scholarly journals Gandhara Art’s Influence on Buddhist Art in Xinjiang, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 172-178
Author(s):  
Wenqi He
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Buddhist Art ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Gradual Development ◽  
Greek Sculpture ◽  
Art Style

The Gandhara region of India was the origin of Buddhist art, and, due to its unique geographical location, it was a place where European and Asian civilizations mingled. The original Gandhara Buddhist art style was largely influenced by the style of Classical Greek sculpture. With the gradual development, its sculpture art and Buddhist stories entered a prosperous period and began to spread eastward, exerting a profound impact on the development of Buddhist art in the early stage of western Regions and later in Xinjiang.

scholarly journals Giant Euthyroid Goitre: Clinical Profile as Seen in Otorhinolaryngology Department of a Tertiary Health Institution, in Northwestern Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Daniel Aliyu ◽  
Kufre Robert Iseh ◽  
Yikawe Stephen Semen ◽  
Stanley Baba Amutta ◽  
Joseph Hassan Solomon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Age Range

Background: Goiter refers to a diffuse enlargement of thyroid gland. It has a high prevalence in adult population in endemic areas where iodized salt is not part of the regular diet. Aim: We report the clinical profile of giant goiters seen in a tertiary hospital in Northwestern Nigeria. Methods: A prospective study of all surgically operated cases of goiter carried out in a tertiary health hospital in Northwestern Nigeria, over a period of 6 years between January 2011 and December 2016. Bio data, duration of goiter, symptoms, geographical location, thyroid function tests, radiological reports and treatment were recorded and analyzed. Results: Ninety-Seven patients were operated for goitre during the study period. Out of these 19 (19.6%) were giant goitres weighing between 900g-3200g. There were 13 (68.4%) females and 6 (31.6%) males with M: F ratio of 1:2.2. Age range was between 39 – 71 years with a mean age of 53.2 years. Prevalence was high in the 41-60 year age group. Duration of goiter in 13 (68.4%) of patients was between 11-20years. Retrosternal extension was observed in 7 (36.8%) patients. Tracheal deviation was the most common risk factor for respiratory complication in all the patients followed by tracheomalacia in 8(42.1%). Postoperative temporary Tracheostomy was carried out in 4(21.1%) of patients. Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury occurred in 2(10.5%). No mortality was recorded. Conclusion: Respiratory complications are commonly associated with giant goiters, a pathology that is entirely preventive if diagnosed and managed at an early stage.

Buddhist Art and Architecture in Tibet

Buddhism ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Gray
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Buddhist Art ◽  
Tibetan Diaspora ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Tremendous Amount ◽  
Chinese Scholars ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Art And Architecture

Fifty years ago, Tibetan art and architecture were fields in an early stage of development in the West. Early Western knowledge of Tibetan art and architecture was largely due to the pioneering work of early 20th-century scholars such as Giuseppe Tucci, Joseph Hackin, and Alice Getty. These fields have developed significantly over the past few decades, for multiple reasons. These reasons include general growth in interest in Tibetan culture and religion following the Chinese occupation of Tibet, and in the Tibetan diaspora, from the 1950s onward. The Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s in China led to the destruction of a tremendous amount of Tibetan art and architecture, and to the displacement within China of many works of Tibetan art that were not destroyed. However, the opening of China to the outside world in the post-Mao era led to the growing availability of Tibetan art on international art markets and gave foreign scholars access to surviving architectural monuments. This has led to a rapid growth in the understanding of Tibetan art history and stylistics. This work has been undertaken by a wide range of scholars, from North America and Europe, as well as Japan and India. More recently, there has also been considerable growth in scholarship within China by Tibetan and Han Chinese scholars.

Discussion on the Artistic Features and Multiple Connotations of Early Architecture and Statues in Dunhuang Grottoes

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Zijian Zhao ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Location ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Buddhist Art ◽  
The World ◽  
Mural Art ◽  
Multicultural Art

Grotto art is one of the most important artistic expressions in Buddhist art, it is a comprehensive art that integrates architectural art, statue art and mural art. Dunhuang Grottoes group is one of the four largest grottoes groups in China, and it is also the largest and most abundant grottoes group in the world. This paper selects the early architectural art and statue art of the Dunhuang Grottoes as the research object with describing its artistic characteristics. Furthermore, this paper also attempts to explore the connotation of the multicultural art of the Dunhuang Grottoes based on factors such as the geographical location and historical background of the Dunhuang Grottoes, and ask an expert.

scholarly journals East & West: Searching out for the Beauty Ideal

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergelen Batchuluun ◽  
Orgilbold Narandorj
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Golden Ratio ◽  
Religious Art ◽  
Buddhist Art ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Body Proportion ◽  
Beauty Ideal ◽  
Greek Sculpture ◽  
East West

This article describes the results of a comparative analysis of the ancient Greek sculpture Doryphoros in the western and eastern art canons, as well as the selected sculptures of the Bodhisattva Bodhisattva Maitreya from Gandharan, Indian, Nepalese, and Mongolian art. The authors also explore and integrate the aspects of the artistic notion of an ideal beauty, including aspects of oriental philosophy, aesthetics, human body’s proportion and compilation theory. This comparative analysis is based on G. Zanabazar’s sculpturing features and his skills through theoretical aspects. Studies have shown that Zanabazar’s Bodhisattva Maitreya is fully compatible with the classic western proportions and Buddhist strict canon. We show that both western and eastern artistic iconography have been developed to produce perfection in anthropomorphic expression. The classic correspondence was in religious art, as the western mentality seems to be the opposite and the imitation of both nature and the beauty of one’s sense of beauty. Keywords: human body proportion relevance with art, corporeality, Buddhist art, Zanabazar, Bodhisattva Bodhisattva Maitreya, golden ratio, artistic canon

scholarly journals SOCIAL CROWDFUNDING: A NEW MODEL FOR FINANCING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana BERNARDINO ◽  
José FREITAS SANTOS ◽  
José CADIMA RIBEIRO
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Ventures

Crowdfunding is an increasingly attractive source to fund social projects. However, to our best knowledge, the study of crowdfunding for social purposes has remained largely unexplored in the literature. This research envisages a detailed examination of the role of crowdfunding on the early-stage of the social projects at regional level. By comparing the characteristics of the projects available in the Portuguese Social Stock Exchange platform with others that did not use this source of financial support, we envisage to show the critical role of crowdfunding on regional development. The use of inferential techniques (Chi-square test, the Cramer’s V statistic, the Goodman and Kruskal λ and the odds ratio) demonstrates that the use of the Portuguese Social Stock Exchange platform was linked to the geographical location of the social venture as well as its geographical scope. Also, social ventures located on rural regions are more likely to use social crowdfunding platforms than social ventures located in urban areas. Further, the circumstance of having the social ventures acting at a local or regional level seems to be strongly associated with the possibility of using crowdfunding for financing social projects.

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