Surveying the Impact of Circular and Square Symbolical Patterns on Sacred Architecture of Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists

Among Muslim's and non Muslim's governor's way of thinking, there is a close relationship between human and cosmos. They see nature with all its beauty and grandeur affected with mysterious and sacred spirit. They also maintained that there exists a connection between the essence of human and heart of nature that can be only realized and discovered through numerical computation and geometrical patterns. This study attempts to discover how the conceptual meanings of symbolic patterns used in the sacred architecture can link human spirit to the cosmos. Historical approach, field and library research methods are employed to examine the distinctive sacred buildings of the orient. This research has used various resources to find out the harmonies between forms, colors, commonalities and conceptual meanings existed among the holy buildings of different religions. The aim of this research is to examine the impact of circular and square symbolical patterns on sacred architecture of Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists.