The Ajanta Caves in India contain 32 grottos carved into volcanic basalt rock cliffs over thousands of years using only basic tools. Within the caves are beautifully decorated paintings and sculptures. The oldest cave dates back to the 2nd century BC and some functioned as monasteries containing small rooms where monks would live and rest. Other caves served as temples similar to early Christian cathedrals, containing decorated pillars and large Buddha statues. The exquisite artworks found within the caves, some over 1500 years old, demonstrate skilled use of perspective and realism that was unprecedented at the time.
The Ajanta Caves in India contain 32 grottos carved into volcanic basalt rock cliffs over thousands of years using only basic tools. Within the caves are beautifully decorated paintings and sculptures. The oldest cave dates back to the 2nd century BC and some functioned as monasteries containing small rooms where monks would live and rest. Other caves served as temples similar to early Christian cathedrals, containing decorated pillars and large Buddha statues. The exquisite artworks found within the caves, some over 1500 years old, demonstrate skilled use of perspective and realism that was unprecedented at the time.
The Dalai Lama responds wisely to a question about the best religion, saying the best religion is the one that makes a person more compassionate, loving, and ethical. He emphasizes that what is most important is how one behaves and treats others, not which religion one follows. The document then discusses Jesus, who the author argues is the only way to attain the virtuous life the Dalai Lama described because he sacrificed himself to restore people's deteriorated lives and give them eternal life. It provides arguments for why Christianity presents the one true God.
1. The document presents a series of 4 questions about dividing the white areas of 4 squares (A, B, C, D) into equal pieces.
2. The questions get progressively more difficult, asking to divide square A into 2 pieces, square B into 3 pieces, and so on.
3. The document emphasizes that the mind often overcomplicates simple problems and situations, when the solutions are actually quite obvious. It encourages living simply.
The document describes drawings and watercolors created by a failed artist who dreamed of attending art school but was rejected. The artist was Adolf Hitler, who had aspirations of becoming an artist but was not accepted to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.