Throughout history the woman figure has been depicted in many ways. One of the most prominent way in which the female figure is seen is as a reference to fertility. Another much more appealing aspect of femininity is its use to represent ferocious deities. This essay will examine the different ways in which the female figure has been depicted by examining four pieces of art. The four pieces I will focus on will be: Female figurine found at Dolni.‚ Innana/Ishtar with Lions and Owls‚ The Gorgon‚ Medusa
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monasteries near Dhamekh Stupa Monument Site‚ Sarnath Archeological site at Sarnath (Dhamek stupa is visible in background) Temple of the Tibetan community in Sarnath Mulagandhakuti Vihara‚ Buddhist temple at Sarnath Sridigamber Jain temple‚ Singhpuri‚ Sarnath‚ just behind the Dhamekh Stupa Most of the ancient buildings and structures at Sarnath were damaged or destroyed by the Turks. However‚ amongst the ruins can be distinguished: The Dhamek Stupa; it is an impressive 128
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reinforced the Buddhist religion was the wheel which or wheel of life which symbolized the religious belief of reincarnation‚ birth‚ and death which is helps to reinforce Buddha’s teachings. Stupas were also formed and created artistically to represent Buddha’s teaching including the wheel of life. The path around the stupa even symbolized the wheel of life or path of life. They often contained a chattra‚ which also reinforces the spiritual path of the believer because the three tiers represent
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Buddhist‚ Christianity‚ and Islam are have some similarity like they have a place to worship god with deference names‚ but each of them have it won beautiful unique architecture Islamic architecture is starts to get popular in the Middle East as well as Spain‚ Asia‚ and other around the seventeenth century. The Muslim used this art to in many things‚ like the religion school‚ tombs‚ and mostly in the mosques. Mosque or as they call it in Arabic “Masjid”‚ is where the Muslim worship god. The great
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The fifth and fourth centuries B.C. were a time of worldwide intellectual ferment. It was an age of great thinkers‚ such as Socrates and Plato‚ Confucius and Laozi. In India‚ it was the age of the Buddha‚ after whose death a religion developed that eventually spread far beyond its homeland. The Gupta period‚ from the fourth to the sixth century A.D.‚ in northern India‚ sometimes referred to as a Golden Age‚ witnessed the creation of an "ideal image" of the Buddha. Related Timelines (12) Primary
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the state religion‚ which flourished and prevailed for over 1‚000 years‚ until the year 10 AD. During this time Taxila‚ Swat and Charsadda (old Pushkalavati) became three important centers for culture‚ trade and learning. Hundreds of monasteries and stupas were built together with Greek and Kushan towns such as Sirkap and Sirsukh‚ both in Taxila. Gandhara civilization was the center of spiritual influence and art and learning. A unique art of sculpture originated from here which is known as Gandhara
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abstention from killing living beings.” - The legacy of Ashoka the Great The Buddhist missionary son of Ashoka‚ Venerable Rahul‚ established Buddhism on the island of Ceylon‚ now called Sri Lanka. He built thousands of stupas and viharas for religious followers‚ with the Stupas of Sanchi becoming world famous. Buddhist architecture in Sri Lanka has been associated with the spread of Buddhism in India‚ with the earliest
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1. Hawa Mahal Hawa Mahal stands upright as the entrance to the City Palace‚ Jaipur. An important landmark in the city‚ Hawa Mahal is an epitome of the Rajputana architecture. The splendid five-storey “Palace of the Winds” is a blend of beauty and splendor much close to Rajasthan’s culture. Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh built Hawa Mahal in 1779. The pyramid shape of this ancient monument is a tourist attraction having 953 small windows. 2. Taj Mahal Taj Mahal‚ the pinnacle of Mughal architecture
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Excavations have come up with a few structures like a hundred pillar hall. The Mauryans were adept at cutting caves out of hillsides‚ and were able to polish the inside walls so highly that they shone as if they were glass. Ashoka also constructed several stupas across the
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amazing artworks which express and communicate the theology of their belief in a wise way. In Indonesia‚ a group of stupas stand on a hill and consist the “Borobudur Temple”. In the Sailendra Dynasty 750–842 A.D.‚ a group of Buddhists and artists constructed this amazing artwork. Thousands of stupas‚ which made of volcanic-stone masonry‚ were placed in circles with same center. Every stupa holds a statue of Buddha to represent Buddha’s essence.
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