Water supply: Did you mean...?

In The Upanishads, the connection between Atman and Brahman is spiritual. When moksha or liberation is achieved, Atman returns to the Brahman, to the source, like a drop of water returning to the ocean.

A water basin in the form of a Chinese coin, Ryoanji temple, Kyoto, Japan. The Zen Buddhist temple was first built in the 15th century CE. The basin's inscription translates as ‘Learn only satisfaction’, meaning learning should have its own...

A c. 1899 oil on canvas, Water Lily Pond, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. The Japanese garden with bridge and lily pond was purpose-built by the artist at his Giverny home, and he spent the last 20 years of...

The water channel of the Pont del Diable aqueduct, Tarraco (Tarragona), Spain. Built in the 1st century CE it is 217 m long and 27 m high.

This is an inscribed water conduit with a bung. Marble. From Beyazit, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey. Fourth century CE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Replica of a water-powered clock invented in 1433 CE by the royal scholars under the guidance of King Sejong the Great (r. 1418-1450 CE). Yeouido Park, Seoul, South Korea.

Limestone head from lion-shaped water spout, from Tell El-Dab'a, New Kingdom of Egypt, 18th Dynasty, 1450-1400 BCE. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany.

The underground channel of a qanat in the Turfan water system in the Turpan Depression of Xinjiang, China.

Cold water pool in the frigidarium (cold room) of the Roman baths at the villa at Milreu, southern Portugal. The interior of the pool is decorated with mosaics depicting fish and mussels. 4th century CE.

Made of unglazed ceramic, this top portion of a water jug depicts two Seljuk guards flanking a seated figure, possibly a sultan. Dates to the late 12th to early 13 century CE. Measures approximately 30 x 36 x 36 cm. (Brooklyn Museum, New...