Buddhism and Hinduism

Buddhism  and  Hinduism

I selected the two videos because right now I am taking a Food and Cultures of the Far East class and we have briefly touched upon Buddhism and we have not gotten to Hinduism or we may not be touching upon that so I was curious to expand my knowledge. 

Buddhism:

Began in India with Siddhartha Gautama. Goal is to get to nirvana, which is total salvation. The video explains different areas such as the tree of enlightenment and the Majobodi temple and their decorations. Stupas are the center of monumental architecture to display art that worships Buddha. The great gateways are filled with pictures of the Buddhas life. He is not seen in human form, only in symbolism. The sculptures of the great stupa used wood carving techniques in stone. Three tiered umbrella at the top symbolize the three levels of heaven. The temple of the countless Buddhas is one of the largest sculpture parks for Buddhism, which was restored in the early 1990's.  It is located in Indonesia. 

Hinduism: 

The oldest inhabited city, is also the most religious regarding Hinduism. The Ganges river is the great stream of death and reincarnation. Hinduism has many gods and goddesses which are displayed within much art and architecture. The shines are elaborately decorated. The temples are the giving up of worldly things for another worldly goal. Mamallapuram is where the Ganges turns into stone. The carvings tell the story about it. Cave art is a part of Hinduism as well. Epic and ordinary, fantastic and familiar Hindu art is. The temples are build of wood originally then turned to stone. The ancient shore temple was recovered after decades, and in it, it contains a stone thing that I can't understand the name of. It is pretty cool looking however. The Kasharoma? complex is the jewel of the golden age of Hindu art and Architecture. Dedicated to Shiva who lived in the Mountains. 

The videos add more visual images of the carvings and explain more history of each religion in depth as well as reinforces architectural and sculptural styles used within religious shines and temples, as well as cave art and wall carvings.  We see some things in our text book within the videos. 

I think that these two videos are well made and extremely descriptive. I think this gives more of an idea of Art within both Buddhism and Hinduism better than the textbook.