the largest group that represents the first division of the kinship as a group – the tribe would be Cheyenne, which is divided into moieties of Medicine and Arrow. 

the tepee’s design is broken into three sections – bottom associated with earth, top with sky and middle with normal life or visions. 

the most important deity to whom the posture of arms outstretched is attributed

Great spirit

the horizontal support framing associated symbolically (somehow) with the flaps. 

Dr. J believes these may have pre-dated the tepee

rafters coming out of the top – northern groups

The final pole that is walked around the tepee to wrap the bison skiins around it. 

repetition of a similar form – like a concatenation of tepees in the camp circle. 

the military government of Japan

the mythic mountain at the Buddhist center of creation – derived from Sumeru – the Hindu mythic mountain of creation

recesses carved into the side of the mountain to function as a temple – the form looks like a cartoon mouse hole. 

cave temples in China

brought Buddhism to China 1000 years after Siddhartha – went to the White Mountain Shaolin Temple in North China and lived in a cave. 

south indian prince

conical forked pole- male, heart of earth

four sided leaning log- ceremonial

corbelled log roof- female, lung of earth

mat floors

shit straw used to cover floor and designate room size

east- entrance, Earth woman

west- water woman

south- mountain woman

north- corn woman

likaah

hosteen

dry painting in colored earths

medicine man

Southern

Cheyenne, Sioux

Northern

Crow, Hidatsa, Blackfeet

high tiki poles

more generous interior

steeper side face west

sliding translucent panel (made of rice paper)

between interior spaces/exterior spaces

focal pt of interior space

front room (fireplace, hearth)

memorial tablets represending the dead

found on the butsudan

mini-shrine or swelling for the Kami (spirits in shinto faith)

contains miror, lanterns,food

found high on a wall

flowering spring temple

garden designed by Muso Soseki/Muso Kokushi

found in kamakura, japan

people of lower status that were forced to live near rivers

previously the one who made gardens

pond- 2 diff sizes connected by arched wood bridge

waterfall

meditation cell carved as a cave in the base of mtn

arbor for meditationand shelter on top of mtn

ppl who coexisted w/ the Kawaramono

priests who set stones ( for gardens)

low status buy higher than kawaramono

mythical jap cosmic mtn

primal mtn of buddhist cosmology

chinese legend of 5 islands/mtn off coast

supported by 15 turtles

home to immortals- wise/alchemist dudes