Términos

Término variable que se refiere a colores verdosos que se asemejan a los colores de una piedra o pigmento prasine, o al color de los tallos verdes de los puerros, que son hierbas culinarias derivadas de la cebolla.

Entablamento que forma la transición desde la pared hasta el techo en un templo Drávida.

Juguetes ópticos que crean imágenes cambiantes. Consisten en una serie de dibujos secuenciales, montados en la pared interna de un tambor giratorio y enfrentando el centro, donde son reflejados por un tambor de muchos lados que contiene un juego de espejos iguales en número al número de dibujos y que giran en la dirección opuesta. Todo el conjunto se ve a través de un lente especial.
Fue desarrollado a fines de los años 1870 como una mejora a los zootropos y fenaquistiscopios.

Alude a un estilo de escultura griega producido por Praxiteles durante el siglo IV a.C. Identificado con figuras femeninas, sobre todo la Afrodita de Cnidos, que se caracteriza por las proporciones más estilizadas, curvas sinuosas y un terso modelado que produce sombras que arrojan una suave neblina sobre los planos de la figura.

Cards upon which prayers are inscribed or written.

Flags or banners on which prayers are inscribed. Prominent examples are known in Buddhist practice, especially in Tibet.

Small, extravagant devotional objects, typically dating from the Middle Ages. A prayer nut is composed of two hemispherical pieces of carved wood connected with a hinge to form a round 'nut.' The halves of an actual nut shell, such as a walnut shell, may be used instead. The two halves customarily contain richly carved religious scenes.

Distinctive types of popular prints containing Chrsitian prayers or blessings, often with images.

Rolled textual objects, variously made of plant fibers or animal skin, upon which are written prayers or petitions to the deity.

In the context of Buddhism, revolving cylindrical boxes inscribed with or containing a mantra, used as aids to meditation, each revolution considered to be equivalent to the recital of the text.

Generally, the act of making a request in a humble manner. Specifically, the act of addressing a deity or spirit with supplication, adoration, confession, or thanksgiving.

Refers to the period and culture of Great Britain prior to the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Culture and style of Bronze Age culture that thrived ca. 3300-ca. 1300 BCE Indus Valley culture .

Nepalese styles preceding the Licchavi era, that is, prior to ca. 450-ca. 750 CE.

Institutions for education and/or care of children before they are eligible for elementary or primary school.

Chairs of various designs, positioned at the front of certain Protestant churches and used by the preacher during services. For chairs having a tall back surmounted by a lectern and used as a pulpit, use "preaching chairs."