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A khaneqah is a buidling designed for gatherings of the sufi brotherhood.

The story of the three princes of serendip, from which the term serendipity was in some sense derived, is made up of many smaller episodes that lead into one another. One of the more famous of these episodes involves a lost camel.
In this story the three brothers are traveling down a road and meet a […]

The term bodhisattva has slightly different meanings in different sects of Buddhism. In Mahayana Buddhism a bodhisattva is one who has attained enlightenment, however, has decided to postpone his/her entrance into nirvana in order to help others. In Theravada Buddhism the term refers to a person who is well on the way to becoming a […]

For this winter day here is a picture of some Himalayan peaks in Sikkim.

Buddhist art uses a wide variety of mediums. Mediums such as bronze, stone, paint, manuscripts, and clay are used. However, dry lacquer, palm leaves, embroidered silk, ivory, and jade are also used. Beyond this there are many other much more rare mediums used such as sand, for sand paintings, and possibly the most unexpected, butter […]

Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the world, and a dominant religion in much of Asia. There are many sects of Buddhism and some are quite different from each other. In some forms of Buddhism religious texts are extremely important. For example in present day Tibetan monasteries the monks still poses manuscripts that […]

Yantra is the name often applied to a Hindu form of visual art that is used to help one focus for meditation. These paintings often use geometric forms and bright colors. When using these as a meditative aid one focuses on the painting in order to begin a period of meditation.

“Yürük rug” is a somewhat general term that refers to a type of tribal rug (often useing geometric patterns) that is from Anatolia (more or less the Asian part of turkey).

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque or the “Blue Mosque” is one of the most well known tourist attractions in Istanbul. It was built between 1609 and 1616 on the order of Sultan Ahmed I. It is known by some as the blue mosque because blue paintwork was at one time used on the mosques interior. This […]

The name “Persia” is often used to describe Iran or many of its ancient empires. The word is thought to come from, persis, the Greek name for Iran. For the most part this name was used mostly by the west.
On March 21 1935 the shah of Iran asked the international community to refer to […]