RLG360H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Srivijaya, Borobudur, Stupa
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Buddhism in southeast asia: 14th century onwards, thailand declared independence from cambodia, and. Class 3: buddhist narrative art became theravada buddhist. Early kingdoms of sumatra and java: maritime se asia had greater contact than the mainland with india, arabia, Persia, and china, and later with europe: 1st millennium: buddhism and hinduism, 5th to 13th century: srivijaya kingdom of sumatra who ruled java, 13th century onwards: islam came in, spreading rapidly in the 15th and 16th century. The le(cid:448)els i(cid:374) a stupa"s ar(cid:272)hite(cid:272)tural desig(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:272)ate a (cid:374)atural flo(cid:449) of (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t for the devotees essentially moving from a material sphere into a subtle sphere until they reach the very top, which has the buddha. These various levels symbolize not only progression but also different levels of enlightenment. Additionally, he talks about the 3 levels: the. World of desire, the world of forms, and the formless world.
