... Tang Dynasty, whose rulers had great expansionist tendencies and brought Central Asia into their political and cultural orbit. China, during the Sung Dynasty, looked inward to herself. Traditional ideas in art forms and religious thought were now modified and made more truly Chinese. Buddhist philosophy was fused with the meditative mysticism of native Chinese Taoism. Over 300 years of Sung history ... in Guanyin and look to her for strength in times of injustice. It would only be logical for Guanyin to be a woman. Guanyin (or Avalokiteshvara) is a saintly Buddhist figure of Indian orig...

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... founded by an Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma in China in the fifth century before its origination in Japan in the eleventh century AD. Zen means, "be nothing, think nothing" and their goal is to achieve "Satori" or enlightenment. Zen can be experienced through everyday life, at work, in art and sports. Meditation ... to become "as carefree as a flower of the field." Eventually with years of practice, one would be able to achieve the wholeness of the art and become one with the artist. Finally he would be able to experience the enlightenment that Buddha experienced under the Bodhi tree...

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... founded by an Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma in China in the fifth century before its origination in Japan in the eleventh century AD. Zen means, "be nothing, think nothing" and their goal is to achieve "Satori" or enlightenment. Zen can be experienced through everyday life, at work, in art and sports. Meditation ... to become "as carefree as a flower of the field." Eventually with years of practice, one would be able to achieve the wholeness of the art and become one with the artist. Finally he would be able to experience the enlightenment that Buddha experienced under the Bodhi tree...

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... people settled in Afghanistan "the Aryans. They settled in the Northeast of India, along the Ganges River. The Aryans were warlike people and were the builders of the new Indian civilization. They were among one of the many groups of Indo-European people who migrated across Europe and Asia seeking water and pasture for their horses. Not much is known ... occurred, which was one of his greatest achievements. After his death, a vital new culture emerged which is known as the Hellenistic civilization. It is a blend of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian influences. This new civilization f...

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... , economic revolution, agriculture improved by its infrastructure and that led to an increase in population, which led to urbanization, the interaction with others, and the spread of Chinese culture and art with poems, paintings, and other pieces of literature. Like the other dynasties, the Tang dynasty eventually fell around 906 C.E and then around 960 C.E. the Song Dynasty arose. Once again, agriculture ... amount of agriculture would then lead to trading. The thing about trading that was most noticeable was that, each dynasty would use one of the two major trade routes (The Indian Oce...

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... over Changan in 618. Gao Zu and his son Tai Zong defeated eastern Turkish empires, reduced the Taim barim to Chinese control, made Tibet a dependency, and even interfered successfully in Indian affairs. The men of Tang were men of action. They were stockbreeders and lovers of horses. The Tang breed was produced by crossing horses nearer home with races from the ... and the Middle East. The upper class passionately devoted to equestrian pursuits, and the game of polo. Society of Tang dynasty had an open-minded attitude, which appreciated foreign cultures, art, clothing, ornament, music, ...

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