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Shields, James J. – 1999
This paper analyzes the relationship between society and education within the framework of sacred architectural sites, as well as through the more customary vehicle of sacred texts and practices. In particular, the study of sacred architectural sites is a unique and powerful research tool for studying spiritual and cultural meaning and its…
Descriptors: Architecture, Buddhism, Comparative Education, Confucianism