MEDITATION CENTRE, SITAMARHI

SYNOPSIS

MEDITATION links our soul to the living world. Ignites freedom, inspires thoughts, instigates
emotions, snubs materialistic sphere for the un-adulteration of future.

THESIS GUIDE :- AR. ANOOP SHARMA

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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 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
FIGURE 1. MEDITATION, [source:-www.silentmotionyoga.com]
Osho and the Vipassana Centers in India acts
Meditation involves chanting, singing, dancing, on Buddhist and Hindu philosophy.
concentration and many other ways to de-
stress-lize, Buddhist consider it as a next step Meditation Centre usually consists of a
towards salvation. Meditation, as seen in playground, a hall and an auditorium.
historical context dates back to 1 century B.C in
People from different parts of world come for
India, but it was stuck to the upper class of the
retreat in the meditation Centre, the retreats are
Vedic society, which was later spread in
different courses based on the activities related
masses by the lord Buddha. Meditation style
to spiritualism and meditation.
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.
FIGURE 2. VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE , BODH
GAYA BIHAR, [source:- madhav bhardwaj]

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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.
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SITAMARHI, SITE SUITABILITY
AND JUSTIFICATION.
FIGURE 4 PAAKAR TREE IN SITAMARHI, [source:-
madhav bhardwaj]
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
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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 SITAMARHI
Centre will work as a magnet for the tourists
visiting Sitamarhi. The pious north

Gangetic plane land,

in the south of the

AIM AND OBJECTIVES.
great Himalayan
AIM :- To design a meditation
centre in Sitamarhi. range, is the birth

OBJECTIVES: - 1) to properly utilize all place of divine Maa

the available space.
Sita. The place is un-
2) to integrate the spaces
with each other. adulterated by the

polluting gases, has

rich cultural heritage

METHODOLOGY.
and was a place of
1) Synopsis.
2) Case studies will be carried out:- learning during Vedic
a) Osho Ashram, Pune
b) Meditation Centre, Bodh period.
Gaya.
c) Bodhi-Upavan in Sikkim River Lakshamana-
3) Detailed study of Meditation will be
done. often termed as River
4) Literature study will be carried out.
Lakhan-dai by the
5) Detailed requirements will be derived.
6) Future projections will be conceived. locals, is the major
7) Detailed proposals will be made.
8) Conceptual master plan will be irrigational source for
developed.
the district , it splits out
9) Different buildings in the Centre will be
developed. from River Bagmati in
10) Final master plan and buildings will be
discussed. Nepal and re-meets in

Runni-saidpur.

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