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the western paradise of amitabha buddha
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| Interior of Mosque of Sultan Selim |
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Qibla wall with mihrab and minbar, Sultan hasan masoleum-mosque complex 1356-63 |
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| Muhammed and his companions going to the fair |
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| Wang Xizhi, portion of a letter from the Feng Ju album |
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| An edifice used for communal muslim worship, a place of wirship |
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| The wall in a mosque oriented towards mecca indicated by the Mihrab |
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| Recess or niche that distinguishes the quibla in a mosque |
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| high platform or pulpit in a mosque from which prayer is lead |
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| Small niche-like component based on a squinch and used in islamic architechture to transition between flat and round surfaces |
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| A long, narrow, horizontal painting or text. Stored wrapped tightly around a wooden pin |
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| The art of highly ornamental handwriting |
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| Earliest relief carving, used in printing |
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| a style of painting that reflects the taste of the educated class of east asian intellectuals and scholars. Aspects include-apprecation for the antique, small scale, and an intimate connection between maker and audience |
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| Gods of the indigenous belief system later called "shinto" |
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| Library Cave 17 at Dunhuang |
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| Empress Shotoku, Sutra and stupa's 8th century Japan |
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Diamond sutra, 868 CE, Korea earliest complete printed work |
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| Gaki Zoshi, Hungry Ghosts scroll, late 12th century |
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| Horyuji pagoda, earliest surviving wooden bulidings in the world, Chinese |
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| Jizo bosatsu, 12th century japan, kei school |
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Minaret of Quwwat il-Islam, Delhi, 13th C oldest mosque in india |
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| Pagoda at Mt. Song 520 CE |
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| Jigoku zoshi hell scrolls, late 12th century |
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| Rebuilt by Pope Julius II (started in 1505), first a central plan church then a basilica. Had three designs, Bramate (Greek Cross), Michelangelo (Domed Greek Cross) and Maderno (Latin Cross and facade). Marked the grave of the apostle Peter, first bishop of rome. |
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