Buddhist architecture emerged slowly in the period following the Buddha ’ s life, building on Brahmanist Vedic models, but incorporating specifically Buddhist symbols.

As the functions of the monastery-temple expanded, the plan form started to diverge from the Brahmanist tradition and became more elaborate, providing sleeping, eating and study accommodation.

The Brahmanist theology called Vedanta believes that ownership arises due to the sense of being separated from the rest of the universe.

Brahmanist temples at this time followed a simple plan – a square inner space, the sacrificial arena, often with a surrounding ambulatory route separated by lines of columns, with a conical or rectangular sloping roof, behind a porch or entrance area, generally framed by freestanding columns or a colonnade.

As the story goes, he was going to play a drumming piece for one of the local shrines and decided to add somewhat of a jazz-style flair to the piece.

The establishment of the imperial city in partnership with Taihō Code is important to Shinto as the office of the Shinto rites becomes more powerful in assimilating local clan shrines into the imperial fold.

In the meantime the necessary organization of the inhabitants of this thickly populated district was in a measure supplied by grouping them round important shrines, especially that of Diana Tifatina, in connection with which a pagus Dianae existed, as we learn from many inscriptions ; a pagus Herculaneus is also known.

There were ancient icons of Eileithyia at Athens, one said to have been brought from Crete, according to Pausanias, who mentioned shrines to Eileithyia in Tegea and Argos, with an extremely important shrine in Aigion.

Especially important is the act of purification before visiting these shrines.

Usa Shrine in Usa, Oita prefecture is head shrine of all of these shrines and together with Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū, Hakozaki-gū and Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, are noted as the most important of all the shrines dedicated to him.

In ancient Mediterranean, Hebrew, Israelite and Middle Eastern worldview, it was a common belief that shrines, important places like cities or capitals, or other such places of prominence had a position of centrality to the world and hence equated to a child bearing life giving navel of a mother.

The Shaolin Temple is not only known as one of China's important Buddhist shrines, but also as the ancient center of Chinese Kung-fu.

More important, numerous Serbian Orthodox shrines, including the patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, are located in Kosovo.

Because of this important role, shrines to Ksitigarbha often occupy a central role in any Oriental Mahayana temple, especially within the memorial halls or mausoleums.

The city is also home to one of the most important Shinto shrines in Tohoku, Shiogama Jinja, which is accessible up a rather tiring flight of 201 steps and has an interesting museum on the feudal and economic history of the city, including some fascinating exhibits relating to whaling.

At the monastery of Santo Stefano at Bologna a group of connected chapels was constructed as early as the 5th century, by St. Petronius, Bishop of Bologna, which was intended to represent the more important shrines of Jerusalem, and in consequence, this monastery became familiarly known as " Hierusalem.

There are also elaborately decorated shrines of the Sufi saints, tombs of various travellers and important people within the old city of Multan.

Shia's have several shrines dedicated to various religious figures important in their history, and several elaborate shrines are dedicated to Shia Saints and religious figures, most notably in Kerbala, Najaf, and Samarra in Iraq, and Qum and Mashad in Iran.

Other important Shia shrines are located in Mazar-e-Sharif (" the Noble Shrine ") in Afghanistan, and in Damascus, Syria.

MOC also has support from abroad, and it has managed to build several shrines in North America, South America, Australia, Western Europe all home to important Montenegrin émigré communities, most of whom also support the Montenegrin Orthodox Church.

Under the Normans, religious institutions with important shrines, such as Glastonbury, Canterbury and Winchester, promoted themselves as pilgrimage destinations, maximising the value of the historic miracles associated with the sites.

is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan.

Mountains were among the first, and are still among the most important, shintai, and are worshiped at several famous shrines.

Repairs to shrines were important for the sects as they were linked to the possession of keys to the temples.

Veneration of saints ( both male and female ) and pilgrimages to their shrines and graves represent an important aspect of popular Islam in both the city and the country.

The gongbei shrines around their tombs on Linxia City's west side continue to be important centers of Islamic scholarship.

However, in spite of more than a century of formal separation of the two religions, temples or shrines that do not separate them are still common, as proven for example by the existence of some important Buddhist Inari temples.

In the wake of Achaemenid expansion shrines were constructed throughout the empire and particularly influenced the role of Mithra, Aredvi Sura Anahita, Verethregna and Tishtrya, all of which, in addition to their original ( proto -) Indo-Iranian functions, now also received Perso-Babylonian functions.

Israel agreed to respect Jordan's special role in protecting Muslim Holy shrines in Jerusalem.

Israel agreed to give high priority to Jordan's historic role in these shrines during permanent status negotiations.

Their role is to help the baba / ialorixá in different specific ritual tasks like drumming, singing, cooking, taking care of the orixá shrines and when he / she comes down in possession trance, etc ... Ogas and Ekejis usually do not go on to become baba / ialorixá, nor do they open their own temples or have filhos de santo ( they do not initiate others ).

His role was to read the imperial rescript of the shrines and present the emperor ’ s offerings.

The tradition of rebuilding shrines or temples is present in other religions, but in Shinto it has played a particularly significant role in preserving ancient architectural styles.

These mountain mystics came to be renowned for their magical abilities and occult knowledge, and were sought out as healers or mediums, although Shinto shrines had traditionally reserved this role exclusively for maidens known as Miko.

They may also cleanse Buddha images from household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance () over them.

As in many Thai wats, Spirit Houses coexist happily with the newer Buddhist shrines.

While the visibility of Hinduism in Thai society has been diminished substantially during the Chakri dynasty, Hindu influences, particularly shrines to the god Brahma, continue to be seen in and around Buddhist institutions and ceremonies.

In the main shrine in front of the Reclining Buddha there are smaller shrines of different Buddhas and popular Thai deities.

Miko kagura is the oldest type of kagura and is danced by women in Shinto shrines and during folk festivals.

He is a figure in Chinese folk religion, popular Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism, and small shrines to Guan are almost ubiquitous in traditional Chinese shops and restaurants.

The custom may be based on folk practices from Great Britain involving holy wells and similar shrines ; on certain days of the year, young people would visit them, and these visits attracted attention on account of drinking and sexual activity at the site.

Anhui Province is rich in natural scenic spots and historic places of interests, such as, Mount Huangshan, listed by UNESCO as natural and cultural heritage and ancient folk houses in Xidi and Hongcun villages as cultural heritage ; Mount Jiuhua, one of the four Buddhist shines ; Mount Qiyun, one of the four Taoist shrines.