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  2. Six limbs (Indian painting) - Wikipedia

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    These principles not only guide artistic creation but also reflect deeper spiritual and philosophical insights into the interconnectedness of art, nature, and human experience. [ 34 ] Over centuries, Ṣaḍaṅga has been adapted and interpreted by various regional and cultural traditions within India , leading to a diverse array of painting ...

  3. Nyāya Sūtras - Wikipedia

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    The Nyāya Sūtras is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text composed by Akṣapāda Gautama, and the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy. [1] [2] The date when the text was composed, and the biography of its author is unknown, but variously estimated between 6th-century BCE and 2nd-century CE.

  4. A Long Walk to Water - Wikipedia

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    First edition (publ. Clarion Books) A Long Walk to Water (sometimes shortened to ALWTW) is a short novel written by Linda Sue Park and published in 2010. It blends the true story of Salva Dut whose story is based in 1985, a part of the Dinka tribe and a Sudanese Lost Boy, and the fictional story of Nya whose story is based in 2008, a young village girl that was a part of the Nuer tribe.

  5. Comparative religion - Wikipedia

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    Comparative religion is the branch of the study of religions with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the world's religions. In general the comparative study of religion yields a deeper understanding of the fundamental philosophical concerns of religion such as ethics ...

  6. Outline of the visual arts - Wikipedia

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    Visual arts – class of art forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking and others, that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature. Visual Arts that produce three-dimensional objects, such as sculpture and architecture , are known as plastic arts .

  7. Tattva (Shaivism) - Wikipedia

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    The tattvas in Indian philosophy are elements or principles of reality. [1] [2] Tattvas are the basic concepts to understand the nature of absolute, the souls and the universe in Samkhya and Shaivite philosophies. Samkhya philosophy lists 25 tattvas while later Shaivite philosophies extend the number to 36. [3]

  8. Style (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    Style refers to the visual appearance of a work of art that relates to other works with similar aesthetic roots, by the same artist, or from the same period, training, location, "school", art movement or archaeological culture: "The notion of style has long been historian's principal mode of classifying works of art".

  9. Environmental art - Wikipedia

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    Environmental art is a range of artistic practices encompassing both historical approaches to nature in art and more recent ecological and politically motivated types of works. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Environmental art has evolved away from formal concerns, for example monumental earthworks using earth as a sculptural material , towards a deeper ...