Buddhist art and culture

missionaries bringing literacy it allows a society to progress and bring awareness of gaining knowledge. Furthermore, meditation in temples “were an important outlet for those who found the obligations and pressures of everyday life too strong” (Seth 5), Buddhist temples provided an environment for Korean people to dismiss their worries and seek serenity. As people would go to temples individuals would inevitably see others there thus, it opens the door for communication and builds bond within…

statue known as the Standing Figure of a Youth is a Greek sculpture made c. 470 BCE, and is about nine inches tall. The statuette’s observers believe that this piece of art exemplifies the Greek god Apollo, the god of music, archery, healing, sun, and more. One may intensively see the distinct visual differences between the two works of art such as the scale and composition. However, these statues comprise of similarities like their material…

Historically, religion has had tremendous influence on art and the type of artwork in different cultures. All religions, influenced the artwork produced in that culture because it glorified religious beliefs and promoted ideas to “influence people and their behaviors.” Christianity had the biggest influence on their artwork because it mainly focused on their god and his life. Judaism and Islam both use symbols in their artwork to show images about their god . Buddhism and Hinduism both use…

world there are a variety of complex and different religions. Ranging from a variety of different historical tales, and a wide range of beliefs and traditions. Some religions are more easily understandable or reachable to a variety of different cultures. As religions transcend in many occasions from there place of origin and take deep roots in another area of the globe. Buddhism is one of those religions that were created in order to deliver a spiritual message and gather a following of…

Buddhism is a religion based in Asia. Nowadays, more and more people know about Buddhism and Buddhism culture. The figure of the Buddha is an art object that represents the Buddhism culture. The figure of the Buddha usually has thousands of year history. In fact, the figure of the Buddha from China and Japan has some similarities and differences in appearance, cultural meaning and working process. Buddhism has more than three thousand year history. It was established by Nepal Prince Gautama…

and K J Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies in association with Ven. Dhammadipa, a Buddhist monk from the Czech Republic has launched Jetvan, a Buddhist education centre at Sakarwadi, Kopergaon. Jetvan, as an outreach programme of K J Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies aims to support the teaching of Buddhism. It is the brainchild of Ven. Dhammadipa, and is going to be a collaborative effort between him, his friends and associates and the K J Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies at Somaiya…

On October 24th I attended the Autumn Festival at The New York Buddhist Church with my fellow classmate, Bianca Rodriguez, located at 331-332 Riverside Drive, New York, New York. The New York Buddhist Church practices the Pure Land and Zen perspective of Buddhism. This church is also supported by specifically the Japanese culture, opposed to the many other Asian cultures who share this perspective. We were at the festival from beginning to end, 12pm-4pm. The outside of the church was very simple…

Buddhism are “distant relatives” like how there are different branches of Christianity. People also think one came from the other, but that is not the case. Shintoism and Buddhism are two entirely different religions and have different ideas and cultures. Shinto has probably been in Japan since humans started settling there. Then, Buddhism was brought in by Koreans and quickly became a widely practised religion in Japan. In this essay, I will explain how Shintoism and Buddhism came to be and how…

sites. In coastal and sea areas, sacred sites may include features which lie both and above the water.Often sacred sites are connected with Dreaming stories and may have significance to several tribal groups, they can also be ceremonial grounds, rock art galleries or deposits used for cultural practices. Sacred sites often get their status from their association with particular aspects of Aboriginal social and cultural tradition. This body of tradition is mainly concerned with the activities…

Korea and eventually spread to Japan. Buddhism influenced cultures everywhere it went, but it was particularly impactful in East Asia. Buddhism ended up declining in India within 75 years of Ashoka’s passing and was almost gone within a century. It is in the East Asia where Buddhism was spread to that the Buddhist heritage is still present and strong. Japan was one such place where the Buddhist…