Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Buddhism

A religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is otherwise subject.

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Examples on Buffalo Architecture and History website::

• Illustration above: Great Buddha of Kamakura, Kotokuin Temple, Japan
  
  
• Asian Lotus
  
  
• China -  Chinese Architecture Dictionary
   
  
• China -  Chinese Buddhism
  
  
• China -  Shanghai Museum: Stone Sculptures
  
  
• Japan -  Japanese Architecture Dictionary: Buddhist Temples
  
  
• Japan -  Japanese Gardens: Zen gardens
  
  
• "Karma"  Sculpture by Do Ho Suh
  
  
• Pagoda
  
  
• Stupa
  
  

Temples:

• Buffalo, NY -  Chua Tu Hieu Buddhist Cultural Center
  
  
• China, Xi'an -  Small Wild Goose Pagoda
  

• Japan, Kamakura -  Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shinto Shrine  Former Buddhist temple
  
  
• Japan, Kyoto -   Daitokuji Zen Buddhist Temple
  
  
• Japan, Kyoto -   Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist Temple
  
  
• Japan, Kyoto -  Temple of the Golden Pavilion / Kinkaku-ji Buddhist Temple
  
  
• Japan, Nara -  Todaiji Buddhist Temple
  
  
• Tibet, Lhasa -  Sera Monastery
  

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