PAGODA
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Would you care to expand a bit on that? Are you thinking: outline of pagoda and outline of a plasma formation in the lab, a la the squatting man?
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The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
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Spot on. Take a cross sectional vertical cut. Looks good to me!
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Samrtart ,that is one of the interpretations of this visual form ,that it is a mnemonic remnant of the polar configuration/plasma instability.
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I agree. You would have to look into the evolution of pagoda design to find out what the earliest looked like.smartart wrote:Spot on. Take a cross sectional vertical cut. Looks good to me!
If I have the least bit of knowledge
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
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WOW "According to Buddhist scripture, when Sakyamuni's body was cremated after his death, his disciples discovered that his remains crystallized into unbreakable shiny beads." (Sakyamuni said to have founded Buddhism.)
Synchronicity: The book that gave me the idea directs enquiry into myths about great leaders to see if they are cosmic in nature! Here we get 'cremation' and beads! Nice.
Synchronicity: The book that gave me the idea directs enquiry into myths about great leaders to see if they are cosmic in nature! Here we get 'cremation' and beads! Nice.
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I've just done a quick google and it seems that the Chinese pagoda is a relatively late thing. They don't seeem to go back much beyond the current era. Also there are a variety of styles in terms of number of sides and stories.
They appear to be Buddhist so they will anyway only date to c. 500BCE at the ealiest.
Back to the drawing board I'm afraid.
They appear to be Buddhist so they will anyway only date to c. 500BCE at the ealiest.
Back to the drawing board I'm afraid.
If I have the least bit of knowledge
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
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Why is Buddhism an uncrossable barrier? The Cross preceded 'Christ'.
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Because, as I understand it, the pagoda is a specifically Buddhist thing, i.e. Hindus and Shintoists (for example) don't use them. Having said that, I have no idea what, if any, is the difference between a pagoda and a 'temple' (common or garden type).smartart wrote:Why is Buddhism an uncrossable barrier? The Cross preceded 'Christ'.
If I have the least bit of knowledge
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
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Pagoda is Stupa in original form. This link explains origin and instructions for its specific construction:
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/stupa
Dating earlier than 20 BCE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butkara_stupa
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/stupa
Dating earlier than 20 BCE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butkara_stupa
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From the link provided by Soulsurvivor @ http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/stupa
Nowadays it's all about real-estate and property prices. Oh, how we have progressed from those primitive ancient times.In the traditional view, a building needs to satisfy both the physical and metaphysical needs of man. As an expression of artistic intent, it will elaborate upon the manner in which phenomenal world relates to the spiritual one. Architecture being by nature three-dimensional is eminently suitable to act as a metaphor, since any construct is bound to be rooted in the phenomenal world, and then must begin the ascent to the Higher levels.
If I have the least bit of knowledge
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
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Chinese legendary goings-on in the sky, including fiery falls, and a chap with a 'golden pagoda'.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/cfu/mlc/mlc10.htm#fn_27
http://www.sacred-texts.com/cfu/mlc/mlc10.htm#fn_27
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Nice link. The concept of a 'Ministry of Fire' cracked me up. Talk about bureaucracy gone mad.smartart wrote:Chinese legendary goings-on in the sky, including fiery falls, and a chap with a 'golden pagoda'.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/cfu/mlc/mlc10.htm#fn_27
If I have the least bit of knowledge
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
I will follow the great Way alone
and fear nothing but being sidetracked.
The great Way is simple
but people delight in complexity.
Tao Te Ching, 53.
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