Importance And Importance Of Arunachala

It is actually the Temple of Heaven in the practical sense. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the emperors would offer sacrifice here to the Heaven on the day of the Winter Solstice in every year. Imperial Vault of Heaven was constructed along the middle axis, locating at the north of the Altar to Heaven. It is the place housing the Gods’ tablets to be used at the Heaven Worship Ceremony. It is famous for the surrounding Echo Wall, and also the Three Echo Stones and the Dialogue Stone, which are all utilizing the theory of sound wave, showing the intelligence of constructions. Crossing the Danbi Bridge from the Imperial Vault of Heaven, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is presented. It is a big palace with round roof and three layers of eaves, where the emperor held the worship ceremonies to pray for good weather and abundant harvests. It is the earliest building of the Temple of Heaven. It is a complex consisting of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Altar for Grain

When King Indradyumna heard of this relic, he decided to build a temple that he felt was more suited for God. The job of guarding Nilamadhava from the tribals was given to Indradyumna’s smartest courtier, Vidyapati. Knowing that Nilamadhava was jealously guarded, Vidyapati came up with a plan to find its hiding place.

The most significant aspects of the Great Stupa's Northern gateway connected with ritual context are the "Manushi Buddhas," "Mara" temptation, "Shaddanta-Jataka," and the "Vessantara Jataka.” The bas-relief provides masterly crafted details on the Indian life, as furniture, household, hairstyles, musical instruments, ornaments, etc. For instance, people on the architrave are all in the same hairstyle, having scarf on their head. There are also

The Great Stupa at Sanchi was constructed around the third to first century BCE. The Great Stupa is a burial mound that is not a tomb but used to house relics of Buddha. Around the stupa is the fence with toranas that are intended to protect the remains of Buddha form the outside world. These fences are adorned with relief sculpture that tells of Buddha’s past lives. Buddhists will make pilgrimages to this location to further their walk to enlightenment. A visitor of the Great Stupa would enter through one the toranas, walk up the stairs, and then walk around the structure in a clockwise direction. This is called circumambulation and is supposed mimic the movement of the earth and the sun to bring the visitor in to harmony with the

Located at Angkor, Cambodia, it was built in the early 12th century for King Suryavarman II. The building was to be his temple and capital city, which was dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu. After some time the Hindu religious site turned

The pains of pilgrimage are deep and various. They are found not simply in the physical walking, but also in the walking away from physical and mental comfort. In his book, Journey Through the Twelve Forests, David L. Haberman describes in graphic detail the parting and participatory pains as he journeys on the Ban-Yatra pilgrimage. The Ban-Yatra (literally ‘forest journey’) is a 200-mile circuit through the forests associated with Lord Krishna’s activities around Braj, a town in central India. Krishna is a deity favored

Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha and Seated Shakyamuni are two individual statues that are displayed in the Metropolitan Museum. Both pieces were created in India several centuries ago. Enthroned Jina is a copper alloy sculpture that was created in the late 7th century in Gujarat and stands 13.74” tall and 11.24” wide. Seated Shakyamuni is a bronze statue that was created in the 9th century under the ancient kingdom of Kashmir, and this piece is 6 ⅝” x 3” in size. Both statues display important figures from the religions of Jainism and Buddhism; Enthroned Jina is assumed to be displaying the jina Neminatha and Seated Shakyamuni is displaying the Buddha. Both of these pieces are very similar in appearance as they came from similar regions and time periods, however, there are distinct differences between the statues which indicate how the religious traditions of Jainism and Buddhism diverge in beliefs.

The archives found in the area depicts that the people of the Ur district worshiped many Gods. However, it can be deduced that the major God that the people of Ur worshiped was the Nanna or the Moon God. As mentioned above, the city of Ur was divided into two areas, namely, common district and the sacred place. The sacred place has a large monument or massive brickwork which is called the temple of Sin or the god of the moon. This monument was erected by the king of Ur about 4000 years ago. The temple was made in a series of platforms, one platform on top of another. The people of Ur assumed that the God lived at the third platform. In the common district, there were a large number of marketplaces, schools, libraries, homes and conveniences.

Culture: This sculpture represents West Bengal, India. This piece was created during the Pala Dynasty. At the end of the 12th century there was a decline of Buddhism in India and an increase in Hinduism. Many of the details of this sculpture relate to religion and Hinduism.

Kala Patthar is famous for it’s breathtaking view of glittering peaks including the Everest, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Pumori, Mt. Lotse, and Mt. Changtse. Not only can you see the stunning mountains, but you will also be able to view the majestic Khumbu Glacier, the famed Khumbu Icefall, the glacial rivers, and avalanche paths. Returning back from the high Himalayas, you shall explore the authentic lifestyle of the Sherpa community and get insider insight of the rich cultural heritage of these legendary people. End the trekking in Lukla before returning to the medieval capital city of

The idol in the temple represents the form of Lord Krishna in which Lord Krishna lifts the Govardhan Mountain when he was only seven, Lord Krishna lifts this mountain because there was a heavy rain in his village and the houses of the villagers were no longer there so to protect the people he lifts Govardhan Mountain as shown in the picture. As a human being pass through different kind of stages in one day, so god also gives us a

One of the easiest and most typical theories about the origin of these sacred sites is to rely on their myth, with some adjustments, as a real historical event. Based on this theory, we can assume that the family of the Yazdegerd III, with their treasures, was fleeing from the Arab invaders to a safer place far away from Pars, the heartland of the Sasanians, towards Xorāsān in the northeast of Iran. According to the shrines’ legend, when Yazdgerd’s family reached to a mountainous area, called Aghdā, the pursuers got closer to them. Therefore, they separated and tried to find shelter in different mountains. Then, the legend says that when each of them was near to be captured, they prayed to the God for help and consequently they were miraculously

The Image was taken in Taiwan, Taipei. Longshan temple is a landmark temple in Taipei. Personally, I think it is the most Must-See attraction in Taipei. Here, you can feel the good spirits. Here is a man standing and doing spiritual prayers. The other picture shows you the image of the entry to the holy place during the evening.

Borobudur located on the island of Java is a Buddhist temple that has created disagreement among the academic community. There are two schools of thought in which scholars—such as art historians and archeologist—debate about what the real significance and purpose of Borobudur is about. For example, a group of scholars argues that Borobudur is stupa. This contrasts the other scholars who contends that Borobudur is a mandala. Although both groups of scholars adequately analyze Borobudur and provide evidence to support their arguments, the argument that the Buddhist temple is both a mandala and stupa is rational. In this paper, I will present evidence from both sides of the argument, in which Borobudur has ignited copious amounts of controversy for in the scholarly communities. However, at the end, I will argue that I disagree with both schools of thought because Borobudur is actually both a stupa and a mandala.

Around the inside of the building were candles, incense, and different statues of what I'm sure were a multitude of separate Hindu deities. Of course, being relatively new to the Hindu gods and goddesses, I wasn't able to identify too many, but I did recognize the remover of obstacles, Ganesh—for what I figure is one rather obvious reason. I could only assume other popular divine figures including lord Vishnu and the mother goddess Devi resided with these other statues.