Hindu Buddhist
Polished sandstone “Lotiform” Form of a lotus Lotus symbol of divinity Horizontal wheel Cycle of life, death, rebirth Lions = The Buddha The Lions of Sarnath Pillar capital c BCE
Enabled the beginning of Buddha worship Frontal Harmony between individual and universe
Standing Buddha Anthropomorphic (human)
Monophonic or Polyphonic? Monophonic What instruments do you hear? Drum, bells, gong Wavelike? Fluid? Just like…? Plainchant (Gregorian) Chant How would you describe the tone of the singer? Nasally
Lama Chöpa: A Buddhist Tantric Celebration Monks of Dreprung Loseling Monastery Sazhi Pokyi: This Fragrant Earth
The Great Stupa 3rd Century BCE
Yangon, Thailand Angkor Thom, Kampuchea
Bodnath Stupa Kathmandu, Nepal
Colorado China
Potala, Lhasa
Potala was the palace of the Dalai Lamas and political center of Tibet from the 1600s until 1949 when the Dalai Lama fled to India
Taktshang Monastery Bhutan