Rome
Terms for Upper and Lower Class
Patrician- Upper
Plebian- Lower
The enlightened figure
Buddha
BUDDHA- Symbolic hand gestures
mudra
ROME- large gathering place with apse
basilica
3d sunken gridded ceilings
coffered ceiling
Someone who could be enlightened but chooses to stay on the earthly plane to enlighten other people
bodhisattva
Hindu god, creator of life, destroyer of evil forces
shiva
plan consisting of elongated narrow structures along a given axis
longitudinal plan
Naturalistic with emphasis on age for wisdom
Verism
big mound of dirt with relics of the buddha
stupa
Dreamed the world
Vishnu
a plan in which the parts of a building radiate from a central point
central plan
a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the perimeter of a building or a courtyard.
Peristyle
Walk in a circle around a holy space
circumambulation
relic
circular opening in the center of a dome or wall
Oculus
Representation of buddhas past lives
represents a religious figure rather than a depiction of the figure itself
iconic