Lotus Temple : The Remarkable Architectures Of Bahai Faith

One of the most striking was my grandfather’s temple in the small town of Mahoba where my father grew up. I spent a great deal of my childhood here, thus the pastel pink walls, intricate flower designs, and open layout immediately sparked flashbacks. I remembered the lenghas, traditional dresses, I would pick out to wear even though they were much more formal than the usual attire. I remembered waiting until no one was looking to sneak over to where everyone removed their shoes to try on my mom’s high heeled sandals. I remembered seeing my Dada, grandfather, leading the poojas, religious services, and feeling proud seeing how respected and genuine he was.

The temples are all so symbolic, which helps us understand their cosmology and religious ideologies (Freeman & Jacques 47). It has also been recorded that the temple contained a statue of Vishnu, but at some point, temples were converted to Theravada Buddhist worship. Suryavarman however, chose Hindu sources as the subject matter- Ramayana and Mahabharata epics, were specifically carved on the two panels. Meanwhile, the Heavens and Hells were carved on the W and E parts of the S gallery (Freeman & Jacques 54). Other temples such as Chao Say Tevoda was built during Suryavarman as well, but recently, Chinese began to restore it. In some ways, this symbolically represents the profound effect Suryavarman and his creation of temples had on the religion and ideology in the Eastern world, and the future between Cambodia and China. As a result of Suryavarman’s dedication to create reflections of gods and religion, it is inferred that religion and society were intimately linked throughout the Angkorian period.

World famous and believed to be created in the first hundred years AD, the Al Khazneh in Petra of Jordan was once used as a mausoleum or a crypt (Macaulay-Lewis, n.d.). This building is now a tourist attraction and has been made famous by being featured in films from around the world.

The temple contains the images of many bodhisattvas,Buddha's, and disciples. The images of the Buddha's and bodhisattvas are the focus of the rooms and outside. For example, in the main shrine and Bodhisattva hall, the focus are the images. Another example is the garden of the eighteen arhats in which the Buddha is surrounded by his first disciples. The other garden that is in the temple is the Vessel of Compassion for Universal Liberation. The main image in this garden is that of Avalofitesvara Bodhisattva. The other images depicted are of heaven kings. The bodhisattva is important because the vows of this Bodhisattva are of a compassionate mind and the power of wisdom. This bodhisattva answers the prayers of sentient beings no matter where they are and manifests in different forms. These eighteen arhats extinguished all defilements and afflictions. They had reached nirvana and their righteousness is exemplary to all Buddhists. Comparatively, symbols play an important role in buddhism and we can see this through the offers made to the Buddha's and bodhisattvas. For example, incense symbolizes inner peace, a lamp offering symbolizes the brightening of our vision and the enhancement of our wisdom. In addition, in the images, mudras or certain objects are a symbol of important rules to follow. Such as in image of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, the elephant symbolizes practice. The sounds that are used are that of instruments during the service in the main shrine and the sound of bells which usually mark the initiation of a service or other announcements. Furthermore, the smells that are used throughout the temple are incense. Incense is used as an offering and it is meant to help the Buddhist concentrate and focus on meditating. Lastly, taste is used in the ritual of eating vegetarian meals

the ancient Tikal temple but the temple I have presented is between the third to twentieth one

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 temple stands on the remains of the Mycenaean fortification of cyclopean masonry. (Nike Temple) Which is made from pentelic marble is about 23 feet high, 27 feet long and 18 feet wide. The marble was not solid and strong but beautiful and elegant just like the goddess. The columns were 13 feet high and; the temple has four monolithic columns at the east and the west fronts. (The Temple of Athena Nike) On the side of the bastion around the temple of Athena Nike were protected by pentelic marble. (The Temple of Athena Nike) It constisted of 41.71 meters in length and slabs with beautiful, and detailed decoration on the exterior fieze. There are staircase leading form the propylaea to the sanctuary up to the colums. (The Temple of Athena Nike) The slabs are not part of a continuous narrative but each one is an independent scene. (The Temple of Athena Nike) The Frieze goes along all four sides of the temple and there are 14 different sections. (The Temple of Athena Nike) The East side of the frieze show the Olympian gods and the other three sides show battles scenes from different battles. Each battle lead them to a victory. The North frieze depicted a battle between Greeks entailing cavalry. (Sacred

The Lotus Flower portrays an example of the aforementioned

In 1955, People’s Temple was founded by James Warren Jones also known as Jim Jones. It originated in Indianapolis, Indiana. Many people around that time period were still unwelcoming to interracial events, and thought that People’s Temple was a progressive group. In fact Jones’ family was racially mixed, he had a biological son, also adopted two Asian and an African American children. A large different demographic range of people were attracted to this organization. Then Jones had an idea of going to more progressive state and found land in Ukiah, California. Many people were drawn to the organization because Jones talked about what they were passion about such like as interracial issues, and poor. "He preached a 'social gospel' of human freedom, equality, and love, which required helping the least and the

The Parthenon is a Doric Temple with Ionic Feature. Doric order was characterized by rectangular shape, a levelling course, three steps on top of the levelling course, as well as the stylobate on top of the steps marking the floor of the temple. The temple consisted of cult rooms surrounded by the colonnade. Doric columns stand directly on the stylobate. The concave grooves of Doric fluting end in a sharp line, or arris. The Doric capital consists of two parts, the round echinus, and above it, the square abacus. The capitals form the transition from the column shaft to the entablature. The entablature consists of three main parts—the architrave, the frieze, and the cornice. The architrave rests on the columns and left plain in the Doric style. The frieze, in which the triglyphs alternate with the metopes. The cornice, which forms the eaves along the sides of the building, and at the short ends, the base for the gable, the broad triangular space. This space is bordered with a horizontal course and two slopping courses. The Ionic features that the Parthenon posses are a continuous sculpted frieze, as well as four Ionic columns supporting the roof of the

: The structures that make up the Temple of Heaven are meant to signify the relationship between heaven and earth, more importantly the connection between the emperors and God. The through in It was believed that offerings made by the emperor to the Gods, would bring a flourishing harvests, as he was believed to be the closest being to god. The structure itself was built so majestically to represent it descending into heaven. The main ceremonies that were held within the hall were all on the basis of worshipping heaven and so it was believed by doing so, it would be seen as favorable to the gods, enough to be blessed with an abundance supply of harvests such as grain. The ceremonial interior of the hall was built in such a way as to emphasize

Sikh Golden Temple of Amritsar, India The most holy Sikh structure is the Darbar Sahib.

In this essay, I will compare and contrast two sacred spaces; Ise Jingu of Japan and the Great Stupa in India. First I will describe the sacred spaces and their artistic features, values and importance. Afterwards, will come the analysis comparing the two in architectural design and decisions, rather than the difference of religious belief or purpose.

They have a very sturdy exterior, with small, pointed "dots" along the entire length of the stem. A lotus flower's leaves are a lot like a textile: fibrous and tightly interlaced. Due to this construction, it can maintain its shape. While it is very flexible, it is difficult to break, which I feel is representative of my friends and my boyfriend, who have always been my support outside of home. Whether they assist me in my aspirations (art, language-learning, changing life habits) or they simply lend their attention to me when I'm in a period of hardship. Their encouragement pushed me to always try my best, and their belief in me only gave me additional

Taj Mahal is one of the famous monument situated in Agra, India built by the great Mughal Emperor Shan Jahan in dedication to his wife. The building was built between 1631 and 1648 by a famous architect Ustad Ahmad Lahouri with the help of more than 20,000 workers to complete the work. Taj Mahal was built in the remembrance of Shan Jahan’s third wife Mumtaz Mahal. This monument stands out for the internal love towards his wife. The building was built out with marvelous white marbles, also different types of marbles from many regions have. Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the seven wonders of the world. People of India is really proud to have a monument which took place in the seven wonders of the world. The real intent was to create a monument that would be matchless in beauty and magnificence and continuing inheritance, a masterpiece for the eternities to come, to assure his place in history. In 2007 the Official Declaration Ceremony took place and acknowledged Taj Mahal as the new seven wonders of the world. Along with The Great Wall of China, Petra, Chichén Itzá, The Statue of Christ Redeemer, the Colosseum, Machu Picchu. The Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally masterpieces of the world's heritage for Islamic community to worship and one of the engaged tourist site. According to history Taj Mahal is famous in India because of its significance in its culture, architecture, design, myths and legend and tourism.