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