Buddhist art and culture

Valley civilizations were significantly different. All of the characteristics of any societies history listed above were interchangeable. The way the people of each culture built their homes, used and created weapons, religious beliefs, `economy, food and farming ways, technological advancement and usage, language and literature, displays of art, and the origin of each. In this paper I will discuss the similarities and differences…

A WORLD OF WOVEN COLORS: OTTOMON KAFTANS Lauren Barrett ARTH 442.01: Islamic Art November 30, 2017 There has been much ado about clothing. Following the current trends is a style; likewise purposefully ignoring the trends is also a statement. Most of what we wear today is recycled from the past, whether it is clear-framed glasses or bell-bottom denim, styles and trends come and go. Clothing can serve as a symbol of power and wealth. The sumptuous Ottoman textiles,…

use “blunt statements” because they desire to not offend or bring shame upon others or themselves (Matthew 518). Several forms of art play a role in daily life. Origami, the craft of folding paper, and ikebana, the skill of arranging flowers, remain popular hobbies among all ages in Japan (Matthews 518). Another art form, martial arts, has taken root in Japanese culture such as kendo, judo, karate, aikido, and sumo wrestling (Matthews 518). The Japanese government refuses to acknowledge the…

as we progress to the last chapter of life. In order to understand how near-death experience help lead to a peaceful death, it is essential to first understand the term “good death”. The understanding of death varies from time to culture to people. Nevertheless, the art of dying well has existed for a long time and the term “good death” is nothing new. For example, the cultural phenomena surrounding death during the crisis of war was to die an honorable death by becoming soldiers or military…

South Korean Holiday’s South Korea has a very rich culture full of many different traditions. These traditions date back thousands of years. A major part of their tradition are holidays like Seollal and Chuseok. Soellal and Chuseok. This essay will discuss different holidays of the Korean Calendar. The first holiday of the year is Seollal. Seollal is the Korean name for Lunar New Years and also the first day of the Lunar Calendar. () The holiday usually falls between January 27th to January…

love and fellowship. As it is mentioned before, every life of species or plants have their own ecological defend. Man is a part of nature that only produces the nature of visible artistic objects. Nature is stored and is undestroyable energy. This art of facsimile is double mode which flows of creative energy that comes from the creative ‘imagination’ and…

(Hull 90). Not only did this reduce carrying costs, but also allowed the Mongol government to monetize taxes, horde metal ingots and economic growth. Accordingly, their use of financial and linguistic currency to facilitate trade promoted Mongolian culture and government so that, over time, Eurasian civilization became a…

political system to be a unique or rather undiluted brand of communist. Even before the WWII Korea was inherently a paternalistic country, who practiced their own version of Buddhist teachings derived from China. One of the ways that Korea differenciated Buddihst teachings was in how they revered their monarch or Leaders. Korean cultures believed that their ruler was an immortal decendant from the sun god, should there be a problem in society the blame falls on it party surrounding the leader,…

Philosophy plays a significant role on examining religious claims to certainty regarding metaphysical reality because it questions the unquestionable, and challenges ideas that have been in motion for centuries. As stated in the book, Elements of Culture, by Susan Andreatta, “religions support the status quo by keeping people in line through supernatural sanctions, reliving social conflict, and providing explainations for unfortunate events.” Religions provide knowledge of the unknown, or at…

(Sakthi), Ganapathyam (Ganapathy) and Saumaram (Surya). There are many significant festival in Hinduism which most of it are referred as the festivals of lights due to the colourful and beautiful arts and celebration. Diwali, a New Year Festival, celebrated by many Hindus such as Vaishnava sect, Sikhs and some Buddhist. Navratri is celebrated…