Showing posts with label india. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Syncretism

syn·cre·tism: noun
the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. One of my students provided an EXCELLENT example of art reflective of syncretism: Greek culture combining with Buddhism. Excellent nexus with Alexander the Great and Buddha.  Link


Sunday, September 1, 2013

India and China: Buddha and Buddhism



The Great Buddha Statue



Website to Metropolitan Museum about Buddhist Art

Hinduism and SHIVA considered




Indian artists Kandha Panday, right, and Shiva Sharma dressed as Hindu god Rama and his brother Lakshman have paint applied to their faces ahead of a religious procession during the Dussehra festival in Allahabad, India. (AP)


1. Intro to HINDUISM videos
.a. why are there so many different Gods ?
b.  More Basics of Hinduism

2.AUDIO and Visual: CLICK HERE for a quick but intriguing look at a SHIVA MASK at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

3. Click here for Video showing a FESTIVAL dedicated to SHIVA
4. More Hindu Art
5. HINDUISM BASICS.....AUDIO:         
     Questions for the AUDIO:
Hinduism  Audio : Questions
1.    True or False   Hinduism believes in rebirth or reincarnation
2.    True or False   Moksha means spiritual liberation
3.    True or False   Hindus usually disregard other religions and are                                       intolerant
4.    True or False    Hinduism has strict rules or orthodoxy
5.    True or False    There is no one founder of Hinduism
6.    True or False    Yoga is a Hindu practice
7.    True or False    Moksha is spiritual liberation and ends reincarnation                                               
8.    True or False    Vedas and Upanashads and Bhagavad Gita are                                                           Hindu texts
9.    True or False    War was never spoken of in ancient Hinduism
10.                       True or False    Warriors could never be good Hindus
11.                       True or False    The Caste System was rooted in Hinduism
12.                       True or False     The Caste System was banned by the British
13.                       True or False     Hinduism is polytheistic
14.                       True or False    Brahma was the created
15.                       True or False    Vishnu  is the preserver
16.                       True or False     Siva is the destroyer  
17.                       True or False     There are NO  female Gods
18.                       True or False      Hindus use rituals in their worship
19.                       True or False     “church” is held only 1x a month for Hindus
20.                       True or False     there is a hugging saint in Hinduism

21.                       True or False       The person interviewed sees Hinduism as                                    friendly towards Muslims and other religions.