Psychological impact of temple architecture — RTF | Rethinking The Future
Temples are one of the most fascinating structures for architects and designers. The intricate details, the sheer scale of the structure, the strength and dignity it holds ever after so many years, and the dedication of devotees towards such structures which makes them willingly undertake arduous journeys to reach these humble destinations- all add up to make temples intriguing structures for researchers and scholars worldwide. But that is far from what temples were meant for, and from what they have come to be.
Humans have a natural tendency to ‘look at the bigger picture’, to believe in something beyond the self. Abraham Maslow, one of the founders of human psychology, called it the level of ‘self-transcendence’ and placed it on top of his ‘Hierarchy of human needs’, after self-actualization. Self-transcendence involves services to others or devotion to an ideal or religious faith.
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