Describe the architecture of Borobudur and explain its purpose.

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Borobudur symbolizes the sacred mountain of Buddhism in its stacked terrace levels.
2. When the pilgrims walk around and climb the terraces in a clockwise direction they participate in a ritual that represents the journey to enlightenment, which is enhanced by relief sculptures that depict the life of the Buddha, the cycle of death and rebirth, and paradise.

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realistic dramatic pacing of late eighteenth-century opera?

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What is the effect of the semitone relations between the vadi and samvadi and the other

scale steps in the performance of Raga Khamaj?

What will be an ideal response?

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The samba originated in this country:

a. Argentina b. USA c. Cuba d. Brazil

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_____ is the type of Surrealism that consists largely of abstract shapes

A) ?Biomorphic Surrealism B) ?Naturalistic Surrealism C) ?Metaphysical painting D) ?Automatism

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