HAA 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Erechtheion, Yakshini, Minaret
13 Mar 2015
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Acropolis: erechtheion conflict between culture and nature, like the battle between assubanipal and the lions, connect mythological past and (idealized) present, captures what athenians thought about their history, thought they sprung from the earth as half man, half snake, athenia polis: small wooden statue that was dressed up, said to have dropped from the, filled with things thought to be part of athens"s history sky super sacred salt spring from poseidon olive tree from athena. Buddhism developed from teachings of shakyamuni buddha born to a royal hindu family reached enlightenment in bodh garden, under bodhi tree: follow the middle path no luxury, no extreme lack, achieved state of nirvana by realizing life is an illusion end to the cycle of death and rebirth, four noble truths, life is suffering, desire is the cause of suffering, desire can be overcome, one can overcome desire by following the eightfold path early form.
