Oct.9/2012 Lecture 3. Gupta Art and its influence on the Silk Road Outline : 1. Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Art : Gupta Period (320-550 CE) a. Gupta Culture --- Science‚ Mathematics‚ Medicine‚ Literature‚ Religion‚ Art b. Gupta Art in Ajanta Cave --Sculpture‚ architecture --Mural Paintings c. Buddha image in Gupta Art and its influence 2. Transmission of Buddhism & Buddhist Art along Silk Road a. Northern Routes (inland routes): Afghanistan‚ Central Asia‚ China b. Southern Routes (sea
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Comparing and Contrasting More’s Utopia with a Buddhist Utopia Nothing could be further apart than the society depicted by Thomas More and an ideal Buddhist society. That may be what is first conveyed to people when they consider these two vastly different societies in a comparative manner. The first indicator of these extreme differences is that the Buddhist utopia is very much a mental one‚ while More’s utopia is more so a place where things are just in their perfected state. That being
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PART I A Buddhists worldview The Question of Origin - “How did life begin?” (Dr. Weider‚ 2011) Buddhists are atheists meaning they do not believe in God (Caner‚ 2008). Buddhists believe in a philosophy and their belief is not considered a religion. (Caner‚ 2008) Buddhism was founded by Siddartha Gautama. Siddartha Gautama was a prince and was born in northeastern India around 560 B.C. (Caner‚ 2008) Gautama fasted underneath a fig tree and meditated for seven days. After mediating and after
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(2) The Buddhists hold that every creature fears death‚ and suffers in it (or in the thought of it)‚ and that therefore it is wrong to kill any living thing. On the other side it can be argued that every living thing dies anyway‚ and that suffering is unavoidable except for trained Buddhists. Does this undermine the case for the Buddhist doctrine of non-injury to living things‚ or is there still a case? The Buddhist doctrine of non-injury to living things is‚ of course‚ a natural consequence
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Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca Introduction Hajj Once a year‚ Muslims of every ethnic group‚ colour‚ social status‚ and culture gather together in Mecca and stand before the Kaaba praising Allah together. It is a ritual that is designed to promote the bonds of Islamic brotherhood and sisterhood by showing that everyone is equal in the eyes of Allah. The Hajj makes Muslims feel real importance of life here on earth‚ and the afterlife‚ by stripping away all markers of social status‚ wealth‚ and pride
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Pilgrimage What would a Pilgrim do on a Pilgrimage to; a) Holy land b) Rome and why? a) Holy Land Pilgrims visit the Holy Land (Israel) to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. There are several places that are particularly associated with him; Bethlehem where he was born‚ Nazareth where he was brought up‚ Galilee where he did much teaching‚ preaching and healing and Jerusalem where he was crucified and rose again from the dead. Many pilgrims would go to Jerusalem at Easter to remember the last
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. He was elected Vice President of World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth WFBY for the years –. His major research work on ife and ontribution of epalese rincess hrikuti evi is shortly forthcoming. Mr. Shakya was nominated by Venerable Master Hsing Yun‚ Fokuang Shan‚ Taiwan as Research Associate in Fokuang Shan Chinese Buddhist Research Academy for the years –. In ‚ he was granted a SAARC Fellowship (Buddhist Studies) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs‚ impu‚ Bhutan. Currently
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explore Buddhist rituals‚ practices‚ ethics and morals comparatively to those Catholic‚ but equally important to examine those features that are uniquely their own religion. Every religion that strives to achieve its own way of life chooses distinctive practices and rituals to reach their desired spiritual goals. When considering Catholicism and Buddhism‚ the two main forms of worship are prayer and meditation. While Nirvana is the ultimate spiritual attainment‚ most ordinary Buddhists show their
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yoga. When there is a difference in religions‚ there is controversy. In an article I read this quote states the discrimination against Buddhist. “At the meeting‚ people raised concerns about traffic‚ water pollution and "animal sacrifices‚" along with noise from gongs‚ which Stanford says are no louder than church bells.” ("Discrimination Against Buddhist In Olathe"‚ 2011) . When I read this I was thrown back a little bit‚ that it was even an issue if they want to move their temple. There are
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Buddhist temples are perfect samples of Asian architecture. In this respect‚ Chinese Buddhist temples are particularly noteworthy since they mirror the architecture of China and include religious elements. In this respect‚ the White Horse Temple in China is particularly noteworthy. I visited the temple and was impressed by its architecture and atmosphere which was really inspiring‚ even though I am not a Buddhist. In fact‚ the Buddhist temple is fashioned after imperial palaces and bears very little
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