Key Terms 1
The hemispherical dome of a stupa
What is an anda?
The ritual circumambulation in a clockwise direction, so that one’s right should is always nearer the object of veneration
What is pradakshina?
Identify the following object's Title and general Date/Period (Slide 5)
Unicorn Seal
Indus Valley Civilization
5cm x 5cm
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Lomasa Rishi Cave
c. 250 BCE
Barabar Hills
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Elephanta Caves - Floorplan
Ca. 520-600 CE, Kalachuri Dynasty
Elephanta Island (near present day Mumbai)
Using a sign or symbol to indicate the presence of a figure
What is aniconism?
The sum of one's good and bad deeds
What is Karma?
Identify the following object's: Title, Date, Patron, Significance of original site of display (Slide 6)
Sarnath Lion Capital
Patron: Emperor Ashoka
C. 250 BCE
Site of the Buddha’s first sermon
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Enlightenment of the Buddha
Late 2nd - 3rd century, Kushan Period
Gray Schist
Gandhara
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The Great Penance Relief
7th century
Mamallapuram
Protuberance on the crown of a head; an attribute that marks the Buddha as a chakravartin
What is an usnisa?
Literally "wheel-turner," the title of a universal monarch/emperor whose rule is seen as unbounded; also an epithet of the Buddha
What is Chakravartin?
Identify the Title, Date, and Location of this artwork. What are the names of the figures in profile on the left and right, and what do they represent? (Slide 7)
Shiva as Maheshvara (Great Lord) / Sadashiva (Eternal Shiva) (or Mahesha-murti)
Elephanta Caves, c. mid-6th century
Left: Bhairava; ferocious aspect
Right: Parvati; gentle aspect
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Great Stupa
C. 250 BCE
Sanchi
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Kailasa Temple
Mid- to late 8th century (ca. 757–773)
Ellora
A complex term which can be used to refer to the teachings of Buddha, but was probably used by Emperor Asoka to refer to a broader sense of social ethics; often used to refer to moral duty and customary behavior.
What is Dharma/Dhamma?
Mathura and Ghandara
What are the two capitals during the Kushan Dynasty?
Who is this, and what are his incarnations called? (Slide 8)
Vishnu
Dashavataras
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Seated Buddha
Early 2nd century CE, Kushan Period
Mottled red sandstone
Mathura
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Rajarajeswara Temple
1010 CE
Tanjore
The followers of this goddess are called shakta
Who is Devi (also called Shakti)?
A Sanskrit word meaning "form, body, embodiment, incarnation, manifestation"
What is murti?
Identify the Title, Location, and Date for this object. What is the figure in the center doing? (Slide 9)
Vishnu Reclining
Deogarh Temple, ca. 530 CE
Dreaming the world into existence; murti of Vishnu (not avatar)
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Bodhisattva
First phase: 2nd century BC; Second phase: 5th century CE
Ajanta
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Udayagiri Caves (Varaha Panel)
5th century
Gupta Period