Final Terms

Question 1

dharma

Answer 1

correct path that one seeks to live by

Question 2

mudra

Answer 2

postures of the buddha usually involving the hands

Question 3

lakshana

Answer 3

32 physical attributes of the buddha (long ears, bump on the head)

Question 4

catharsis

Answer 4

Pidian fear, pity, audience’s experience, communal purging, dealing of emotions in the conscious mind together

Question 5

stupa

Answer 5

reliquary sites of the buddha that people can worship/meditate at

Question 6

anagnorisis

Answer 6

Epiphany like, realization, recognition of what one is/has done (Oedipus has a moment of this when he realizes what he did)

Question 7

peripet

Answer 7

reversal of plot (people are trying to tell oedipus that he doesn’t wanna know)

Question 8

mythos

Answer 8

greek plot (beginning, middle, and end)

Question 9

ethos

Answer 9

greek character

Question 10

dianoia

Answer 10

thought or critical analysis of the play, philosophical basis of the story

Question 11

mimesis

Answer 11

representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature

Question 12

tessera(e)

Answer 12

tiny pieces of stone, glass, or tile that were used to create mosaics

Question 13

mandala

Answer 13

(Buddhist) representation of the cosmos, geometric patterned, supposed to contemplate/create them as a form of prayer/worship

Question 14

mandurla

Answer 14

(Byzantine) almond shaped body halo, highlights energy, power

Question 15

axis mundi

Answer 15

(Buddhist) imaginary vertical axis from earth to heaven, axis of the world, marked by rocks on temples, similar idea as the church steeple

Question 16

pantocrator

Answer 16

image of jesus, appears as the ruler of everything/world, usually looks very stern, holds bible, bearded, glum, ominous look

Question 17

brahman

Answer 17

(Indian Art) universal soul

Question 18

yakshi/yaksha

Answer 18

(female/male) (Indian art) spirits representative of fertility and production, either paintings or sculpture, sensual beings (typical)

Question 19

bodhisattva

Answer 19

highly evolved, saintly beings on the path of dharma, they could reach nirvana but choose not to so they can help those who aren’t as far

Question 20

chokra

Answer 20

swirly wheels seen in Indian art, wheels of dharma

Question 21

tipitaka

Answer 21

3 collections of texts about Buddha, Vineya Pitaka (for monks and nuns), Sutta Pitaka (10,000 teachings of Buddha divided into Jakata Tales (life of Buddha) and Samyutta Nikaya), Abhudhamma Pitaka (philosophy)

Question 22

pericope

Answer 22

building block in the literary process, building a story in chunks

Question 23

parable

Answer 23

Story with a moral point, uses language from ordinary life so it can be easily understood (ex: Jesus talking about finding the lost sheep, used agricultural language b/c he was likely talking to farmers)

Question 24

oculus

Answer 24

(etruscan) eye of the dome to let light in

Question 25

basilica

Answer 25

Roman town hall, (apse: rounded end of the building), rectangular, columns in middle lining nave (nave: central walking hallway), windows all around, aisles on either side of the nave, curved roof

Question 26

tunnel vault

Answer 26

barrel vault

Question 27

annular vault

Answer 27

full circled vault with arch, donut shape

Question 28

cross grained vault

Answer 28

the x shape at the crossing of two domed vaults

Question 29

furor/ira

Answer 29

fury, wrath, seen in the Aeneid (Hera/Juno for trojans)

Question 30

condit (condo)

Answer 30

to found, to build up a city, to dig a hole, to burry (condo=i build/dig)

Question 31

guang

Answer 31

(Shang Art) animal shaped ceremonial vessel to pour wine as an offering to ancestors or gods, piece casted

Question 32

fanding

Answer 32

(shang art) ceremonial food vessel, looks like an animal…usually a combination of animals

Question 33

bi

Answer 33

disk, represents heaven and eternity, made out of jade (sometimes stone)

Question 34

irony (verbal & dramatic)

Answer 34

Verbal: saying the opposite of what’s expected/what you mean
Dramatic: audience knows what the characters don’t