Silence; and the presence of experienced meditators.
The two features are the peace that surround the temples and the beauty within the temples these two bring joy to the heart of one
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Physical features of Earth such as plants and landforms encouraged the development of cultures.
The ancient Greeks included Buddhist art of the Gandhara style in their sculptures with representations of the spiritual figures, and in their 2D paintings and drawings with symbolic features of the Buddhist culture
they were strong and they wanted to protect their country
It's a mound like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha. It's used as a place of worship. The The Ashoka Empire started to build them.
This is a partial answer which someone else can add to.Mandalas are only found in Tibetan (Vajrayana) Buddhism, not in other branches of Mahayana Buddhism nor in Theravada.The center of a Tibetan Buddhist mandala is empty, to show the emptiness (in essence) of all things.
The mountains made farming difficult , Greeks became fisherman and other traders
The mountains made farming difficult , Greeks became fisherman and other traders
Borobudur, one of the largest Buddhist temples in the world. All I know. I'm searching for more myself. Hope this helped anyways.
It's quite big, you walk in the door and you will see that the roof is supported by several columns on the left and right. In the middle section which is basically a big long wide hallway, you will see a shrine at the top of the hallway where many monks and Buddhists pray, meditate and practice yoga, the design of the temple is nearly all marble on the inside except for a gold statue at the shrine
The Ajanta Caves in India are famous for their about 30 rock-cut Buddist cave monuments. They are very old dating from the 2nd Century BCE to about 480-650 CE. Caves include paintings and sculptures which are considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art.