Temple

Kudal Manikkam Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated for the Ramayana legend King Bharatha. It is a rear temples found in the gods own country to dedicate temples for Lord Rama’s brothers. This was a famous temple for the Kerala rulers like the Kayamkulam, Chera and the Travancore. This temple was maintained by them since the ancient and medieval times. The origin of this temple is unknown, but it is a masterpiece for temple architecture, temple ponds and murals. This temple is maintained…

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 in Hsi Lai temple that I observed is the gate of the temple. It…

Greek Temple My Greek temple sits on a cliff looking over the Aegean Sea. My temple is dedicated to Poseidon who’s the God of the sea, and protectors of the water. The style I chose to use to build my temple was Iconic. My temple is rather long, and measuring twenty four by forty-five sq. ft. My columns are each three feet apart. They stretch to thirty-two feet tall and there are eight columns in the front eight columns in the back, and fifteen columns on each side. There is a carved band…

As my second community assignment, i have chosen to attend a Jewish temple service. From my experience, I was able to more understanding and knowledge of the Jewish faith. My experience held both things I had expected, but many of my accusations were proven to be wrong. There were so many unexpected things that came out of my experience and I am glad I had the opportunity to learn new information about a large group within our society that I was not familiar with prior to my attendance at the…

There are many religions in Toronto, among the Christian churches that have stood in there for decades, I have chosen the only Buddhism temple in the downtown area, Ching Kwok Buddhist temple as my subject of field research. In the essay I will identify and explain several features of the daily afternoon recitation carried out by the monks by using theories of Raymond Williams and views of Malory Nye regarding to the relationship between culture and religion. I argue that, the purpose of this…

Temple Grandin: Autistic Animal Scientist “Autism is part of who I am.” Temple Grandin, an autistic scientist, has made multiple discoveries and is still affecting the animal rights community in positive ways because of her autistic mind. Autism is a severe disorder of brain function that interferes with the ability to understand what is seen, heard, and touched (Fredericks 14-15). The physical symptoms of autism include meaningless repetition of words or phrases, impaired speech, inability to…

Hindu temples represent a lot of ritual and symbolic context both inside and outside of the temple. These Hindu temples were first carved out of mountains that could also be seen as a simple umbrella shape. This symbolized the unbounded. The unbounded is known to be the connection with the first Hindu god, Brahma, in the triumvirate. The Hindu Triumvirate consists of the three Hindu gods. It consists of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma is the god of creation, Vishnu is the god of protection and…

attended the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, located in Riverdale, Georgia. Upon arrival, I noticed the beautiful, intricate architecture of the white building. This building is a replica of a traditional Hindu Temple in Southern India, built by artisans from India. This location has two different temples, the Balaji Temple,…

The article by Judith Barringer, “The Temple of Zeus, Heroes, and Athletes,” explores alternate theories to the meaning of the scenes on the pediments of the Temple of Zeus, built ca. 470-456 BC. Each pediment displays different heroes and myths for the Olympian athletes to view before competition. Most scholars believe that the pediments are statements concerning hubris or dike, ethos, and arete. Barringer presents the ideas that the pediments are to inspire the athletes participating in the…

Surprisingly, Temple explains that most of their customers come directly from Appalachia. With 43% from Kentucky alone, a whole nation was being reached. Temple found that taking the trip is “indicative of the level of desperation most addicts feel” to obtain their next high. Becoming depended on painkillers is no different than addiction to the drugs we hear about only on television. Temple was careful enough to not give away too much more of his novel but urged the audience to understand that…