religious beliefs; Petra through its betyls and burial tombs, and Palmyra through the Great Temple of Bel. Although it is impossible to say how old the city of Petra is precisely, many believe that the Israeli Prophet, Moses, crossed through Petra and set up a settlement there. These beliefs dictate, thus, that the site of Petra has been inhabited for about 9,000 years. Between the 1st century BC and about 200 AD, traders travelling along the Silk Road would be overwhelmed at the sight of a lavishly decorated and glorious city carved entirely out of stone—Petra. The capital city of the Nabataean people, Petra was carved out of soft sandstone that, although would have been brightly painted hundreds of years ago, currently gives the city a rose-red color.
Bharata Natyam versus Yoruba Dance “Religion may exist without dance: but dance cannot exist without religion.” (La Meri) Kelley Sleiman Intro to World Dance and Culture Throughout history, dance has been a form of natural self-expression. It has become an unbroken line of human interaction. Dance has been used to define cultures, communicate emotion and bring people closer to the spiritual world. While Hindu dance is an important religious art form for the people of South India, it is just as versatile to the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Bharata Natyam of India has become the most common classical dance-drama of India.
The Chinese Bronze vessel is called a li, it has three legs that is covered with animal like mask motifs with characteristics of ears, eyebrows, horns and protruding pairs of eyes. This vessel has an incised band, the lid has small lug handles when removed and inverted was used as a serving plate. Looks like the top of the vessels legs take the form of a dragon face with no body and no lower jaw. If you look at the legs the top of it has the dragon with no jaw, but if you look at the leg sideways you can see a dragon uniformly. These motifs on the vessel are called taotie and the bottom of the legs has rings.
First of all, Vietnam is a country which is influenced by Buddhism. Buddhism has existed in Vietnam for over 2000 years, and Buddhism was the main religious for many dynasties in the past. According the “Vietnam Religion Overview” on the Hanoi Tour, there are 85% of Vietnamese identify with Buddhism. Therefore Vietnamese are affected by Buddhism ideology which assumes life is a sea of suffering. According to this ideology, Buddhists think that they should do good deeds and prevent jealous or compete with others.
The Hagia Sophia was the most magnificent buildings in the city; its name means “Holy Wisdom” and is one of the most popular man-made structures in the world (156). It was “the mother church of the Orthodox faith, After the Ottoman conquest, and the church became an Islamic mosque” (193). In addition, still to this day you can see some of the trappings and calligraphic writings that was saved from that time (193). As of today, it is now a Museum, the mixture of the Byzantine and Islamic aspects make a strong token of the meeting of the West and East (193). There are two different pictures of the exterior and interior of Hagia Sophia on pages 156 Figure 7.4 and page 193 Figure 8.13in the book Experience Humanities by Roy T. Mathews, F. Dewitt Platt and Thomas F.X.
Introduction Chapter one: Building of the temple Chapter two: the gods Chapter three: Worshiping the gods Conclusion Bibliography For my investigation I have decided to study Greek religion. In this topic I will cover the temple, all the different gods and then finally worshiping and sacrifices. The Greeks believed in the ‘old gods’ up until 5 AD when Christianity started spreading. This has been my favourite religion to learn about because I find it interesting how we know so much about them through artefacts that have been found over the years. Originally, temples were just small structures made from wood and mud brick.
Architecture: The Golden Age of India bought about progress not only in the artistic and philosophical works but also the architectural feats that were dedicated to the Gods and symbolic of the India’s growing prosperity during that time era. The Gupta Emperors built many temples to honor the Hindu and Buddhist Gods, but few survive today. The statues of the Gods were placed within temples for the first time in India. The Temples were decorated extravagantly on external features like the pillars and the roof but left plain and simple on the inside. This depiction of the temples depicted that no matter how lavish a life one may lead externally in the outside world, he should always be humble and simple on the inside.