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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Buddha Statues of Bamiyan | | | |  Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Religious demographyAfghanistan is a landlocked nation covering an area of 251,738 square miles (647,500 km²). In July of 2004 it was estimated to have a population of 28.5 million people. Reliable demographic data including that of religious demography is not readily available.
It is claimed by some observers that 85 percent of the population are Sunni Muslim; most of the remaining 15 percent are Shi'a Muslim.
Traditionally, Sunni Islam of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence has been the dominant flavour of Islam in Afghanistan. This school count ...
See also:Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Religious demography, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Status of religious freedom under the Taliban, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Discrimination against Hindus, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Discrimination against non-Muslims, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Freedom to proselytize, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Freedom to choose a religion, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Freedom of speech including on religious matters, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Freedom to practice a religion, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - The Bamiyan Buddhas, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Discrimination against Hazara Shia Muslims, Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Current status Read more here: » Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan: Encyclopedia II - Status of religious freedom in Afghanistan - Religious demography |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Buddha - Names of the Buddhas In most Theravada countries, it is the custom for Buddhists to hold elaborate festivals to honor 28 Buddhas. In the Chronicle of the Buddhas (the Buddhavamsa), mention is made of only 24 Buddhas having arisen before Gautama Buddha.
The following are the names of 28 Buddhas:
1. Tanhankara, 2. Medhankara, 3. Saranankara, 4. Dipankara, 5. Kondnna, 6. Managala, 7. Sumana, 8. Revata, 9. Sobhita, 10. Anomadassi, 11. Paduma, 12. Narada, 13. Padumuttara, 14. Sumedha, 15. Sujata, 16. Piyadassi, 17. Atthadassi, 18. Dhammadassi, 19. Siddhatta, 20. Tissa, 21. Phussa, 22. Vipassi, 23. Sikhi, 24. Vessabhu, 25. Kakus ...
See also:Buddha, Buddha - Eternal Buddha, Buddha - 32 Marks of the Buddha, Buddha - Names of the Buddhas, Buddha - Sources Read more here: » Buddha: Encyclopedia II - Buddha - Names of the Buddhas |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Buddha - Eternal Buddha The idea of an everlasting Buddha is a notion popularly associated with the Mahayana scripture, the Lotus Sutra. That sutra has the Buddha indicate that he became Awakened countless, immeasurable, inconceivable myriads of trillions of aeons ("kalpas") ago and that his lifetime is "forever existing and immortal". From the human perspective, it seems as though the Buddha has always existed. The sutra itself, however, does not directly employ the phrase "eternal Buddha"; yet similar notions are found in other Mahayana scriptures, notably the Ma ...
See also:Buddha, Buddha - Eternal Buddha, Buddha - 32 Marks of the Buddha, Buddha - Names of the Buddhas, Buddha - Sources Read more here: » Buddha: Encyclopedia II - Buddha - Eternal Buddha |
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| | | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Taliban - Buddhas of Bamiyan In March 2001, the Taliban ordered the demolition of two statues of Buddha carved into cliffsides at Bamiyan, one 38 metres tall and about 1800 years old, the other 53 metres tall and about 1500 years old. The act was condemned by UNESCO and many countries around the world, including Iran.
The intentions of the destruction remain unclear. Mullah Omar initially supported the preservation of Afghanistan's heritage, and Japan offered to pay for the preservation of the statues. However, after a few years, a decree was issued claiming all ...
See also:Taliban, Taliban - Rise to power, Taliban - Culture, Taliban - Life under the Taliban rule, Taliban - Islamic law, Taliban - Opium trade, Taliban - Women, Taliban - Shia under the Taliban, Taliban - Buddhas of Bamiyan, Taliban - Relationship with Osama bin Laden, Taliban - U.S. invasion Read more here: » Taliban: Encyclopedia II - Taliban - Buddhas of Bamiyan |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Taliban - Buddhas of Bamiyan In March 2001, the Taliban ordered the demolition of two statues of Buddha carved into cliffsides at Bamiyan, one 38 metres tall and about 1800 years old, the other 53 metres tall and about 1500 years old. The act was condemned by UNESCO and many countries around the world, including Iran.
The intentions of the destruction remain unclear. Mullah Omar initially supported the preservation of Afghanistan's heritage, and Japan offered to pay for its preservation. After a few years a decree was issued claiming all idols must be destroyed. ...
See also:Taliban, Taliban - Rise to power, Taliban - Culture, Taliban - Life under Taliban rule, Taliban - Islamic law, Taliban - Opium trade, Taliban - Women, Taliban - Shia under the Taliban, Taliban - Buddhas of Bamiyan, Taliban - Relationship with Osama bin Laden, Taliban - U.S. invasion Read more here: » Taliban: Encyclopedia II - Taliban - Buddhas of Bamiyan |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Iconoclasm - Islamic iconoclasm Because of the prohibition against figural decoration in mosques — not, as is often said, a total ban on the use of images — some Muslim groups have on occasion committed acts of iconoclasm against the devotional images of other religions. A recent example of this is the 2001 destruction of frescoes and the monumental statues of the Buddha at Bamiyan by the radical Muslim sect and nationalist group, the Taliban.
Historically, despite a religious prohibition on destroying or converting houses of worship, conquering Muslim armies wo ...
See also:Iconoclasm, Iconoclasm - Byzantine iconoclasm, Iconoclasm - The first iconoclastic period: 730-787, Iconoclasm - The second iconoclastic period: 814-842, Iconoclasm - Issues in Byzantine Iconoclasm, Iconoclasm - Islamic iconoclasm, Iconoclasm - Reformation iconoclasm Read more here: » Iconoclasm: Encyclopedia II - Iconoclasm - Islamic iconoclasm |
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| | | | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Science and technology in ancient India - Civil engineering & architecture India’s urban civilization is traceable to Mohenjodaro and Harappa, now in Pakistan, where planned urban townships existed 5000 years before. From then onwards, the ancient Indian architecture and civil engineering continued to develop and grow. It found manifestation in construction of temples, palaces and forts across the Indian peninsula and the neighbouring regions. In ancient India, architecture and civil engineering was known as st ...
See also:Science and technology in ancient India, Science and technology in ancient India - Introduction, Science and technology in ancient India - Mathematics, Science and technology in ancient India - Astronomy, Science and technology in ancient India - Physics, Science and technology in ancient India - Chemistry, Science and technology in ancient India - Medicine & surgery, Science and technology in ancient India - Fine arts, Science and technology in ancient India - Production technology, Science and technology in ancient India - Civil engineering & architecture, Science and technology in ancient India - Shipbuilding & navigation, Science and technology in ancient India - Games & Sports Read more here: » Science and technology in ancient India: Encyclopedia II - Science and technology in ancient India - Civil engineering & architecture |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhist art - The Kushan contribution The later part of Greco-Buddhist art in northwestern India is usually associated with the Kushan Empire. The Kushans were nomadic people who started migrating from the Tarim Basin in Central Asia from around 170 BCE and ended up founding an empire in northwestern India from the 2nd century BCE, after having been rather Hellenized through their contacts with the Greco-Bactrians, and later the Indo-Greeks (they adopted the Greek script for writing).
The Kushans, at the center of the Silk Road enthusiastically gathered works of art from ...
See also:Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - Hellenistic art in southern Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist artistic interaction, Greco-Buddhist art - Artistic model, Greco-Buddhist art - Stylistic evolution, Greco-Buddhist art - Architecture, Greco-Buddhist art - The Buddha, Greco-Buddhist art - Gods and Bodhisattvas, Greco-Buddhist art - Cupids, Greco-Buddhist art - Devotees, Greco-Buddhist art - Fantastic animals, Greco-Buddhist art - The Kushan contribution, Greco-Buddhist art - Southern influences of Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - The art of the Sunga, Greco-Buddhist art - The art of Mathura, Greco-Buddhist art - Art of the Gupta, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist art expansion in Central Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - Bactria, Greco-Buddhist art - Tarim Basin, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist influences in Eastern Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - China, Greco-Buddhist art - Japan, Greco-Buddhist art - Influences on South-East Asian art, Greco-Buddhist art - Cultural significance of Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - Notes Read more here: » Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhist art - The Kushan contribution |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Iconoclasm - Reformation iconoclasm Some of the Protestant reformers encouraged their followers to destroy Catholic art works by insisting that they were idols. Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin promoted this approach to the adaptation of earlier buildings for Protestant worship. In 1562, some Calvinists destroyed the tomb of St. Irenaeus and the relics inside, which are said to have been under the altar of a church since his martyrdom in 202, though iconoclastic riots took place in Zürich (in 1523), Copenhagen (1530), Münster (1534) ...
See also:Iconoclasm, Iconoclasm - Byzantine iconoclasm, Iconoclasm - The first iconoclastic period: 730-787, Iconoclasm - The second iconoclastic period: 814-842, Iconoclasm - Issues in Byzantine Iconoclasm, Iconoclasm - Islamic iconoclasm, Iconoclasm - Reformation iconoclasm Read more here: » Iconoclasm: Encyclopedia II - Iconoclasm - Reformation iconoclasm |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Gansu - Tourism Places of Interest:
Gansu - The Jiayuguan Pass of the Great Wall.
Jiayuguan Pass, in Jiayuguan city, is the largest and most intact pass, or entrance, of the Great Wall. Jiayuguan Pass was built in the late Ming dynasty, somewhere around the year 1372. It was built near an oasis that was then on the extreme western edge of China. Jiayuguan Pass was the first pass on the west end of the great wall so it earned the name “The First And Greatest Pass Under Heaven.” Legend goes that the official in charge a ...
See also:Gansu, Gansu - Administration, Gansu - History, Gansu - Geography, Gansu - Economy, Gansu - Demographics, Gansu - Culture, Gansu - Tourism, Gansu - The Jiayuguan Pass of the Great Wall, Gansu - Mogao Grottoes, Gansu - Silk Road And Dunhuang City, Gansu - Bingling Temple, Gansu - Labrang Monastery, Gansu - Miscellaneous topics, Gansu - Postage Stamps, Gansu - Education, Gansu - Colleges and universities, Gansu - Natural resources, Gansu - Land, Gansu - Minerals, Gansu - Energy, Gansu - Flora and Fauna Read more here: » Gansu: Encyclopedia II - Gansu - Tourism |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Buddhist art - Aniconic phase 5th century - 1st century BCE The first clear manifestations of Buddhist art date back to the time of the emperor Ashoka during the Mauryan era (322-180 BCE), through the building of numerous stupas, such as the one at Sanchi, and the erection of pillars. The pillars were surmounted by animal capitals and decorated with Buddhist symbols (such as the wheel), which invoked respect for all creatures and the acceptance of the Dharma.
During the 2nd to 1st century BCE, sculptures became more explicit, representing episodes of the Buddha’s life and teachings. These took the form o ...
See also:Buddhist art, Buddhist art - Aniconic phase 5th century - 1st century BCE, Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present, Buddhist art - Northern Buddhist art, Buddhist art - Afghanistan, Buddhist art - Central Asia, Buddhist art - China, Buddhist art - Korea, Buddhist art - Japan, Buddhist art - Tibet and Bhutan, Buddhist art - Vietnam, Buddhist art - Southern Buddhist art, Buddhist art - Burma, Buddhist art - Cambodia, Buddhist art - Thailand, Buddhist art - Indonesia Read more here: » Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Buddhist art - Aniconic phase 5th century - 1st century BCE |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist artistic interaction As soon as the Greeks invaded India to form the Indo-Greek kingdom, a fusion of Hellenistic and Buddhist elements started to appear, encouraged by the benevolence of the Greek kings towards Buddhism. This artistic trend then developed for several centuries and seemed to flourish further during the Kushan Empire from the first century CE.
Greco-Buddhist art - Artistic model.
Greco-Buddhist art depicts the life of the Buddha in a visual manner, probably by incorporating the real-l ...
See also:Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - Hellenistic art in southern Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist artistic interaction, Greco-Buddhist art - Artistic model, Greco-Buddhist art - Stylistic evolution, Greco-Buddhist art - Architecture, Greco-Buddhist art - The Buddha, Greco-Buddhist art - Gods and Bodhisattvas, Greco-Buddhist art - Cupids, Greco-Buddhist art - Devotees, Greco-Buddhist art - Fantastic animals, Greco-Buddhist art - The Kushan contribution, Greco-Buddhist art - Southern influences of Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - The art of the Sunga, Greco-Buddhist art - The art of Mathura, Greco-Buddhist art - Art of the Gupta, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist art expansion in Central Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - Bactria, Greco-Buddhist art - Tarim Basin, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist influences in Eastern Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - China, Greco-Buddhist art - Japan, Greco-Buddhist art - Influences on South-East Asian art, Greco-Buddhist art - Cultural significance of Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - Notes Read more here: » Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist artistic interaction |
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| | | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist influences in Eastern Asia The arts of China, Korea and Japan adopted Greco-Buddhist artistic influences, but tended to add many local elements as well. What remains most readily identifiable from Greco-Buddhist art are:
The general idealistic realism of the figures reminiscent of Greek art.
Clothing elements with elaborate Greek-style folds.
The curly hairstyle characteristic of the Mediterranean.
In some Buddhist representations, hovering winged figures holding a wreath.
Greek sculptural elements such as vines and ...
See also:Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - Hellenistic art in southern Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist artistic interaction, Greco-Buddhist art - Artistic model, Greco-Buddhist art - Stylistic evolution, Greco-Buddhist art - Architecture, Greco-Buddhist art - The Buddha, Greco-Buddhist art - Gods and Bodhisattvas, Greco-Buddhist art - Cupids, Greco-Buddhist art - Devotees, Greco-Buddhist art - Fantastic animals, Greco-Buddhist art - The Kushan contribution, Greco-Buddhist art - Southern influences of Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - The art of the Sunga, Greco-Buddhist art - The art of Mathura, Greco-Buddhist art - Art of the Gupta, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist art expansion in Central Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - Bactria, Greco-Buddhist art - Tarim Basin, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist influences in Eastern Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - China, Greco-Buddhist art - Japan, Greco-Buddhist art - Influences on South-East Asian art, Greco-Buddhist art - Cultural significance of Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - Notes Read more here: » Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist influences in Eastern Asia |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism - Practices of Buddhism
Buddhism - Refuge in The Three Jewels.
Main Article: Refuge (Buddhism)
Buddhists seek refuge in the "Three Jewels" of Buddhism as the foundation of their religious practice. The jewels are the Buddha, the Dharma, and the "noble" and "monastic" Sangha [1] (the group of beings possessing at least some degree of enlightenment ...
See also:Buddhism, Buddhism - What is a Buddha?, Buddhism - Origins, Buddhism - Principles of Buddhism, Buddhism - The Three Marks of Existence, Buddhism - The Four Noble Truths, Buddhism - The Noble Eightfold Path, Buddhism - Practices of Buddhism, Buddhism - Refuge in The Three Jewels, Buddhism - The Five Precepts, Buddhism - Meditation, Buddhism - Buddha-dhatu Buddha-Principle Buddha-nature, Buddhism - Other principles and practices, Buddhism - Vegetarianism, Buddhism - Buddhist religious philosophy and branches, Buddhism - Buddhism after the Buddha, Buddhism - Principal schools of Buddhist philosophy, Buddhism - Scriptures, Buddhism - Relations with other Eastern faiths, Buddhism - Buddhism in the modern world, Buddhism - Buddhism and the West, Buddhism - Buddhism, Buddhism - Related systems and religions, Buddhism - References and Links, Buddhism - References, Buddhism - Footnotes, Buddhism - External links Read more here: » Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism - Practices of Buddhism |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism - What is a Buddha? The term "Buddha" is a word in ancient Indian languages including Pāli and Sanskrit which means "one who has awakened". It is derived from the verbal root "budh", meaning "to awaken" or "to be enlightened", and "to comprehend". It is written in Devanagari script as Hindi: बुद्ध and pronounced as /bυd-dhə/, where both "d" and "dh" are dentals, and "dh" is an aspirated stop.
The word "Buddha" denotes not just the historical Buddha Shakyamuni or Siddhartha Gautama who lived some 2,500 yea ...
See also:Buddhism, Buddhism - Headline text, Buddhism - What is a Buddha?, Buddhism - Origins, Buddhism - Principles of Buddhism, Buddhism - The Three Marks of Existence, Buddhism - The Four Noble Truths, Buddhism - The Noble Eightfold Path, Buddhism - Practices of Buddhism, Buddhism - Refuge in The Three Jewels, Buddhism - The Five Precepts, Buddhism - Meditation, Buddhism - Buddha-dhatu Buddha-Principle Buddha-nature, Buddhism - Other principles and practices, Buddhism - Vegetarianism, Buddhism - Buddhist religious philosophy and branches, Buddhism - Buddhism after the Buddha, Buddhism - Principal schools of Buddhist philosophy, Buddhism - Scriptures, Buddhism - Relations with other Eastern faiths, Buddhism - Buddhism in the modern world, Buddhism - Buddhism and the West, Buddhism - Buddhism, Buddhism - Related systems and religions, Buddhism - References and Links, Buddhism - References, Buddhism - Footnotes, Buddhism - External links Read more here: » Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism - What is a Buddha? |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present Anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha started to emerge from the 1st century CE in northern India. The two main centers of creation have been identified as Gandhara in today’s Punjab, in Pakistan, and the region of Mathura, in central northern India.
The art of Gandhara benefited from centuries of interaction with Greek culture since the conquests of Alexander the Great in 332 BCE and the subsequent establishment of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek Kingdoms, leading to the development of Greco-Buddhist art. Gandharan Buddhi ...
See also:Buddhist art, Buddhist art - Aniconic phase 5th century - 1st century BCE, Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present, Buddhist art - Northern Buddhist art, Buddhist art - Afghanistan, Buddhist art - Central Asia, Buddhist art - China, Buddhist art - Korea, Buddhist art - Japan, Buddhist art - Tibet and Bhutan, Buddhist art - Vietnam, Buddhist art - Southern Buddhist art, Buddhist art - Burma, Buddhist art - Cambodia, Buddhist art - Thailand, Buddhist art - Indonesia Read more here: » Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present |
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| | | | | Buddha Statues of Bamiyan: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhism - Artistic influences Main article: Greco-Buddhist art
Numerous works of Greco-Buddhist art display the intermixing of Greek and Buddhist influences, around such creation centers as Gandhara. The subject matter of Gandharan art was definitely Buddhist, while most motifs were of Western Asiatic or Hellenistic origin.
Greco-Buddhism - The anthropomorphic representation of the Buddha.
Although there is still some debate, the first anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha himself are often considered a result of ...
See also:Greco-Buddhism, Greco-Buddhism - Historical outline, Greco-Buddhism - Religious interactions, Greco-Buddhism - Alexander the Great in Bactria and India 331-325, Greco-Buddhism - The Mauryan empire 322–183 BCE, Greco-Buddhism - The Greek presence in Bactria 325 to 125 BCE, Greco-Buddhism - The Indo-Greek kingdom and Buddhism 180 BCE –10 CE, Greco-Buddhism - The Kushan empire 1st–3rd century CE, Greco-Buddhism - Artistic influences, Greco-Buddhism - The anthropomorphic representation of the Buddha, Greco-Buddhism - A Hellenized Buddhist pantheon, Greco-Buddhism - Greco-Buddhism and the rise of the Mahayana, Greco-Buddhism - Conceptual influences, Greco-Buddhism - Gandharan proselytism, Greco-Buddhism - Intellectual influences in Asia, Greco-Buddhism - Greco-Buddhism and the West, Greco-Buddhism - Exchanges, Greco-Buddhism - Religious influences, Greco-Buddhism - Notes Read more here: » Greco-Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhism - Artistic influences |
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