THESIS GUIDE :- AR. ANOOP SHARMA

MEDITATION links our soul to the living world. Ignites freedom, inspires thoughts, instigates

emotions, snubs materialistic sphere for the un-adulteration of future.

MEDITATION CENTRE, SITAMARHI

SYNOPSIS

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MEDITATION CENTRE,

SITAMARHI

MEDITATION

MEDITATION links our soul to the living world.

Ignites freedom, inspires thoughts, instigates

emotions, snubs materialistic sphere for the un-

adulteration of future. It is a process of

derivation of consciousness through different

physical, mental and spiritual methods.

Meditation involves chanting, singing, dancing,

concentration and many other ways to de-

stress-lize, Buddhist consider it as a next step

towards salvation. Meditation, as seen in

historical context dates back to 1 century B.C in

India, but it was stuck to the upper class of the

Vedic society, which was later spread in

masses by the lord Buddha. Meditation style

changes with religion and philosophy. Modern

indian meditation can be defined as a

combination of the Hinduism and Buddhism. In

india, meditation is a tradition, irrespective of

religion. Different philosophies in the meditation

in India includes Vipassana, see the things as

they actually are. Vipassana is a combination of

the Hindu and Buddhist philosophy.

MEDITATION CENTRE

Meditation Centre is an area which allows a

person to talk to the conscience, where

freedom is considered to be a state of mind.

Different physical and mental exercises are

carried out to cope with illness or to enhance

overall health and well-being, to increase

calmness and physical relaxation or to improve

physiological balance.

It includes variety of spaces, required for

various activities like prayer hall for offerings,

yoga room for physical exercise, Bodhi hall for

mental exercises.

Every meditation Centre has either own

philosophy or they carry out the traditional

meditational philosophy. For example, the Osho

Ashram in Pune has the philosophy spread by

Osho and the Vipassana Centers in India acts

on Buddhist and Hindu philosophy.

Meditation Centre usually consists of a

playground, a hall and an auditorium.

People from different parts of world come for

retreat in the meditation Centre, the retreats are

different courses based on the activities related

to spiritualism and meditation.

FIGURE 2. VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE , BODH GAYA BIHAR, [source:- madhav bhardwaj]

FIGURE 1. MEDITATION, [source:-www.silentmotionyoga.com]

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RELEVANCE OF MEDITATION

CENTRE.

In this materialistic world, human beings are

profoundly running behind monetary gains.

They are searching for happiness and peace,

but all the materialistic joy seems to be

instantaneous. In the connoisseur of love and

happiness, people find themselves lost in varied

tastes. To provide stability and eternal

happiness to the society, a meditation is

extremely required. It is also helpful in making a

sincere and responsible society. Rather, it will

help in projecting Sitamarhi on international

tourism map.

FIGURE 3, SEVEN CHAKRAS, [source: - creative

commons]

ARCHITECTS TASK FOR

MEDITATION CENTRE.

An architect can properly define spaces for the

various activities, which takes place inside a

meditation Centre. A design concept based on

the philosophy of the meditation can be

generated.

SITAMARHI, SITE SUITABILITY

AND JUSTIFICATION.

Sitamarhi has a glorious Vedic past. Having rich

cultural heritage of Maithili and inspirations of

Lord Buddha, this region is clean from any

religious interference, peace is the only religion

practiced by the citizens of Sitamarhi. Pollution

and irritation free place is supposed to be the

best land for the development of meditation

Centre and this place holds its identity for the

same.

The site selected is near to the Lakshmana

river, the place where maharishi Pundrik,

maharishi Bhringu and many other practiced

meditation. The breeze on the bank of river is

shallow which pierces the soul.

VALIDITY OF THE PROJECT.

Validity for the region- the project holds its

importance for the benefit of whole of mankind,

which will invite the intellectual class from all

over the world to the region, marking the

philosophical development of the region.

Validity for the place- The project will increase

the influx of foreign tourists in Sitamarhi,

contributing in the development of the district on

FIGURE 4 PAAKAR TREE IN SITAMARHI, [source:- madhav bhardwaj]

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a large scale. Secondly, it will provide a free

environment to all the locals and intra-national

tourists to practice meditation. Overall, the

Centre will work as a magnet for the tourists

visiting Sitamarhi.

AIM AND OBJECTIVES.

AIM :- To design a meditation

centre in Sitamarhi.

OBJECTIVES: - 1) to properly utilize all

the available space.

2) to integrate the spaces

with each other.

METHODOLOGY.

1) Synopsis.

2) Case studies will be carried out:-

a) Osho Ashram, Pune

b) Meditation Centre, Bodh

Gaya.

c) Bodhi-Upavan in Sikkim

3) Detailed study of Meditation will be

done.

4) Literature study will be carried out.

5) Detailed requirements will be derived.

6) Future projections will be conceived.

7) Detailed proposals will be made.

8) Conceptual master plan will be

developed.

9) Different buildings in the Centre will be

developed.

10) Final master plan and buildings will be

discussed.

SITAMARHI

The pious north

Gangetic plane land,

in the south of the

great Himalayan

range, is the birth

place of divine Maa

Sita. The place is un-

adulterated by the

polluting gases, has

rich cultural heritage

and was a place of

learning during Vedic

period.

River Lakshamana-

often termed as River

Lakhan-dai by the

locals, is the major

irrigational source for

the district , it splits out

from River Bagmati in

Nepal and re-meets in

Runni-saidpur.