Ajanta Caves (Ajiṇṭhā leni; Marathi) in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra‚ India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE.[1] The caves include paintings and sculptures described by the government Archaeological Survey of India as "the finest surviving examples of Indian art‚ particularly painting"‚[2]which are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art‚ with figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales.[3] The caves were built
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Michael Brennand-Wood Michael Brennand- Wood was born in the UK in 1952. He is a contemporary artist‚ he specializes in creating eccentric works of art and sculptures by the means of wood-work‚ embroidery lace‚ patterns‚ textiles and in recent times floral imagery‚ he created exuberant pieces of art from exploring and evolving his own techniques merging textiles and other media in ingenious ways. Michael’s work is distinctive because he has persisted in the amalgamation of modern and historical
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Anatman‚ The Five Skandhas‚ and Emptiness Anatman and the Five Skandhas: Anatman (trans: “no self”): the doctrine that there is no _________ or __________ entity that can be identified as the “self.” The Five Skandhas In particular‚ the notion of anatman amounts to the claim that the “self” is nothing more than a set of five ______________ and everchanging _____________. The processes are collectively called the five skandhas (trans: “aggregates”). They are: _____________: the matter that makes up the world around us and our
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bronze image of Buddha belonging to the Mathura school. • The Buddha sitting in his Dharma Chakra mudra belongs to Sarnath. • Buddha images of Bamiyan belonged to Gupta period. • Ajanta Paintings is of this time. They belong to the Buddhist art. • Images of Vishnu‚ Shiva & some other Hindu Gods feature I time in this period. Gupta Literature in India • Kalidas‚ the great Sanskrit dramatist‚ belonged to this period. His books are: Abhigyanashakuntalam the other work being
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Mindfulness is the focusing of attention and awareness‚ based on the concept of mindfulness in Buddhist meditation‚ but is defined in many ways. It is moment to moment awareness. It is being fully awake. It involves being here for the moments of our lives‚ without striving or judging. Despite its roots in Buddhism‚ mindfulness is not inherently religious and is often used nowadays. Research suggests that mindfulness practices are useful in the treatment of pain‚ stress‚ anxiety‚ depressive relapse
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Buddha’s Brain: Neuroplasticity and Meditation I n a recent visit to the United States‚ the Dalai Lama gave a speech at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting in Washington‚ D.C. Over the past several years‚ he has helped recruit Tibetan Buddhist monks for— and directly encouraged—research on the brain and meditation in the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior at the University of WisconsinMadison. The findings from studies in this unusual sample‚ as well as related research
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Buddhist Art and Iconography As Asian culture became popular‚ Buddhist art became very familiar to Americans. We can find statues of Buddha not only at Asian restaurants but also at bars‚ night clubs and even at furniture stores. Buddhist art is becoming less associated with religion; however statues of Buddha and other Buddhist motifs such as lotus flowers have significant religious meanings behind them. Although some of people who are interested in Buddhist art are non-Buddhist
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Buddhist Meditation • Buddhism is divided into a number of different traditions including Theravada and Mahayana. A key component of the Buddhist religion is meditation. Buddhists meditate because it helps them to understand Buddha’s teaching. The key beliefs in Buddhism are the four noble truths – 1. All of life is marked by suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire and attachment 3. Suffering can be eliminated 4. Suffering is eliminated by following the Noble Eightfold path All
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Personal Reflection Essay for Trip to Buddhist Temple This Sunday morning I had the opportunity to witness my first Buddhist temple service at the Toledo Zen Center. My classmate‚ Tasi‚ accompanied me and we arrived to the service around 10:30 in the morning. When we first entered the temple we were both greeted by the man whom I had spoken with about coming‚ but were instantly amazed at the amount of color there was within the temple and how beautiful it was. I immediately noticed how unique
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reflect on and understand the decisions we make. Most are content with living life‚ trying to get by with the technical knowledge they know‚ and a superficial understanding of one’s self. However‚ Murakami‚ in Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage‚ argues that in order to understand and be confident in one’s self‚ one has to confront truths about themselves and the world around them‚ or else be consumed by self-doubt. Murakami accomplishes this by playing around with the genres of coming-of-age
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