Asian Art: India, Nepal, and Tibet Vocabulary

Question 1

B.P. Mathur

Answer 1

A famous Indian architect

Question 2

Bhakti

Answer 2

Theistic (belief in one god) devotion in Hinduism

Question 3

Buddhism

Answer 3

A religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, in the sixth century BCE, and adopted as a religion by many people in Central and Eastern Asia and India

Question 4

Gandhi Bhavan

Answer 4

A modern art building in India with international style and abstract, sculptural qualities

Question 5

Hinduism

Answer 5

A diverse body of religion, philosophy, and cultural practice native to and predominant in India

Question 6

Mahayana

Answer 6

One of the major schools of Buddhism, teaching social concern and universal salvation

Question 7

Pierre Jeanneret

Answer 7

A Swiss architect that lived from 1896 to 1967

Question 8

Tangka

Answer 8

Paintings used for teaching and meditation

Question 9

The Taj Mahal

Answer 9

A mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal