Buddhist art and culture

back at least a thousand years with the establishment of homosexual art, poetries, and pieces of literature, such as The Tale of Genji and the Nanshōku ōkagami (The Great Mirror of Male Love) by Saikaku. Regardless of the fact homosexuality practices were largely emphasized in early Japanese literature and promoted within society in the early periods, the notion of the homosexual seems to have declined in current Japanese culture. This essay will compare the differences between the homosexuality…

examining a nation, culture, or ethnic group, it is important to establish why the study is occurring before deciding how the study unfolds. There are two important reasons to become more aware of a culture. First, as a military leader, it is critical to examine the operational environment in which one operates. Second, being able to cross cultural barriers and grasp the inner workings of another region allows one to remain adaptive, culturally sensitive, and relevant. What is culture?…

Background: Buddhism is considered to be a path of spiritual development that ultimately leads to the insight of the true nature of reality. To Buddhists, meditation is a way of changing yourself in order to develop admirable qualities such as awareness, kindness, and wisdom. Buddhism is all about experience. The experience developed among the Buddhist tradition over many years has lead to a resource for all those who wish to follow such a path. Such a path ultimately leads into Enlighten.…

These caves were constructed during the period of 9th and 10th centuries. Although smaller in size than the Buddhist and Hindu caves, the Jain caves features beautiful and intricate carvings depicting gods and goddesses from the Jain scriptures. Chotta Kailasa (Cave 30) Elephant sculpture First in the series of the Jain caves is the Cave 30 that features the…

The Silk Road, extending over 4,000 miles, was a large network of trade routes used in ancient times for centuries to exchange different goods, materials, ideas, and several other different things; good and bad. The Silk Road routes stretched from China through India, Asia Minor, up throughout Mesopotamia, to Egypt, the African continent, Greece, Rome, and Britain1. Silk was very sought after in ancient times, and was only produced in China. The Chinese had kept the secret of silk-making for…

Conclusion Both artists have strong spiritual beliefs. Cage’s adoption of the Zen Buddhist philosophies in his 30s made a dramatic difference to his life, along with the Chinese philosophy of chance – by utilising the i-ching to make decisions rather than act from the will of self. His silent work 4’33” was an idea that had been in the back of his mind for several years. I believe it was an extraordinarily courageous of him to invite a fee paying audience to experience his concept for the…

The Age of the Warrior in Japan has a distinct impact on the culture of Japanese Samurai, it defined who they were and their beliefs. (Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia) This initiation of the warrior class in Japan began in 1185 with the period known as the Kamakura Period, which was the longest of the three periods in Medieval Ages of Japan. The time period was mark by the defeat of one of the most distinct families in Japan the Taira family and the leadership of the Kamakura…

still suffer from. This great divide within the Japanese culture can easily be due to the religious influences of China and other Eastern cultures. With the introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism to Japan, along with the hierarchical standards that they teach, Japan’s treatment of women went from equal to men to subordinate to them. Essentially, it is the religious values and traditions that have been so greatly incorporated into Japan’s culture and ideology…

think of Japanese culture the images that first comes to mind are sushi, anime, kimonos, architecture, samurais, and cherry blossom trees. Religion is an aspect in which not many Americans considered when thinking of Japanese culture and its development. In reality religion was an important aspect when it came to developing Japan’s culture of today. It influenced the way in which the Japanese view nature, relationships, and life. It would be foolish to say that Japanese culture was not…

Culture defines art. According to Webster's dictionary, the definition of culture is the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular group, place, and or time. As time progresses and present becomes past, the ability to preserve a society lies on the capacity to transfer history through tangible forms. Art has the capacity to preserve society and its history; it preserves events and emotions that were once meaningful to an era. Animal symbolism in Chinese and Japanese art as seen in a war…