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
Vishnu asleep on serpent - 500
Harihara – stone - 600
Vishnu lying on cosmic ocean – bronze – 8’ long
Rock Cut Temples - 600
Vishvanatha Temple
Angkor Wat
BUDDHISM Prince Siddartha Gautama born 563 BCE Age 29 – left palace, abandoning wife and family, to encounter suffering and the world he was shielded from Found Nirvana through meditation and… 4 Noble Truths: -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 – 3 rd cent BCE to 1 st cent CE
Interior of Chaitya Hall (cave) - 450
Bodhisattiva
Borobudur – Java, Indonesia - 800
Death of Buddha – Sri Lanka