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South Asian Art
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2017

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Term
murti
Definition
  • form/likeness
  • stone, wooden, terracotta image that has been embodied by the divine
Term
puja
Definition
  • intimate worship of murti
  • murti adorned with flowers, fabric, jewelry, offerings
Term
darshan
Definition
  • seeing and being seen
  • multi-sensory experience
  • "visual touching"
Term
iconography
Definition
study of symbolic meaning
Term
composition
Definition
relationship between figures/objects in a work
Term
use-context
Definition
how a piece would have been viewed/used
Term
materiality/process
Definition
how something was made
Term
style
Definition
  • appearance
  • how an artist chooses to depict a subject
Term
[image]
Definition
  • "three-parts break"
  • triple-bend posture
Term
rasa
Definition
  • juice, flavor, essence
  • originally applied to performance art
Term
rasika
Definition
  • those able to experience rasa
  • to experience, circumstances must be right
Term
bhava
Definition
mood
Term
karma
Definition
action, sum of deeds
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moksha
Definition
release from endless cycle of rebirth
Term
[image]
Definition
Great Bath
Mohenjo-Daro
Indus Valley Civilization/Harappa Period c. 2500-1900 BCE
Term
[image]
Definition
Mother Goddesses/Fertility Figures
IVC/Harappa Period c. 2300-1750 BCE
terracotta
Term
[image]
Definition
Mohenjo-Daro
IVC/Harappa Period c. 2300-1750 BCE
stone
Term
[image]
Definition
IVC/Harappa Period c. 2000-1900 BCE
white steatite
*priest? foreigner?
*trefoils seen on Mesopotamian priests
Term
[image]
Definition
Seal #420/Pashupati/Lord of the Beasts
Mohenjo-Daro
IVC/Harappa Period c. 2100-1750 BCE
steatite
Term
[image]
Definition
Stupa II
Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
c. 100 BCE
Term
[image]
Definition
Stupa I/Great Stupa
Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
c. 300 BCE-100 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Ashokan Lion Pillar
Bihar
c. 250 BCE
Term
[image]
Definition
Rampurva Bull Capital
Bihar
3rd century BCE
Polished Sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Lion Capital
Sarnath
Mauryan Period c. 250 BCE
Polished Sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Didarganj Yakshi/Chauri Bearer
Bihar
c. 300 BCE
Polished Sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Detail from North Gateway (torana) at Great Stupa
Sanchi
Mauryan Period c. 300 BCE-100 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Detail from East Gateway of the Great Stupa
Sanchi
300 BCE-100 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
The Great Departure (East Gateway of Great Stupa)
Sanchi
300 BCE-100 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Yakshi bracket figure - The Great Stupa
Sanchi
300 BCE-100 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Worship at a Stupa (Vedika Carving)
Bharhut, Madhya Pradesh
Shunga Dynasty, early 2nd cent. CE
sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Chandra Yakshi
Bharhut
Shunga Dynasty c. 100-80 BCE
Sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Nagaraja
Bharhut
Shunga Dynasty c. 100-80 BCE
Sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Greek Warrior from vedika pillar
Bharhut
c. 100-80 BCE
Sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Golden Deer Jataka Story (from vedika pillar)
Bharhut
Shunga Dynasty 100-80 BCE
Sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Monkey King Jataka
Bharhut
Shunga Dynasty 100-80 BCE
Sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Linga with Represention of Shiva (mukhalinga)
Gudimallam, Andhra Pradesh
c. 1st century BCE
stone
Term
[image]
Definition
Slab Showing Stupa with Buddha and Other Figures
Amravati, Andhra Pradesh
late 2nd/early 3rd cent. CE
white marble
Term
[image]
Definition
Drum Slab with Narrative Stupa Scene
Amravati
c. 200-240 CE
White marble
Term
[image]
Definition
Slab Showing Departure of Prince Siddhartha
Amravati
Late 2nd century CE
White marble
Term
Secret Departure of Gautama Siddhartha from His Father's Palace
Definition
Amravati
2nd cent. CE
White marble
Term
[image]
Definition
Life Events of Shakyamuni Buddha
Amravati
Late 2nd century CE
White marble
Term
[image]
Definition
Devotion to the Bodhi Tree and Vajarasana at Bodh Gaya
Amravati
Late 1st cent. BCE
Limestone
Term
Worship of Stupa
Definition
Amravati
2nd cent. BCE
Limestone
Term
Birth of Buddha
Definition
Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
2nd cent. BCE
White marble
Term
lakshanas
Definition
marks/iconographical features of Buddha (ie. soft skin, elongated earlobes)
Term
urna
Definition
tuft of hair between brows (usually a dot)
"radiating wisdom"
Term
ushnisha
Definition
topknot/"bump of knowledge"
Term
prabhavati/nimbus
Definition
halo
Term
[image]
Definition
Dharma Chakra Mudra
Turning the wheel of law/dharma
Teaching mudra
Term
[image]
Definition
Dhyana Mudra
Contemplation
Term
[image]
Definition
Anjali Mudra
Worship/prayer
Term
[image]
Definition
Abhaya Mudra
"Do Not Fear" (protection)
Term
[image]
Definition
Bhumisparsana Mudra
Touching the Earth
- Buddha calling the earth to witness his enlightenment
Term
[image]
Definition
Varada Mudra
Granting wishes/blessings
The right hand is extended in a gesture of giving
Term
[image]
Definition
Buddhist Devotees
Bharhut
Shunga Dynasty 100-80 BCE
Sandstone
Term
Tirtha
Definition
Sacred Site
Term
[image]
Definition
Birth of the Buddha
Bactro-Gandharan reigion (Pakistan)
2nd cent. CE
Schist
Term
[image]
Definition
Assault by Mara
Amravati
2nd cent. BCE
Marble
Term
Rupakaya
Definition
Buddha's physical body
Term
Dharmakaya
Definition
Buddha's teachings; "dharma body"
Term
[image]
Definition
Standing Buddha
Gandhara
Kushan Period c. 1st-3rd cent. CE
Schist
Term
[image]
Definition
Standing Bodhisattva
Gandhara
Kushan Period c. 1st-3rd cent. CE
Schist
Term
[image]
Definition
*image not exact, similar style
Seated Maitreya
Gandhara
Kushan Period c. 1st-3rd cent. CE
Schist
Term
[image]
Definition
The Life and Death of Buddha (Buddhist Frieze)
Gandhara
Kushan Period, late 2nd-early 3rd cent. CE
Schist
Term
[image]
Definition
Fasting Siddharta
Gandhara
Kushan Period
Schist
Term
[image]
Definition
Monastic Complex at Takht-i-Bahi
Gandhara
Kushan Period (reign of Kanishka, 78-144 CE)
Term
[image]
Definition
Votive Stupa
Loriyan Tangai, Bactro-Gandharan region
Kushan Period
Schist
Term
[image]
Definition
Kanishka Reliquary
Stupa at Shah-ji-ki, Dheri, Peshawar
Kushan Period (144 CE)
Metal
Term
[image]
Definition
Bhikshu Bala's Buddha
Sarnath
Kushan Period c. 123 CE
Reddish sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Mathura
Kushan Period (2nd cent. CE)
Reddish sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Kanishka
Mat shrine, Mathura
Kushan Period (2nd cent. CE)
Reddish sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Surya Clad in Northern Style
Kankali-Tila
Kushan Period
Term
ahimsa
Definition
extreme nonviolence (Jain tenant)
Term
tirthankara
Definition
"pathfinder" or Jina
Term
[image]
Definition
*not exact image
Pillar with Standing Tirthankaras
Kankali-Tila, Mathura
Kushan Period c. 255
Term
[image]
Definition
Jain Tirthankara
Mathura region
Kushan Period, c. 3rd cent. CE
Reddish sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Vimala Temple
Mount Abu
completed in 1032, rebuilt 12th cent.
Term
[image]
Definition
Jina in shrine
Vimala-Vasani Temple, Mount Abu
1150 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Monolithic image of Gommeteshvara (Bahubali)
Sravana Belgola
Ganga Period, ded. 983 CE
Gray stone
Term
[image]
Definition
Kalaka and Shaka King
Kalakacharya Jain manuscript
Western India
1400 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
*not exact image
Queen and her 14 dreams
Kalpasutra Jain manuscript
Western India
1400 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Birth of Mahavira
Kalpasutra Jain manuscript
Western India
1400 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
*not exact image
Mahavira renouncing his princely life
Kalpasutra Jain manuscript
Western India
1400 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Udayagiri
Madhya Pradesh
Gupta Period, c. 401 CE
Built by Chandragupta II
Term
[image]
Definition
Cave 5
Varaha (Vishu as Boar) rescuing Prithvi (earth goddess) from drowning
Udayagiri
Gupta Period (c. 401)
Term
[image]
Definition
Cave 6
Ganesh, Vishnu, Dwarpalas, Yakshis, Vishnu, Durga/Manisha
Udayagiri
Gupta Period
Term
[image]
Definition
Buddha panel from east side
Stupa I, Sanchi
Gupta Period, c. mid-5th cent.
Red sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Buddha Head
Mathura
Gupta Period, c. 5th cent.
Red sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Standing Buddha Offering Protection
Mathura
Gupta Period, 5th cent.
Red sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Seated Buddha
Sarnath
Gupta Period, c. 475
Buff sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Standing Buddha
Sarnath
Gupta Period, 320-647
Buff sandstone
Term
[image]
Definition
Lomas Rishi Cave
Barabar Hills
270-230 BCE
Term
[image]
Definition
Bhaja
100 BCE
Main chaitya (Cave 11)
Vihara (Cave 19)
Surya and Indra panels
Term
[image]
Definition
Mithuna Figures (Lovers)
Karle
50 BCE
Term
[image]
Definition
1st cent. BCE - 8th cent. CE
Vakataka King Harishena (r. 462-481)
Term
[image]
Definition
Cave 19
Ajanta
Vakataka Period, c. 460-478 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Cave 26
Ajanta
Vakataka Period, 5th cent. CE
*Buddha in paranirvana
Term
[image]
Definition
Cave 1
Ajanta
Vakataka Period, late-5th cent.
Fresco
*Bodhisattva Padmapani detail in upper left
Term
[image]
Definition
Elephanta
520-600 CE
Kalachuri Dynasty
Term
[image]
Definition
Shiva Carvings
Elephanta
Kalachuri Dynasty, 520-600 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Ravana Lifting Mount Kailash
Elephanta
Kalachuri Dynasty, mid-6th cent.
Term
[image]
Definition
Marriage of Shiva and Parvati
Elephanta
Kalachuri Dynasty, mid-6th cent.
Term
[image]
Definition
Nataraja
Elephanta, Cave 1
Kalachuri Period, mid-6th cent.
Term
[image]
Definition
Pashupati
Elephanta, Cave 1
Kalachuri Period, mid-6th cent.
Term
[image]
Definition
Kailasha Temple
Ellora
Rashtrakuta Dynasty 8th-10th cent. CE
Term
[image]
Definition
*not exact image
River Goddesses/Yakshi Pillars at ENTRANCE
Kailasha Temple
Ellora
8th-10th cent. CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Parasuraeshvara Temple
Odisha
7th cent. CE
Term
Shikara (Nagara)
Definition
Spires
Term
Mandapa
Definition
Entrance Porch
Term
Plinth
Definition
Platform
Term
Amalaka
Definition
"Smushed" spherical form on top of Latina super-structure
Named for amalaka flower
Term
Vimana
Definition
Shrine
Term
Latina
Definition
Super-structure
Term
Garbha Griha
Definition
Inner sanctum
"Womb chamber"
Term
[image]
Definition
Lakshmana Temple
Khajuraho
Chandella Period (Yashovarman) 954 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Mithuna Figures
Lakshmana Temple
Khajuraho
Chandella Period, 954 CE
Term
[image]
Definition
Arjun Temple
Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
Pallava Period, c. 7th cent.
Term
[image]
Definition
Draupadi Shrine
Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
Pallava Period, c. 7th cent.
Term
[image]
Definition
Descent of the Ganges OR Arjuna's Penance
Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
Chandella Period, c. 7th cent.
Term
[image]
Definition
Rajarajeshvara Temple
Tanjore, Tamil Nadu
Chola period, reign of Rajaraja I, c. 1003-10
Term
[image]
Definition
*not exact image
Shiva
Tamil Nadu
Chola Period, c. 1000 CE
Bronze
Term
[image]
Definition
Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja)
Tamil Nadu
Chola Period, c. 990 CE
Bronze
Term
[image]
Definition
Queen Sembiyan Mahadev as the Goddess Parvatii
Tamil Nadu
Chola Period, c. 990 CE
Bronze
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