ARCH 3115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Feng Shui, Lomas Rishi Cave, Caste System In India
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2:51 pm: hinduism, the aryan invasion | 1. 500-400 bce i. ii. Varnas - hindu caste system: brahmas - priests, kshatriyas - warrior-aristocrats, vaisyas - commoners, sudras - laborers, harahan"s - untouchables, the upanishads. Left his life to become an ascetic: ascetic - severe self-discipline and avoidance of wealth + materiality ii. Bodhi tree: dharma chakra - wheel + stillness at the center (meditation) 8-fold path know the truth, ressit evil, say nothing hurtful, respect life, free the mind from evil, work in service to others, practice meditation = nirvana a) b. Barbara, lomas rishi cave | 3rd century bce i: rock-cut architecture, subtractive design iii. Chaitya hall @ kondivita, india | 3rd + 2nd century bce i. ii. Chaitya halls - a chaitya is a buddhist shrine or prayer hall with a stupa at one end. In modern texts on indian architecture, the term chaitya-griha is often used to denote an assembly or prayer hall that houses a stupa.