LEARN NC: Search results

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Classroom
Curriculum
- NC Standard Course of Study & Aligned Resources
Online Courses
- Open for Enrollment
- Course Catalog
My LEARN NC
- Email Updates
- Conference 2009

A bridge of stone: In The Ramayana, page 4.8; A carved stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows monkeys helping Rama by bringing stones for the bridge he wants to build to Ravana's demon island of Lanka. Realistically portrayed, the naked monkeys in this carved bas relief walk together in line carrying rounded...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Balinese temple roof shows multi-tiered thatch construction: A Balinese temple roof shows their characteristic multi-tiered thatch construction. Coconut palm trees frame the background to the temple roofs. Most Balinese families belong to several different temples, which are associated with villages, sub-village neighborhoods,...; Format: image/photograph

Hanuman's revenge: In The Ramayana, page 3.11; Hanuman burns Ravana's city in a danced stage performance at held at Prambanan Temple in Java in July 1986. To enact Hanuman's burning of Ravana's city in performance, a bonfire was built behind a columned fence on a stone promontory near the Prabanan temple....; By Lorraine Aragon.

Buddhists today: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 18; Prior to European colonial rule in the 1800s, Theravada Buddhist monks served as major councillors to ruling Southeast Asian kings. It was the king's job to protect the people and the monasteries, and to rule wisely. It was the monks' job to bless the king...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Elephant at the Five Rathas in Mahabalipuram, India: This is a sculpture of an elephant at the Five Rathas (temple) in Mahabalipuram, India. The temples and elephant were carved during the seventh century out of tan stone. The elephant is tall and is probably around fifteen feet high. To his left, the intricately...; Format: image/photograph

East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of the Cham and Khmer cultures of southern Vietnam and Cambodia, including a look at Angkor Wat and other great temples and cities.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Silhouette of doorway at Balinese Hindu Temple: A silhouette view of an archway at a Balinese Hindu Temple near Kintamani allows the viewer to see through the doorway to the carved spire of another similar temple archway. Each Balinese house compound has a family shrine or temple, and each village has at...; Format: image/photograph

The Five Rathas, from the seventh century, in Mahabalipuram, India: These are the Five Rathas (temples) located in Mahabalipuram, India. They were constructed during the seventh century. They are carved from tan stone. Three of the temples are circular and are formed by tiers topped by a dome. The other two structures look...; Format: image/photograph

Bats in Khmer temple: In my opinion Angkor Wat in Cambodia surpasses the ancient Egyptian ruins, though it is by far less well-known, especially amongst Americans. Angkor Wat is the name of an important temple built by the ancient Khmer civilization, but also has also come to refer...; Format: audio

Geometry of a perfected world: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 9; Many Hindu and Buddhist Southeast Asian temples were designed as a mandala, usually with square nested walls and passages leading past deity images towards a high central tower. This view from the main causeway over the moat toward the west face of Angkor...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A gilded shrine: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 18; Although originally built as community meeting halls for the migrant Chinese community, these compounds now are used as temples for the worship of various Fukian Chinese deities, including Thieu Hau, a goddess of the sea. A crowned goddess figure is enthroned...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Dancing music in Cambodia, near Ta Promh: This is a musical excerpt recorded in the Angkor Wat temple complex in northern Cambodia. Angkor Wat is the name of an important temple built by the ancient Khmer civilization, but also has also come to refer to the expanse of temples in northern Cambodia...; Format: audio

Saints from East and West: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 20; Cao Dai's founder, Ngo Van Chieu, had a vision that the union of East and West, religious and secular philosophies would lead to a more peaceful and tolerant world. The French writer Victor Hugo (at left in the photo above) was among the Westerners particularly...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rama's jealousy: In The Ramayana, page 7.1; A stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Sita sitting and talking with a monkey. Realistically portrayed, the monkey at left in this carved bas relief sits cross-legged and gestures his hands forward with the palms turned up. Sita also sits cross-legged facing...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ellora Caves; Ellora, India: These are the Ellora Caves in Ellora, India. The caves, most of which were carved between the seventh and tenth centuries, were hewn from the stone faces of the Charanadari Hills into a series of temples and monasteries. Buddhists, Hindus, and Jains carved...; Format: image/photograph

Balinese priest wearing black headdress and beads performs mantra: A Balinese priest wearing a black headdress and beads sits and performs a mantra, or meditative prayer using small hand gestures. At this Odalan temple festival, the priest will bless offerings and perform rites to symbolically purify the temple community....; Format: image/photograph

A statue in cave 16 in Ellora, India: This is a statue in cave 16 at Ellora, India. The statue, an elephant whose trunk has since been broken off, is in the middle of a plaza surrounded by stairs. Facing the plaza is a two-story cave with carved columns and patterned friezes. The Ellora Caves,...; Format: image/photograph

Stone stele at Prambanan shows monkeys bringing stones for Rama's bridge: A carved stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows monkeys helping Rama by bringing stones for the bridge he wants to build to Ravana's demon island of Lanka. Realistically portrayed, the naked monkeys in this carved bas relief walk together in line carrying rounded...; Format: image/photograph

Woman in long white robes faces Buddhist temple built in Hue in 1844: A woman in long white robes faces the doors of a Buddhist temple built in Hué in 1844. The Vietnamese rulers who built the Imperial City at Hué were enthusiastic patrons of Mahayana Buddhism and erected many pagoda-style Buddhist temples.; Format: image/photograph

Two girls by illuminated doorway view of central tower at Angkor Wat: Two girls can be seen at the left of an illuminated doorway view of the central tower at Angkor Wat. The two girls and the silhouette of another child seen in the doorway are in shadow, while the tiered Angkor Wat tower is bathed in distant sunlight. The image...; Format: image/photograph

More results: page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | next

LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K–12 education and makes them available to the teachers and students of North Carolina — and the world.