Hinduism
Buddhism
Japan
Temples
Vocabulary
100
This is the god of preservation.
Who is Vishnu?
100
The sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence.
What is karma?
100
These guardian figures are located at this famous Japanese temple.
What is Todai-ji?
100
These sensuous figures are featured at this Hindu temple.
What is the Lakshmana temple?
100
This means to walk in circles around something.
What is cicumambulate?
200
This is the destroyer god.
Who is Shiva (Nataraja)?
200
The cycle of reincarnation.
What is samsara?
200
This rock garden is a place in Kyoto, Japan, made for meditation.
What is Ryoan-ji?
200
This golden Buddha is enshrined in the Jokhang Temple. Lhasa, Tibet.
What is Jowo Rinpoche?
200
A radial diagram of the cosmos used for meditation.
What is a mandala?
300
The sacred home of Hindu dieties.
What is Mt. Meru?
300
These structures represent the burial mound of the Buddha.
What is a stupa?
300
This is the indigenous religion of Japan.
What is Shinto?
300
This temple houses a Buddha that is over 49' tall.
What is Todai-ji?
300
A symbolic, ritualistic hand gesture or pose
What is a mudra?
400
The low relief panel shown from Angkor Wat is showing this Hindu myth.
What is the Churning of the Ocean Milk?
400
The country where this Buddha was located.
What is Afghanistan?
400
A contemporary Japanese artist who was one of the first to use digital art as a medium. This image includes a self-portrait of the artist.
Who is Mariko Mori?
400
The site in Luoyang, China that houses this Buddha.
What is The Longmen Caves?
400
The mother of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), who is shown here.
Who is Queen Maya?
500
Also known as garbagriha, this is an architectural feature at the heart of all Hindu temples.
What is the womb chamber?
500
Enlightened beings who have put off entering paradise in order to help others attain enlightenment
What are bodhisattvas?
500
Shown here, this scroll shows a fierce battle between two warring clans.
What is the Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace?
500
This temple in Central Java, Indonesia.
What is Borobudur?
500
A concept of a structure that serves a link between sacred sites and the celestial realm.
What is an axis mundi?