Temple Church

On October 21, 2016 I went to the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah with my soccer team. The temple is located in the center of Salt Lake City’s center, known as temple square. The temple consists of 6 buildings, but I only saw four. Each building serves different purposes for the church. The first building I saw was the visitors center. Here I learned about the basics and fundamentals of the church and their religion. The second building I

explore this religion from a critical and analytical viewpoint, I decided to attend a weekend service offered at San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin. The San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin main temple is located in the Japantown section of Central San Jose. What made this temple stand out amongst the others was its historical standing in the community. It is one of the oldest temples established in the United States. In order to learn more about the history, environment, and community as a whole, I decided

In the Japanese Shakuchachi Honkyoku piece, the Tori Kodatsuke Hachigaeshi, is an interesting piece that represent one of the Japanese cultural music. Tori Kodatsuke Hachigaeshi, or also known as Street Corner Begging that emphasis begging. Little that we know, begging have a huge effect at the Fuke sect in Japan which lead to hokyuku. Moreover, the piece that is played on a jinashi shakuhachi, a piece of bamboo without an added bone mouthpiece, had effected the way of the sound is produce which

Forensic Evidence Collected and Processed in the Wat Promkunaram Buddhist Temple Murders For the Midterm Writing Assignment project, I chose to review and summarize the Forensic Files episode titled, “The Buddhist Monk Murders” (S15, Ep3) (Dowling, 2001). In August 1991, nine Monks from the Wat Promkunaram Temple were forced to kneel in a circle in the living room then shot execution-style in the back of the head. Because of the number of victims and sheer brutality of the murders, this incident

The Hsi Lai Buddhist temple is located in Hacienda Heights and is the largest Buddhist temple in the West. The building was constructed to be a religious site by a Buddhist organization in Taiwan. The first thing that catches the attention, is the Chinese architecture of the temple and all of the Chinese words on the outside of the temple. The words on the four pillars of the gate, represent the four Bodhisattva vows the Buddhists take to complete enlightenment. There are many rooms on the outside

start from Kaohsiung to take you to the Magong Harbor and vice versa. If you want to roam around, Magong is capable of supplying you rented cars and gas-powered scooters for a fee. What to See Confucius Temple (5) Now lying on the remnants of a torn down college, the Confucius Temple is one the most important shrines in the whole of Magong. The grand structure is now an avenue for people to pay homage to this great religious icon and exemplify how great the Japanese influence has been to the

The Temple of Fortuna Primigenia is a vast concrete sanctuary that sits within a large mountainside. The entire structure was installed on four platforms. These platforms acted as colossal steps up the hillside (Moffett 110). Both a set of ramps and a long, tall staircase linked each “step”. The temple itself is symmetrical and has an axial plan; both right and left sides are exactly mirrored. As you walk up to the structure, you must take in the different geometries of the sanctuary. The first

I haven’t seen you around here. It looks beautiful in this area doesn’t it? This land isn’t what it used to be. There used to be people around here, and you see that teared down building over there? That used to be a temple, said the old man.” You should go check the torn down temple, you will find the answer you seek, but be careful, there are monsters everywhere”. After the man told

variety of different buildings. The city has been planned carefully to take full advantage of the pleasant seaside, with similar buildings close to each other. Shops are located all through Pompeii with an emphasis on convenience. Temples are also located in a designated area for all your daily praying needs. There are

location and the religion being practiced. More specifically the Temple is a building that is devoted for worshiping but also is known to house a multitude of religions depending on its location. For example, the Romans have been known to house their Gods in Temples usually with a multitude of columns to incase a statue of a God or Gods. Similarly, the people of Indonesia have been building decorative Candi (Indonesian word for Temple) to praise and worship their Gods.4 For instance, the Romans constructed