Buddha
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| A Stupa dagaba in Sri Lanka |
Stupas, also called dagebas and cetiyas, are considered an outstanding type of architectural creation of ancient Sri Lanka. Under the influence of Buddhism, there were several changes in the field of architecture in Sri Lanka. The stupa commands a prominent place among these changes. |
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| Dhamek Stupa in Deerpark at Sarnath near Banares Varanasi where the Buddha gave his first sermon 16th Century |
The Dhamek Stupa is said to mark the spot where the Buddha gave the first sermon to his first five disciples, led by Kaundinya, after attaining enlightenment,"revealing his Eightfold Path leading to nirvana". |
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| Chorten Tibet 14 Century |
The Memorial Chorten of Thimphu was conceived by Thinley Norbu Rinpoche (1931–2011),according to the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. |
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| Karla - Plan of Chaitya Cave |
The Karla cave complex is built into a rocky hillside around 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Pune, with large windows cut into the rock to light the cave interiors.The caves are among a large numbers of similar caves excavated in the Sahyadri Hills in the early 1st millennium CE. |
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| Facade of a rock ct assembly hall Bhaja Western India 2nd Century BC |
The chaitya at Bhaja Caves is perhaps the earliest surviving chaitya hall, constructed in the second century BCE. It consists of an apsidal hall with stupa. The columns slope inwards in the imitation of wooden columns that would have been structurally necessary to keep a roof up. |
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| Interior of a rock cut assembly hall Bhaja Western India 2nd century BC |
Bhaja Caves is a group of 22 rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC located in the city of Pune, India. |
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| A Pagoda in Burma 19th Centuray AD |
The Uzina Pagoda, also known as the U Zina Pagaoda, is a Buddhist temple in Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar. |
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| A Pagoda in China 8th century AD |
The Nine Pinnacle Pagoda or Jiuding Pagoda is an 8th-century pavilion-style brick pagoda located in central Shandong Province, China. It is noted for its ... |
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| A Stupa Chorten in Tibet |
Stupa (Chorten in Tibetan) is an important religious monument in Tibet expressing significant religious symbolism and presenting Buddha's physical presence. |
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| Exterior of a cave monastery Ajanta in India 4th century |
The caves at Ajanta date from the 2nd century B.C.E. to 650 C.E and were cut into the ... Discovered by chance in 1819 by British soldiers on a hunt, the Ajanta Caves have become an icon of ancient Indian art, and have influenced ... |
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| Buddha in the posture of teaching Chandi Mendut Java |
Mendut is a ninth-century Buddhist temple, located in Mendut village, Mungkid sub-district, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The temple is located ... |
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| Stupa at Amaravati |
Carving in a cave monastery showing a Stupa Amaravati |
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| Interior of an Ajanta Cave Monastery |
Ajanta consists of thirty caves, each dedicated to the life of the Buddha. ... All of the caves at Ajanta fall into the category of Vihara (monasteries with residence ... |
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| Unification Buddha |
The Buddha is the largest seated bronze Buddha statue in the world, at 14.6m high, excluding the halo, lightning rod and pedestal. |
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| Buddhist sculpture |
Gandharan Buddhist sculpture displays Hellenistic artistic influence in the forms of human figures and ornament. Figures were much larger than any known from ... |
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| Buddhist Scriptures |
Young monk reading Buddhist scriptures |
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| Young Buddhist |
Youngest learnings the way of Buddhu |
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| The fourth Noble Truth |
The Four Noble Truths comprise the essence of Buddha's teachings, though they leave much left unexplained. They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering. |
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Letter from Jane to Phyllis Naidoo |
Many thanks for your letter. Yes, I’d seen the papers and was so pleased for your brother and all the family. I haven't visited your Mother again but hope to do so before I leave. |