Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Maryam Ebrahimi ¹
• mansour mehrnegar ²
• Pejman Dadkhah ³

¹ Master of Arts Research, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Yazd Islamic Azad University

² Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Nasser Khosrow High Education Institute

³ Lecturer of Art Department, Nasser Khosrow High Education Institute

Abstract

Although the religions of Zoroaster and Buddha have common points in their teachings and beliefs, they differ from each other in religious culture, especially in the worldview of human orientation. As in Zoroastrian thought, man is called to monotheism and is in the position after God as his representative on earth. However, in Buddhism, man himself is the central subject of religion and he himself is able to reach the level of divinity, that is, the level of perfection. Accordingly, the present study, which has been done in a descriptive-analytical and comparative manner and relying on library sources, case by case study the structure of the two places of worship-holy fire temple and stupa in the two ancient civilizations of Iran and India to answer this question What characteristics are crystallized in the body and architectural space of the two Zoroastrian and Buddhist ideas to emphasize their sacredness? The results indicate that because the view of Zoroastrianism on man is optimistic and realistic in the direction of his survival, growth and movement, so the fire temple has always been built high, introverted and without any decorations. However, due to the wave of human perdition and non-existence in Buddhism, the location of the stupa is on a flat surface and has been constructed extroverted and richly decorated with physical symbols. However, both buildings have similarities in the main elements of the design and plan due to their ritual influence from each other.

Keywords

• : Holy Art
• Iran and India
• Zoroastrianism
• Buddhism
• human status
• fire temple
• stupa