Eastern influence
Orient's cultural sway
Eastern influence refers to the impact of Asian cultures, philosophies, religions, or aesthetics on Western thought and practice.
The term often encompasses ideas from China, Japan, India, and the broader Orient: The restaurant's decor shows strong Eastern influence.
In spiritual contexts, it typically means Buddhist, Hindu, or Taoist elements: Her meditation practice reflects Eastern influence.
The phrase can carry exoticizing overtones, treating diverse Asian traditions as a single undifferentiated source.
- ZenMeditative Buddhist school
- zen gardenMeditative landscape of stone
- SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- rice paperThin edible Asian wrapper
Confucianism · Buddhism · Mandarin Chinese · dharma · samsara · origami · moksha · lotus flower · tea ceremonies · incense sticks · martial arts · kung fu movies · kimchi · Taoism · meditation · yoga · pho · Shinto
Eastern influenceWestern influence
Occident's effect on others
Western culture · European influence · Eurocentrism · Western civilization · American influence
Eastern influenceWestern philosophy
European tradition of reasoned inquiry
rationalism · individualism · materialism · secular humanism · empiricism
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