Field Trip

We went on a fun field trip! Here are some reflections. Asian Civilisation Museum: Calligraphic batik Sumatra, Jambi, 20th century  “This batik features Arabic inscriptions repeatedly stamped onto the textile. The overall design of a central motif surrounded by four satellite motifs is derived from Buddhist mandalas. “ Hmong Baby carrier Northern Thailand, earth 20th …

Five elements and Mandala visualised on Cambodian and Japanese temples

The mandala and Cambodian temple: The Angkor Wat temple is the world largest religious monument with the  visualisation of  Hinduism’s belief of the cosmos. The whole layout of Angkor Wat resembles the sacred mandala, with its perfectly symmetrical shape and the numbers of lotus towers. Legend has it, the Angkor Wat was build by gods …

Hinduism Concepts

Saivism Saivism beliefs and worships Shiva as the Supreme. In the Hinduism culture, Saivism is one of the major traditions. Shiva is believed to be the creator and the destroyer of the worlds, with the immanent nature of love and the primal soul. Shiva’s followers  also worships Shiva and Shakti’s sons, Magadeva Lord Ganesha and …