Buddhist art and culture

an art professor at the University of Virginia. According to his essay, “Who’s Right? Repatriation of Cultural Property”, he thinks all the antiquities should be returned to their original countries. In his opinion, “The ownership claim of a country of origin offers two benefits: It blocks the undocumented digging that destroys archeological sites and strips artifacts of their functional and historical contexts. Also, it prevents the export of illegally excavated artifacts and works of art.” In…

years. Japans original religion was “Shinto.” Social change in Japan was due to the conflicts that developed over the acceptance of Buddhism between Yamato family and the imperial Shintoist (Nakatomi). It was believed that “the transmission of Buddhist doctrine in Japan, allowed for the absorption of Chinese civilization for Korea.” (Hall 38) The Yamato period is when Japan began to imitate Mainland China. Despite the decade long dispute of Buddhism religion many of the new techniques are…

travelled through the Silk Road, closely followed by missionaries . The translation of Buddhist texts greatly helped the religion spread through China. Large Buddhist statues were erected along the Silk Road, to spread the word of Buddhism through physical representation as well as verbal. The philosophy of Buddhism was spread through many countries, meaning that it was translated through many different languages. Buddhist beliefs eventually became the foundation for Chinese government and…

However, Western Buddhists, such as the Dalai Lama, disagree with the idea that bad emotions can be used to accomplish positive things. These Buddhist believe it is possible to overcome and eliminate natural emotions. According to Owen Flanagan’s Destructive Emotions, “the belief that anger ought to be eliminated is not an idle, impossible…

However, in the Song dynasty Confucianism would once again be dominant. The Chinese thrived in the arts and in architecture, with creations like the pagoda. The Chinese also had many technological advances and the largest, unified government in 500 years (Sayre 360-361). While Buddhism spread throughout China, its long-time influence was decreasing in India. Buddhism helped to unify the Chinese culture, but it became a target for uneasiness and turmoil in India. Muslims from Persia invaded…

understand the practices and beliefs that surround and form a basis for landscape painting in 11th century, Northern and Southern Song Dynasty, China. Then I hope to observe Famous art historical pieces in order to illustrate my main points of interest, religious and philosophical influence and the meaning of this specific form of art. I will introduce contrasting western practices and influences, followed by a well known thinkers quote in order to adopt a theoretical framework. How does…

This body of work was inspired by two things: my fascination with wearable art (such as the pieces created by artists, jewelers or costume designers like Debra Hampton, Rob Elford, Katie Hovencamp, Jeffrey Dever, Melinda Risk, Sandra Wilcoxon, Alexander McQueen or Bob Mackie), and my interest in the rituals that are used by different religious cultures, whether they are monotheistic, polytheistic, centered in animism, or based solely upon plant-induced visionary experiences. I have…

Boyu Sun (861144976) Religions 005 Section: 028 Site Visit Hsi Lai Temple In the morning on October 31st, I arrived Hsi Lai Temple, which is one of the biggest Buddhist temples in the United States. Just like many temples I had been before, His Lai temple is located on a mountain surrounded by trees, where is quite and peaceful. When I walked close the temple, I smelled thurification and heard sound of Buddha song, and it made me have an illusion that I am already in the temple. The first site…

highly affected society. It had a major influence on the samurai class who were the warriors of Shogunate Japan. Tradition impacted them so greatly due to the many forms of culture. The multiple customs were expressed through religion, art, leadership and women. RELIGION Each social class had different traditions, however, the culture that was introduced by the samurai was adapted by the people of Japan. The warriors believed in the ‘bushido code’ which translates to ‘the way of the warrior.’…

Alexander Gioe Mrs. Trahan English II 2 November 2016 Post-Classical and Classical China There are many similarities and differences in Post-Classical China. Two major time periods in Chinese history are the Classical and Post-Classical period. Religion, political structure, social and economic structure influenced many aspects of the Classical and Post-Classical China period. The main belief system in Classical China is Confucianism. Confucianism was based on the teaching of Confucius and…