Hinduism: Many different sects of Hinduism. Belief in the infinite variety of the divine: nature, gods, humans. Orthodox Hindus accept the Vedic (ancient Sanskrit) texts as divine. Vedic texts assign Brahmins (a caste of ritual specialists). Enlightenment, or reaching Nirvana, ends the cycle, through good deeds and living a devotional life to charities, religious fervor, and love of all.
KEY IDEAS
Hindu Philosophies
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CONTENT: What do you see?
FORM: The details (what you see more exactly). How the artist delivers the content. CONTEXT: Everything NOT observable. FUNCTION: The intended purpose of the work. ART WORKSINDIA:
200. Lakshmana Temple - relief detail, lion detail - temple plan 202. Shiva as Lord of Dance CAMBODIA: 199. Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat - the city of Angkor Thom - stone masonry - south gate of Angkor Thom - temple plan * Churning of the Ocean Milk Relief * Jayavarman VII as Buddha |
ascetic
amalaka aniconic ashlar masonry axis mundi bas-relief bi Bodhisattva Brahma Buddha Buddhism chaltya circumambulation |
Daoism
dharma finial Hinduism horror vacui iconoclasm karma mandorla mudra Nirvana primordial human being Sakyamuni |
samsara
Shiva shikhara stupa torana urna ushinisha Vairocana Vishnu wat womb chamber yakshi |
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