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Buddhist Art and Architecture

History of Art I

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• Jocho, Buddha (Amida Nyorai), c. 1000 AD

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• Siddartha Gautama, c. 500 BC

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Eightfold Path

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Iconography

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An architecture of restraint

• The Great Stupa of Sanchi, c. 100 BC

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Borobudur, Java, 800 ADLargest Buddhist monument in the world

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• Symbolized Mount Meru, home of the gods in Indian mythology

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Lava stone, dry construction

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Mandala

• Eight levels to symbolize the eightfold path to enlightenment

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Relief panels(Over 2,600 ring the monument)

• On the first tier, the causes of human suffering

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Panels read clockwise; each tier begins and ends at the eastern gate

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Tribhanga Pose

• Life of Siddartha Gautama panels

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As you ascend the decoration becomes more simple (pure)

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Literally elevated

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• Phoenix Hall, Kyoto Japan, c. 1000 AD

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• Jocho, Buddha (Amida Nyorai), c. 1000 AD

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1) Location on “island”

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2)The weightlessness of nirvana

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Material? Construction?

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Bracket set

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3) The Phoenix

• Symbol of grace and virtue; only appears in areas blessed with peace and happiness.

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