Module 10 Video review

1) I picked the videos “Buddhism” and “Hinduism” because I have always been a little confused on the differences between the two. The textbook somewhat clarified it for me but I was still fuzzy. So I chose these two videos in hopes that I can learn a little more and become more informed on these two religions. 2) For the video “Buddhism” I learned about the city of Bodh Gaya in India that is a city that many of the faith pay pilgrimages to. I also got to see very lovely action shots of a stupa in Sanchi India. The Carvings as the video said were likely done by wood or ivory carvers, which was interesting as they were on stone. For the video “Hinduism” I thought the most interesting thing it taught me was that sex actually isn’t taboo in that religion. Many western religions that we have learned about have never had any form or discussion on sex or an importance of sex in the religion. The temple of Khajuraho that was built in the ninth century for the god Shiva shows erotic temple carvings. The carvings are all throughout the temple, which is amazing considering how tall and large it is. 3) The video “Buddhism” gave a better visual picture of a stupa than the textbook did. It helped to reinforce the lessons from the book by essentially reinstating everything the text originally said. The video “Hinduism” also restated a lot of what the text taught me. Many of the works from the video were described in the textbook, which is always good and helpful. 4) I thoroughly enjoyed the “Buddhism” video because the narrator/host really was passionate about the art forms and architecture of the religion. Te video “Hinduism” was very well put together but I did wish it had been longer than only twenty-six minuets. It helped me to further understand the religion as well as the reasoning for some art that came as a result of that religion.