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11/30/2005

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avalokitesvara
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himalaya; buddha that embodies the compassion of all Buddhas (dalai lama?)
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kumari
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living Buddhist goddess in Nepal; a young girl
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tribhanga
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himalayas; posture with three mild curves; neck, torso, hip at different angles
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bagra?
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dalai lama
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in tibetan buddhism, the present incarnation of the bodhisattva or compassion
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dalai lama
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in tibetan buddhism, the present incarnation of the bodhisattva of compassion
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Great silk road
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central asia; traveled from east to west to trade
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gandhara
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central asia; indic, with roman influences; a region of pakistan
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maitreya buddha
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central asia; next buddha to come; successor of sakyamuni
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amitabha buddha
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buddha of limitless light; associated with paradise in buddhist culture
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parinirvana
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central asia; final nirvana, only with the death of one who is enlightened
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contrapposto
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central; illustrates natural counterbalance of the figure
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dunhuang
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central asia; at junction of north and south silk roads; had military importance; ruled by China and Tibet
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minaret
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central asia; islamic; tall spire with onion-shaped crown
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yanshao culture
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china; painted pottery culture; neolithic; pot-making flourished
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taotieh
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"ogre" mask; shang, zhou dynasties
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ding
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china; sacred food vessel; sacrificial/commemorative
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concept of afterlife
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china; buried with protectors; goods needed in afterlife
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confucianism
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china; secular; laid out rules of orderly society
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daoism
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china; "the way," looks at mysteriousness and vastness of nature
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waterfall drapery
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china; landscapes that are common in Chinese art
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imperial paintings?
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represented courtly life?
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black ink painting
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china; used only black ink with various shades of gray
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zen/chan buddhism
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china; based on meditation; begun by bodhidharma
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social realism?
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cultural revolution
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china; launched by mao; to renew spirit of chinese revolution; killed intellectuals; communist party headed by mao zedong
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negative space
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blank space that represents something in the painting; adds to composition of painting; japanese painting
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dotaku?
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shinto
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japanese; reverence for nature, sensitivity to all living things
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kami
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japanese; spirit of living thing in shintoism
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tale of genji
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first novel; 11th century; written by court lady
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bodhidharma
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japan; founder of zen buddhism
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wabi
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japan; appreciation of simplicity, humility, understatement
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sabi
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japan; taking pleasure in the aged, decayed, imperfect
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samurai
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japan; military nobility
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tea ceremony
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japan; influenced by zen buddhism; tranquility
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god-king (deva raja)
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SE Asia; king is incarnation of gods
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hasta
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se asia; unit of measurement based on measurement of body part of king
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