Research Paper On Greek Temple

Angkor was first opened as a Hindu shrine and later a Buddhist temple in the late 13th century. Today Angkor is Cambodia's most famous site of religious art and its silhouette appears on Cambodia's flag. The temple was designed and built on a basis of religious and political ideas imported from India. Angkor defines what has come to be understood as the classical style of Angkorian architecture. It combines two basic features of the Khmer temple; the temple-mountain and the galleried temple. The temple is world famous for its stone sculptures which can be seen on most of its surfaces, columns, lintels, and roofs. There are miles of reliefs on the walls. The reliefs are illustrated scenes from Indian mythology. Carved pediments and

Bodhisattvas are a popular subject in Buddhist art. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem ever written. Within the Indian tradition, it is sometimes known as the Fifth Veda. The Mahabharata itself distinguishes a core portion of 24,000 verses. Many people compare the importance of the context of the Mahabharata to that of the Bible and William Shakespeare. The Ramayana is an ancient epic poem which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Rama to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. Along with the Mahabharata, it forms the Sanskrit Itihasa. The Ramayana is one of the largest ancient epics in world literature. It consists of nearly 24,000 verses. In Hindu tradition, it is considered to be the first poem. According to Hindu tradition, Ramayana takes place during a time known as Treta Yuga. The Cambodian's version of Ramayana, Reamker, is the most famous story of Khmer literature since the Kingdom of Funan era. It adapts the Hindu concepts to Buddhist themes. Reamker in Cambodia is not confined to the realm of literature but extends to all Cambodian art forms. The Cambodian art forms include sculptures which are seen at the