indian Flashcards

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urna

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1) a dot that denotes class
2) symbol worn by Buddha
3) represents his princely origins
4) seen on hindu deities
5) seen on Bodhisattvas

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usnisha

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1) bump of holy wisdom
2) means to diversify the image of icon
3) pin curls (mathuran)
4) too knot (gandharan)
5) a reference to enlightenment

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3
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sanghati

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1) monk’s robe
2) used to distinguish sculptural buddhist style
3) amarvati: flowing
4) ganharan: form fitting
5) mathuran: floating

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mudra

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1) hand gestures
2) symbolic of purpose
3) seen in buddhism
4) seen in hinduism
5) common mudra: pause and pray

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5
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stupa

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1) burial place of buddha
2) ashoka built 84,000
3) found in chaitya halls
4) found outdoors
5) used as place of meditation

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dharma

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1) duties of caste
2) associated with hinduism
3) associated with kharma
4) associated with samsara
5) ulitized in practice of puja

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kharma

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1) law of cause and effect
2) associated with hinduism
3) associated with dharma
4) associated with samsara
5) ulitized in practice of puja

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samsara

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1) reincarnation
2) associated with hinduism
3) associated with kharma
4) associated with dharma
5) ulitized in practice of puja

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9
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bodhisattva

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1) stems from mayahana buddhism
2) a buddha to be
3) stays to help attain buddhahood
4) wears material possessions
5) popularized in Ganharan school

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10
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sattvic

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1) serene
2) hindu construct
3) aspect of a god
4) granual focus
5) related to puja

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ragasic

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1) active
2) hindu construct
3) aspect of a god
4) granual focus
5) related to puja

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12
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tasmasic

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1) destructive
2) hindu construct
3) aspect of a god
4) granual focus
5) related to puja

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chaitya hall

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1) sacred place
2) popularized during Shunga
3) holds a stupa
4) open floor plan
5) congregation area

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14
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jataka

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1) stories of the Buddha’s life
2) focus on aniconic imagery
3) found on railings of stupa
4) emphasis on animals
5) includes yakshis and yakshas

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15
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ajanta caves

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1) 29 caves
2) chaitya hall has open floor plan
3) focus on buddhist faith
4) renowed for painting
5) pink elephant

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16
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elura

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1) hindu temple
2) volcanic rock
3) southern style
4) dedicated to shiva
5) horizontal emphasis

17
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krishna

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1) vishnu avatar
2) hindu
3) related to puja
4) must have image
5) worshippers enact darshan

18
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devi

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1) mother goddess
2) hindu
3) related to puja
4) must have image
5) worshippers enact darshan

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shiva

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1) the creator and destroyer
2) hindu
3) related to puja
4) must have image
5) worshippers enact darshan

20
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vishnu

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1) the preserver
2) hindu
3) related to puja
4) must have image
5) worshippers enact darshan

21
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mathuran buddha

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1) middle india
2) red sandstone
3) flowing sanghati - hot climate
4) fleshy figure
5) pin curls

22
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ganharan buddha

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1) roman-greco influence
2) pronouced usnisha
3) blue-grey schist stone
4) roman nose
5) northern india

23
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amaravati buddha

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1) first time we “see” buddha
2) usnisha of pin curls
3) fleshy
4) made of marble
4) southern coast

24
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rasa

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1) flavor
2) associated with rajput painting
3) associated with chosen color
4) relates to mood and emotion
5) colors are symbolic

25
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nagara

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1) hinduism
2) northern style
3) seen in temples
4) emphasis on vertical design
5) axis mundi

26
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pallava

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1) hinduism
2) southern style
3) seen in temples
4) emphasis on horizontal design
5) axis mundi

27
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prana

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1) breath of life
2) indigenous to indian sculptures
3) associated with belly button
4) seen in buddhist + hindu art
5) sacred

28
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axis mundi

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1) line that connects mortal world to heavens
2) found in ashokan pillars
3) symbolic of buddha
4) symbloic of hindusim
5) center of religious structures

29
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yakshi/yaksha

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1) aniconic image of buddha
2) dravidian nature spirit evolution
3) symbol of fertility
4) associated with devi
5) seen ar outdoor stupas

30
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brahmin

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1) priestly cast
2) becomes hinduism
3) associated with vedic text
4) brahma
5) hindu god the creator