During the spread of Buddhism into China starting in first century C.E up to the ninth century C.E, responses to the spread of Buddhism varied. Many believed in the faith while some, Confucianists, argued that buddhism was outlandish. Considering that all the documents were written from the perspective of high class scholars, the plea from the majority of the population, the lower class, remains unclear. Documents 2 and 3 discuss the inner workings of the religion while bearing a positive outlook on Buddhism. Document 3 shines a light on both sides of the spectrum; the author makes a supportive stance by giving reasonable explanations to the common counter arguments on Buddhism during first century C.E.…
Art piece 3: Bodhisattva Date: Basic outline: This piece was a mural painting from the Gupa period. The figure depicted is portrayed as a Bodhisattva because of her heavy jewelry and elaborate decor. The illusionism in this piece is seen on her face it is a type of color shading that is used to make the piece appear 3 dimensional. This piece was made by Vakataka King Harishena. The downcast eyes indicate that the figure is in a calm state is is not being disturbed by chaos or any temptations.…
In the beginning, Kumagae was a general, was from the Minamoto Clan engulfed in a great civil war against the Taira or Heike Clan. The Heike clan were an aristocratic group full of cultural refinement and arrogance. Their defeat was imminent, for the Minamoto clan slowly restored order and peace through strategic military actions. Through Atsumori’s story, a member of the Heike clan, the buddhist ideals of reconciliation and enlightenment are embedded as social messages.…
Timothy Castillo RELS 100 Tuesday 6:30-9:40 Walter Colace Chapter 9 Questions Question 1: To begin with there was the indigenous form of Shinto known Folk Shinto. This religion was a religion that was formed even before Shinto was considered it was during this form of the religion that many traditions were formed that would later be incorporated into the actual religion of Shinto. The important factor of this form of Shinto was the shamanic role that certain women would take known as the Miko. This role had the duty of being possessed by Kami to utter poems and songs and also in the spread of folklore. After Folk Shinto came what was known as Medieval Shinto.…
From this gift and the Emperor’s subsequent conversion to Buddhism many changes came from the mainland. There are many examples of Chinese influence on Japanese art, especially Buddhist art. One of the earliest is the Shaka Triad, pictured to the left, sculpted by Tori Busshi. The figures elongated heads and the gravity-defying execution of…
Lono and Kū are two Hawaiian gods that were most often represented through feathered basketry and wooden sculptures. Lono is known as the god of agriculture, plants, rain, pigs, peace, and most often connected to the idea of genealogy; while Kū is well known as the god of war, forests, canoes, houses, and crafts. These are two opposing gods in Hawaiian culture and are dependent on each other because of their juxtaposition to one another. They complete a sort of higher balance between each other and are two of the main gods in Hawaii. This essay will explore and discuss how Lono and Kū are represented in Hawaiian art, through style, usage, and historical context.…
As in Christian case, they take in holy communion as a reminder of Jesus sacrifice. The Kushan artist wanted to represent the diverse range and the similarity that were found throughout Eurasia. It tells us that elements of Buddhism were absorbed from and into Hinduism. As seen in the visual source, the Hindu goddess, Hariti is holding a lotus blossom, which is a famous Buddhist symbol.…
This collection of writings is gathered for those who are new to Buddhism, creating a great introduction to the subject. Some knowledge of Buddhism is imperative when researching Tibetan art.…
The Buddhist religion and believes have touched many Asian countries including China, Japan, India and many more in that region. Art has always been broadcasted around the world and has been perfected by people around the world. This essay will prove that two pieces of art that may appear different are in fact similar and that the art pieces are different in more ways than one would think. The two pieces are both sculptures Shoun Genkei’s Rakan and Leslie Hawks’s A Place for Your Intentions. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT Shoun Genkei whose real name Kuhei, is an artist sculptor and a Japanese monk from the 17th and 18th…
Iconography The Amida Buddha is identified as Buddha rather than an anonymous man because of religious details and icons. The position he is sitting in and the way his hands are folded represents the traditional position of meditation. His position identifies him as a holy and religious man. More key details that identify the image as Buddha include the top knot on his head that symbolizes enlightenment.…
This sinification occurs through Buddhist Zen temples, art trade, tea ceremonies or chanoyu, and theatre (Varley, 113; 121; 124). Tea master Murata Shūko expresses a common perspective about Chinese influence, caring to "harmonize Japanese and Chinese tastes" (qtd. 129). Zen temples bring the landscape garden practice, valuing impermanence and wabi (rustic, withering) aesthetic (Varley, 134; 129). Chanoyus begin as informal and evolve into articulate practices, influencing the status quo that Chinese imported art holds in chashitsu (tea rooms) to designing chashitsu (Varley, 126). Chanoyus have hosts touting imported art collections, the highest value on Chinese art (126).…
But there are still hippies around. Kami are spirits, if I understand correctly, who probably came from Izanami and Izanagi, the birthers of the world (Japan). It sounds like there were many phases of Shinto. From the beginning then they move to Heian period, where Buddhism and Shinto mixed. However, I don’t understand this…
Despite the different messages in the film and text both overlap with buddhist properties that nothing lasts including life, and home. Ultimately, during the Heian period, the state religion manifested as Nara buddhism. The adoption of this religion elucidate why in both mediums another celestial race overrides that capital importantly showing a shift in the dynamics who held ultimate power according to Japanese…
Cultures are usually diffuse within close regions along with communication of travelers to local people. Just like the practice of Buddhism has travel through the silk road from India to many other countries such as China, Japan, Korea and even Thailand. Today, I will compare the Buddha sculpture from Indian culture to the Standing Buddha sculpture from the Thailand culture. Although both works of art are from different geography regions, we tend to think the two sculptures are very different in the way of the author portrays and depict the idea of Buddhism; however, these two arts have many similarities in forms, compositions and proportions. By identifying the similarities and differences, we can get a better understand on how do other regions in southeast Asia adopt the practice of Buddhism from India and merge…
This piece of art that I have researched, will be writing about, and comparing to other pieces of art is the Jain Shrine. The country of origin that these shrines come from is India. Unfortunately we do not know of the artist that created any of the Jain Shrine’s in particular that are still preserved today. It is suggested that more than likely a wealthy individual from northwest India would have had this small shrine created for his own private Jainism religion purposes. Jainism is a religion of India which is older and was firmly established at the same time of the origin of Buddhism (Jain).…