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Dougong

-A wooden structure that was used as an important element in Chinese architecture.

-It actually was a bracket that used in a framed structure building in ancient Chinese building's.

-It was placed in between column and the roof.

-(dou) means wood bracket

-(gong) means Short beam arms

-Below is a good video on how Dougong is assembled

Mandala

-Is a sanskrit for "circle" 

-It is a circular sacred art related to both religion that is Buddhist and Hindu.

-Every Mandala represent different meaning for different religion.

-Christian also have its own Mandala.

 Mandala

Wat


-Wat is a Sanskrit word (वात) which mean Vattaka or monastery temple that is located specifically in Cambodia, Thailand or Laos.
-It also mean school.
-Wat is Buddhist temples which located in Indo-China region.
-It does not have a specific design and have various form.
-One of the most significant and popular Wat is Angkor Wat.

Angkor Wat

-in Cambodia, all worshiping places is considered as Wat.

-Technically all Buddhist worshipping place is called Wa

Tri Angga

-(tri) mean three and (angga) mean part.

-Tri-angga is a hierarchy of architecture that was developed in Bali architecture period.

-it consist of three part that is high, middle and low.

-High= Utama

-Middle= Madya

-Low= Nista

-Tri-angga divides between the lowest part to the higher part just like the human body that put head as the respected and leg as the contemtible.

-Tri-angga is also applied as the hierarchy of people in Bali.

-The high-sacred mountains wichform a ridge from east to west through the center of the island,the

-The middle-is where most of the Balinese live

-The low-is the sea.