Art Chapter 19 - Art and Religion

A small Indus sculpture of a torso exhibits a "relaxed abdomen" Some scholars interpret this to indicate that the Indus people

The yakshi

Hinduism and Buddhism

The temple complex known as Angkor Wat indicated the Khmer ruler's

The Mughals, an Islamic people from central Asia,

Daoism

One of the enduring strengths of Japanese culture is the ability to

In the Bodhisattva Guide of Souls hanging scroll fragment

The spread of Buddhism followed a path from

Shinto deities are believed to be present in

The first Qin emperor, Shihuangdi,

The landscape of the Song dynasty, especially those of Li Cheng, often had the following characteristics:

A distinctive aspect go an illustration from the hand scroll The Tale of Genji is

The set of hand scrolls known as the Heiji Monogatari Emaki has been described as cinematic because

Koan is a well-known Zen teaching tool designed to

Zen Buddhism has as its goal

Zen priest-painters used a painting technique called haboku, "splashed ink" as a metaphor to express

In the mural detail known as The Beautiful Bodhisattava, Padmapani

The early art of Buddha did not include an empty chair, which represented his presence, and a pathway, which represented him walking

The philosophy of Confucius is pragmatic; its principle concern is

In the Japanese Asuka period perhaps the most important art was