Eastern influences
Ideas from Asia
Eastern influences refers to artistic, philosophical, or cultural elements drawn from Asian traditions—particularly those of China, Japan, India, and the broader Orient.
The phrase appears in discussions of art, design, spirituality, and cuisine where Asian aesthetics or practices have shaped Western work: The album shows Eastern influences in its use of sitar and pentatonic scales.
In interior design, Eastern influences might mean minimalism, natural materials, or feng shui principles.
The term can be vague, lumping diverse traditions together.
- ZenMeditative Buddhist school
- sushiVinegared rice with toppings
- pagodaTiered Asian temple tower
- curryAromatic South Asian dish
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
ukiyo-e · shadow puppetry · dragon dance · kanji · Ayurveda · raga · Sanskrit · kimono · feng shui · karma · mandala · lotus flower · Taoism · dim sum · chai · meditation · incense sticks · prayer beads
Eastern influencesWestern influences
Impact from Euro-American culture
Western culture · Western civilization · European influences · European traditions · Western thought
Eastern influencesWestern philosophy
European tradition of reasoned inquiry
rationalism · empiricism · individualism · secular humanism · positivism
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