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Mahayana Buddhism originated in India and is believed to be associated with some of the oldest known existing branches of Buddhism. The temple our group visited was devoted to this philosophical way of thinking, and its practices. More than half of all Buddhist practitioners participate in the Mahayana tradition, making it the largest major tradition of Buddhism existing today (Statistics on Buddhism). In the course of its history, Mahayana Buddhism spread from India to various other Asian countries

Many stupas were built over Emperor Asoka’s realm. With these stupas, he would embrace Dharma by enshrining splinters. In each stupa was a portion of Buddha’s bones. To give a gist of what relic worship is, it is the act of worshiping a component of the body of a person that was once living. Buddha’s message, which is

Religion is a cultural phenomenon of the development of human society to a certain historical stage, belongs to the social ideology. The main feature is that there is a supernatural power or entity in the real world. Religious can be divided into: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Sikhism, and other religions. A religious belief system and social groups is an important part of social culture and human thought-form. Religion has a close relationship with the human

important stupas in Sri Lanka, and one of the most sacred places for Buddhists. In 161 BCE the Ruwanwelisaya was built by king Dutugamunu. Sadly the king did not see the end of the stupas construction. The stupa has a statue of the kind outside its doors in memory of king Dutugamunu that began its construction. Latter, Buddha’s relics where sent to the Ruwanwelisaya that include: Buddha’s alms bowl, right collar bone, hair relic, and tooth that is still used for ceremonial purposes in the stupa. This

Lesson 2 Hindu and Buddhist architecture both have an extended history on sensuousness involved in their religious buildings. The Khajuraho’s Vishvanatha (Lord of the World) Temple built in 1002 CE during the Chandella dynasty consist of four towers each of which extend higher than the other. This temple was dedicated to Shiva (the destroyer god in Hindu), and it was constructed to signify Shiva’s mountain home. While he is known as the god of destruction he is also recognized as the regenerative

Weekly Reflection Unit 2 HUM 1055- Approach to Studying Religions Professor William Frantz Capella University October 23, 2017 Brittany Montes THE CONCEPT OF SACRED REALITY The concept of sacred reality, “We recognize a notion of sacred reality wherever a group of people describes a particular phenomenon as a manifestation of the real in terms that indicate something (1) specially distinctive or “set apart” from everything else in the world, (2) to some extent, beyond the volitional

exclusively from his political actions. During his reign, he enforced Buddhist beliefs as laws by restricting actions that undermined Dharma, saw to periodical missionaries with the sole intention of spreading Buddhism, and constructed monasteries and stupas using money from his government. Although Asoka was accepting of all religions, he spread Dharma by enforcing laws of Buddhist ideology throughout his kingdom. The Edicts

How have architectural styles reflected the philosophies, religions, and politics of various cultures throughout history? I would like to focus my discussion on religion's reflection in architecture and hope it will not be too lengthy. Religion forms the foundation of cultural identity and has decisively shaped world civilizations based on differing, but not exclusive, views of ultimate value: mercy and benevolence in Buddhism, morality and ethics in Confucianism, respect in Shintoism, devotion

Artists name, year of birth, country of birth, and textbook page where the artist is mentioned. - Andy Warhol, born August 6, 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., and page 508. 2. Complete website where you found information about the artist. -http://www.biography.com/people/andy-warhol-9523875#related-video-gallery 3. What is his/her primary media? -He ventured into a wide variety of art forms, including performance art, filmmaking, video installations and writing, and controversially blurred

China has many religions. Some, if not all create a much more peaceful idea than our own religions. These three Chinese religions are called Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Confucianism was the first of these religions, based on the teachings of a philosopher named Confucius. He lived from 551 to 479 B.C. Confucius made detailed rules on how behavior should be. This behavior system showed mutual respect, generosity, honor. Strong family bonds, a deep sense of personal duty to society, and