Chinese Dragon Art and Architecture

Featuring intricate dragon imagery in traditional Chinese art, showcasing powerful designs in various colors and styles, reflecting cultural significance.

Island of Mauritius, Port Louis. Indian temple, detail.

Beneficent Rain early 14th century Zhang Yucai Chinese Zhang Yucai, the thirty-eighth pope of the Zhengyi ("Orthodox Unity") Daoist church, lived at Mount Longhu (Dragon Tiger Mountain) in Jiangxi Province. A favorite of the Yuan emperors, he received commendation from the Mongol court for inducing needed rain and for subduing a "tide monster" that had plagued the eastern seacoast.Dragons, as symbols of nature's elemental forces, have been depicted in Chinese art from time immemorial. A special genre, dragon paintings were given powerful treatment by such Southern Song masters as Chen Rong (act. ca. 1235-62) and the Chan Buddhist painter Muqi (act. ca. 1240-75). In a fourteenth-century account, Chen's working methods are described as follows: He "makes clouds by splashing ink, creates vapor by spraying water, and, while drunk, shouting loudly, takes off his cap, soaks it in ink, and smears and rubs with it, before finishing the painting with a brush."On Chen Rong's celebrated Nine Drag

chatsworth baptist church restoration by cazenove architects. cazenove work on many educational and community projects aswell as restorations and conversions. the key element here was to renovate existing features, bring in new ideas and make sure there was balance between old and new.

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The body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lays in state at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on January 3, 2023.

Bhutan. Prayer Wheel spins in the wall of a temple.

Thai massage, like Traditional Thai Medicine more generally, is a combination of influences from Indian, Chinese, Southeast Asian cultural spheres and traditions of medicine. The art as it is practiced today is the product of a 19th century synthesis of various healing traditions from all over the kingdom. Even today, there is considerable variation from region to region across Thailand, and no single routine or theoretical framework is universally accepted among healers. Originally built in the 16th century, Wat Pho is Bangkok's oldest temple. King Rama I of the Chakri Dynasty (17361809) rebuilt the temple in the 1780s. Officially called Wat Phra Chetuphon, it is one of Bangkok's best known Buddhist temples and is nowadays a major tourist attraction, located directly to the south of the Grand Palace. Wat Pho is famed for its Reclining Buddha and renowned as the home of traditional Thai massage.

Island of Mauritius, Port Louis. Indian temple, detail.

kho samui bangkok in thailand incision of the buddha gold temple

Close-up of stained glass Rajastani window

Capital in the ambulatory, 19th century painting, Sleeping, St., Saint, Saint

Arhat with fan, and bonsai, looking at a white owl with longears

The Annunciation Paolo Veronese (1528-1588 Italian) Oil on canvas Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Fenggan, Hanshan, and Shide Reisai Japanese first half of the 15th century From their perch on a rocky precipice, three figures look out over clouds rising from a valley below. At left are Hanshan and Shide (Japanese: Kanzan and Jittoku), Chan (Japanese: Zen) monks who held low-level positions at Guoqingsi, a temple on Chinas Mount Tiantai. The reclusive monk-poet Hanshan, shown carrying a bucket, was said to have gathered leftover food from the temple kitchen, where he worked. Shide holds a broom indicating his role as the temple janitor. The older, contemplative figure at right is their teacher Fenggan (Japanese: Bukan) who lived, according to legend, with a pet tiger, easily overlooked as he naps by a rock. Although these paintingsonce the flanking scrolls of an iconic triptychbear no seals or signatures, they have long been attributed to Reisai based on style. Reisai was a follower of Kichizan Minchō (1352-1431), an artist active in the painting atelier of the Zen monastery Tōfukuj

Inside Carvings and Main Grabhagriha Entrance of Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Inside Carvings and Main Grabhagriha Entrance of Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21704352

A Buddhist wheel of life is spun at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery near Sha Tin in the New Territories, Hong Kong

Egypt, Cairo, Sufi Dancing.

Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Pra Kaeo, Khon Figure, Foot

Hanoi, Tonkin, Indochina the carcass of a buffalo exposed in front of the altar during a sacrifice in Van-Mieu , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Hà-nôi , Tonkin , Indochine La carcasse d' un buffle exposé devant l' autel lors d' un sacrifice au Van-mieu). Real animal, temple, confucianism, sacrifice, inner view, altar, religious or votive inscription, corpse , skeleton, literature, religious architecture, Animal , Religion , Habitat , Architecture , Inscription , information , Art, Indochina, Tonkin, Hanoi, the victims exposed before the altar during a sacrifice

The Fury of Monk Raig ca. 1900 Kobayashi Kiyochika Kobayashi Kiyochika’s painting captures the intensity and drama of the quasi-historical incident of Monk Raig (1002-1084) flying into a rage during a goma-e, or esoteric Buddhist fire ritual. Raig was furious that Emperor Shirakawa backed out of a promise to allow the monk’s temple to conduct ordination ceremonies after the monk had performed magical rituals to ensure the safe birth of a royal heir. Fud My (Sanskrit: Acala), the Buddhist protective deity at the center of this fire ritual, here seems to arise from the flames. Usually Fud My, the “Immovable Wisdom King,” is shown with a fearsome visage (as in the statue on display nearby), yet Kiyochika playfully gives the statue an expression of surprised horror at the monk’s temper tantrum.. The Fury of Monk Raig. Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese, 1847-1915). Japan. ca. 1900. Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold paint on silk. Meiji period (1868-1912). Paintings

Mummies- Mayan burial. Guanajuanto The Mummies Tomb, MEXICO.

Wisdom Chinese Calligraphy New Year Blessing Wallpaper

detail from Salvator Mundi; a painting by Leonardo da Vinci sold at auction in 2017, for $450,300,000, the highest price ever paid for a painting. Salvator Mundi, Latin for Saviour of the World, is a subject in iconography depicting Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding an orb, which symbolizes the Earth

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Korean buddhist temple roof with small bell under blue sky background.

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SACRISTIA-CARIDAD DE FRAY MARTIN DE VIZCAYA-FIRMA AUTOGRAFA. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. GUADALUPE. CACERES. SPAIN.

Ethiopia, Axum Crowns

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LAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,

Vietnam, Hanoi. Chua Hung Pagoda

Lanterns at Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara, Japan

Bhutan, Punakha. Sopsokha village. Village famous for fertility and phallus symbols, said to repel evil eye and malicious gossip. Store front. (Editorial Use Only)

Tao Yuanming and the PineTree

In the chapel of the holy spring of the Great Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Batin Klyuch, the village of Ushakovo, Buysky district, Kostroma region, Russia.

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Tibetan Monastery Retreat Center in Woodstock New York

Descent of Eleven-Headed Kannon 14th century Japan The bodhisattva Kannon is closely associated with the Buddha of Infinite Light, Amida Nyorai, who vowed to save all sentient beings by bringing them to his Pure Land in the West. This role is indicated in the iconography of his adornment. The crown and rays of light that emanate in all directions from his golden form recall Kannons role as the principal attendant to the Amida Buddha (Sanskrit: Amitābha) in visions of descent (raigō). Here, the bodhisattva comes alone to meet the believer, appearing on a cloud as though traveling in haste from his paradise in the southern ocean, called Mount Fudaraku (Sanskrit: Potalaka). His right hand, open to bestow compassion, is encircled by crystal prayer beads, and his left holds a lotus in a vase, representing the healing power of Buddhist law. Eleven diminutive heads atop his own signal the manifold ways he appears to hear, observe, and meet every need. The haloed topmost head is that of Amida

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Daimyo Procession to Edo ca. 1700 Hishikawa School This deluxe handscroll painted on silk, captures the pageantry of a grand procession of a daimyo (feudal chieftain) and his entourage en route from their home province to Edo (present-day Tokyo), the military capital of the day. During the Edo period, on a biannual basis, daimyo were required to travel to Edo, where the Tokugawa shogunate had been based since the early seventeenth century, and take up residence there under the sankin kōtai (alternate attendance) system. Hundreds of retainers are shown transporting weapons, ceremonial accoutrements, and personal effects that bespeak the daimyos military and financial might. Some are mounted on horses; the daimyo and certain other members of his family are carried in palanquins.In contrast to most depictions of daimyo processions, the scroll opens with a touching scene of a samurai family—a mother nursing a baby, an adult man, a young boy, and two teenage boys—perhaps meant to represent

The Immovable Wisdom King (Fudō Myōō) with Two Attendants, 14th century, Unknown Japanese, 42 × 18 7/8 in. (106.68 × 47.94 cm) (image)73 × 24 7/8 in. (185.42 × 63.18 cm) (mount, without roller), Ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan, 14th century

Stone masonry ceiling with intricate carving depicting gods in Garbhagriha of Vitthal Temple, Palashi, Parner, Ahmednagar.. Stone masonry ceiling with intricate carving depicting gods in Garbhagriha of Vitthal Temple, Palashi, Parner, Ahmednagar

Reclining Buddha in Wat Po temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Low angle view of a sword, Inner Mongolia, China

Arab ornaments and decoration. Backlight

Mongolia, Ulaan Bataar: statue at Gandan Monastery

Christ in Glory, tapestry (detail) designed by Graham Sutherland, at the New St Michael's Cathedral, Coventry. 1962

Kasuga DeerMandala, early 15thcentury, Hanging scroll: ink, color, gold pigment, and cut gold on silk; with ornate brass rollers, incised design., without mounting: 37 3/16 × 13 3/4 in. (94.5 × 35cm), A distinctive feature of Japanese Buddhism is the designation of specific physical locations as sacred to both the imported Buddhist and native Shinto traditions. The Kasuga Shrine, near Nara, is one such sacred site. By the twelfth century, gods (kami) affiliated with this Shinto shrine were also understood as local manifestations of the Buddhist deities affiliated with the nearby Kōfuku-ji Temple. Deer, which had long been associated with the Kasuga Shrine and remain protected there today, served as the vehicles of these deities. In this painting, a deer strolls at the foot of the sacred Kasuga Mountain and carries a mirror—a long-standing political and religious symbol in Japan—set on a branch of a sakaki tree, which is also sacred to the site. Portraits of the five principal Buddhi

ALTAR MAYOR. Location: IGLESIA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LAS NIEVES. SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA. LA PALMA. SPAIN.

Asia, Japan, Wakayama, Kumano Hayatama Shrine, Shingu

«Caput SS. Thebeorum Mart:». Skull-relic of holy martyr of the Theban Legion, Relics of Martioda, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain.

Womans Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Tusukan Ratu)

Blue rising sun motif and curtains

myra in turkey europe old roman necropolis and indigenous tomb stone

Close-up of a flag, Berne Canton, Switzerland

The Daoist Immortal Liezi, 16th century, Kano Yukinobu, Japanese, c. 1513 - 1575, H.11-1/2 x W.17-11/16 in. (image), Ink on paper, Japan, 16th century

Northern Vietnam

Asia, China, A pilgrim shakes a container of prayer sticks in the Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan district, Hong Kong Island. The first to fall from the container is the one read.

A strong mix of colors at the Majorelle Gardens; Marrakech, Morocco

Christ figure on the gallery, St., Saint, Saint

Balinese ceremony, decorated place for offerings to spirits.

Womans Ceremonial Skirt (Lau Pahudu)

CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA Y SAN JULIAN O CATEDRAL DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA. INTERIOR, TRIFORIO. CUENCA, ESPAÑA.

Salt mine of Nemocon, Colombia, South America

Bugaku Scroll. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 3/8 in. x 55 ft. 8 3/8 in. (36.5 x 1697.7 cm). Date: 17th century.As early as the seventh or eighth century, when formal diplomatic contacts between Japan and the Asian continent were at their peak, dance and music from central and southeast Asia, China, and Korea were combined with native Shinto song for court performances known as gagaku. Bugaku is the dance repertoire of gagaku. Performed by court nobles and by hereditary guilds of professional musicians at rituals and banquets, gagaku was an important part of life at court, particularly during the Heian period (794-1185), and is still performed today. The exotic colors, patterned spatial design of the choreography, and highly controlled energy of the dancers and musicians stand out in this seventeenth-century recording of the tradition. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Glass negative showing King Mongkut of Siam (Thailand)

Fud My and Two Attendants After Rysh Shtaku (Mytaku) Japanese Fud My—literally, “the Immovable Wisdom King”—is a fearsome protector of Buddhist teachings. Originally an important deity of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism (Mikky), he was also revered in Zen temples. This triptych of images (1975.268.26-.28), hand-painted but with printed outlines, was created as one of the publication projects promoted by early medieval Zen temples to spread Buddhist teachings and iconography. This printed triptych seems to have been based on a painting of Fud and his attendants executed by the noted Zen monk-scholar Rysh Shtaku (also known as Mytaku), who is said to have painted pictures of Fud on a daily basis for over twenty years. The boy attendants often depicted with Fud are Kongara (on the right) and Seitaka. The model for this printed triptych was most likely Mytaku’s painting in the collection of the Henjk’in temple at Kyasan. Fud My and Two Attendants. After Rysh Shtaku (

Pillars & drums in the reconstructed Derge Gonchen Monastery in Derge town - Kham, (E. Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Egyptian pharaoh tomb inside. Ancient pyramid or palace with sarcophagus and treasure of piles of gold coins. Old Egypt temple interior with mummy tomb, vector cartoon illustration. Egyptian pharaoh tomb with treasure inside

Chinese spiritual rock in Chinatown, Toronto, Canada Copyright: xAshaxAdatia/DinodiaxPhotox

The Norns (here by the world ash tree, Yggdrasil) were divine beings, all women, who ruled over the fate of gods and men.

Entombment of Christ / Resurrection and Nativity, reverse side

Close up fortune-telling ritual with candles concept photo. Dark witchcore aesthetic. Top view photography with blurred background. High quality picture for wallpaper, travel blog, magazine, article. Close up fortune-telling ritual with candles concept photo

Viking ship with dragon prow carrying warriors to attack second vessel on right. 14th century painting in Danish church

Moses and the Tablets of the Law, the Curse of the Withered Fig Tree, and the Widow's Mite, Lodovico Mazzolino, 1525 - 1530 painting Elongated representation on a predella. In the middle Moses and the Tables of the Law, on the left the curse of the wilted fig tree, and on the right the Penningske of the widow. panel. oil paint (paint) the new tables of the law (Exodus 34). the cursing of the fig-tree (Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14, 11:20-21). the widow's mite: Christ draws the disciples' attention to a woman who puts a few coins in the temple's money chest (Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4)

in antique cemetery of turkey asia and mystery headstone

Paris (4th arr.), France The funeral of Marshal Foch in Notre-Dame, the catafalque , (French - Paris ( IVe arr. ) , France Les obsèques du maréchal Foch à Notre-Dame , le catafalque). Church, funeral, personality funeral, Christianity, inner view, stained glass, ephemeral installation, flag, religious architecture, Society, personality, religion, housing , architecture

Prayer pinwheel at A Ma Temple, Macau

Interior of Saint-Maclou, Rouen, circa 1902, Rouen, by Mortimer Menpes. Gift of Sir John Ilott, 1969.

Hindu religious ritual leaving light Diya Visarjan in Ganges river water in the oldest Indian city , Banaras now Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh , India

Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, Chinatown, Traditional Chinese New Year lion dance.

Republic of Colombia, Bogota, exhibits in the Gold Museum, Museo de Oro, symbols, meaning, the shamans' assistants, animal spirits and fantastic beings support the shaman. Birds like the frigate and the Turkish king vulture help him to fly, to destroy fish diseases, macaws and parrots carry his messages, Colombia, South America

Boudhanath Buddhist Stupa (Devanagari), Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Lent and Holy Week. Sacred image covered with purple fabric. Religious symbol of the passion of Christ. Vienna. Austria.

Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Paz, Vila Franca do Campo

Bhutan, Thimphu. Kuensel Phodrang, aka Buddha Point, home to the largest Buddha statue in the country.

Phuc Kien is the Vietnamese for Fujian, and this, the richest of the several Chinese Assembly Halls in Hoi An, was founded by merchants from Fujian Province. It also serves as a temple dedicated to Thien Hau, a goddess who specially cares for seafarers like the Fujian merchants in times past. The small temple complex is set back from the street beyond a courtyard. Here the Sea Goddess Thien Hau presides at the centre of the main altar in the first chamber. Her attendants on either side inform her whenever there is a shipwreck, so that she can intercede on the part of the mariners. To the right of the altar is a large model of a Chinese sailing junk. In the chamber at the back, another altar honours six seated figures representing the founding fathers of Hoi Ans Fujian community, who fled to Vietnam after the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty in 1644. The small but historic town of Hoi An is located on the Thu Bon River 30km (18 miles) south of Danang. During the time of the Nguyen Lords (

Pearl altar Broome, Western Australia

Photography on glass for SkiopTikon / Laterna Magica. "Monastery Cemetery".

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Statue at Big Buddha area in Wat Plai Laem, Koh Samui,Thailand

Grim Reaper in front of thunderclouds, Wurstelprater, Vienna, Austria, Europe

A pilgrim shakes a container of prayer sticks in the Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan district, Hong Kong Island. The bamboo sticks have messages scrawled on them, with the first to fall from the container bearing the shakr's message.

Kalari, a form of martial art practiced in Kerala, India

Evening aarathy ceremony at Goverdan ecovillage, Maharashtra, India

Here lies buried the body of Mr Ebenezer Dyer , Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Erving Public Library Gravestone Rubbings

Japanese signs in a temple, close-up.

muslim prayer inside the mosque in namaz worship Allah

Man at prayer inside the ancient Shirazi Mosque at Kizimkazi Dimbani village. Za

Detail of doors at the Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico

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