Buddhist art and culture

Myths, Culture, and Dissonance: An Analysis Mythology is everywhere. From ancient myths to modern religion, mythology comes in all different shapes and sizes and is deeply embedded in culture. It helps to shape or promote a way of life, provides people with ideas about their place in the world, and inspires an endless amount of creative work. This paper aims to explore how mythology is reflected in society and vice versa through the examination of mythological stories and symbols and their…

important than the products that were traded, the Silk Road had a significant impact on early civilizations. The silk road had a significant impact on ancient cultures because it spread religion, advances in math and science and created interactions between ancient cultures. To start, the Silk Road significantly impacted ancient cultures through the spread of religion. Many religions and religious ideas were spread along the silk road. Evidences of the spread of Buddhism through such routes…

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The artwork Buddha standing in Asian art museum at San Francisco is a pair unique statues in Nara period in Japan in the 700s. The pair artwork Buddha standing in Asian art museum include the two separate status. One of them depict Braham (Bonten) and another one depict Indra (Taishakuten). Brahman and Indra or Bonten and Taishakuten were Hindu gods but some how they combine into Buddhist myth and they attend as the Buddha. The two sculpture were created for Kofukyji temple that one of the most…

barry.edu THE 352 ML THEOLOGY REACTION REPORT BUDDHISM Buddhist Service at Wat Punyawanaram Temple My choice for the reaction portion to my visit to a Thai Buddhist service. I chose a local Thai Buddhist temple to attend for a service - Wat Punyawanaram in Melbourne. The temple was putting on a service called Loi Krathong. According to ThaiWorldView.com, “Loy Kratong is as old as Thai heritage and represents a close bond between Thai culture and water. The festival takes place on the full…

Architecture is very unique in terms of how it contributes to society. Unlike the arts of painting or sculpture, architecture is something that normal people experience on a regular basis. The emotions of the architect often show through to the viewers by the way of metaphors. Many famous landmarks, either religious or secular, utilize metaphors in their forms. Religious architecture especially has been known to often depict significant levels of metaphorical signs. In Chiang Rai, Thailand,…

Many exchanges occurred on the Silk Road, in it, included culture. The Silk Road did not only promote commodity exchange but also cultural. For example, Buddhism one of the religions of the Kushan kingdom, reached all the way to China. Together with merchant caravans, Buddhist monks went from India to Central Asia and China, preaching the new religion. The first onset of Christianity is connected with the activity of Nestorians. In the 13th century the Silk Road was the route for the new wave of…

794. Kyoto was divided into four parts, the East, West, South and North ends, Kyoto covers 827.90 acres of Japan's land. Kyoto consists of various of seasons, summer dad could get very hot while winter days were average. Kyoto was the place of culture and art, woodblock paintings by artisans had become very common, Zen gardens and Geishas became popular. Kyoto was known for its goods such as; silk, fine lacquer, brocades etc. Kyoto was the centre of Japanese publishing, it was most recognized…

At their height, the Ottoman, Mughal and Qing empires were able to bring stability and prosperity to the lands they ruled because of their religious tolerance, support of the arts and effective administration. Religious tolerance played a major role in helping the Ottoman, Mughal, and Qing empires bring stability and prosperity to the lands they ruled. The Ottoman Empire, whose rulers were Muslim, “did not try to force … [Islam]…

hanging scroll of The White-Robed Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara in the Asian Art Museum was created by a Korean artist, Seol Min in 2008. Seol Min used ink and colors on cotton, the style and historical period is Modern. The subject of the painted scroll is a female Avalokitesvara Water-moon Guanyin who is a devotional icon in Korea and in many other countries. The White-Robed Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara is a bodhisattva of Indian Buddhist origin that spread in the late Tang Dynasty. The…