A Buddhist holy person who is about to achieve enlightenment but postpones it to remain on earth to teach others.
The sacred room of a Hindu temple, where rituals are performed are performed and the image of the god is kept.
Most commonly used to describe the work of painters not attached to the royal courts of the Yuan,Ming and Qing dynasties in China.
A domelike structure probably derived from Indian funeral mounds.
A mask of abstracted shapes commonly found on ancient Chinese bronze vessels.
Japanese prints that depict scenes of the "floating world", including landscapes, popular entertainments, and theater scenes or actors.
A high vaulted porch to mark an important building or entrance.
A building that combines a schools, prayer hall, and lodging for students.
A niche in the end wall of a mosque that points the way to Mecca.
A tower outside a mosque where chanters stand to call the faithful to prayer.
One of many deified ancestral spirits honored by the Hopi and other Pueblo Indian peoples; usually depicted in doll-like form.
In oceania, spiritual power that may reside in persons, places, or things.
A type of earthenware that contains enough iron oxide to impart a reddish tone when fired.
An object such as an animal or plant that serves as an emblem of a family or clan.
Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.
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