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ASIAN RELIGION AND CULTURE. Yakshi – detail of eastern gateway to Great Stupa – ca 0. HINDUISM. Recognize no founder or teacher Means “religion of the Indians” Goal – to achieve liberation from cycles and become universal spirit Deities have various natures and take on different forms. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ASIAN RELIGION AND CULTURE
Yakshi – detail of eastern gateway to Great Stupa – ca 0
HINDUISM
• Recognize no founder or teacher• Means “religion of the Indians” • Goal – to achieve liberation from cycles and
become universal spirit• Deities have various natures and take on
different forms
Dancing Shiva - 550
Shiva as Mahadeva – basalt - 550
Shiva as Nataraja – bronze - 1000
Vishnu asleep on serpent - 500
Harihara – stone - 600
Vishnu lying on cosmic ocean – bronze – 8’ long - 1000
Rock Cut Temples - 600
Vishvanatha Temple - 1000
Angkor Wat - 1100
BUDDHISM
Prince Siddartha Gautama born 563 BCEAge 29 – left palace, abandoning wife and family, to
encounter suffering and the world he was sheilded fromFound Nirvana through meditation and…Wheel of Law:- Life is Suffering- The cause of suffering is desire- One can overcome and extinguish desire- Follow Buddah’s path to Nirvana to end cycles of rebirth
The Life and Death of Buddha – 100CE
Meditating Buddah – 100 and Seated Buddah preaching first sermon - 450
Head of Buddha – lime - 200
Great Stupa – Sanchi, India – 3rd cent BCE to 1st cent CE
Interior of Chaitya Hall (cave) - 450
Bodhisattiva
Borobudur – Java, Indonesia - 800
Death of Buddha – Sri Lanka - 1100