indian

Question 1

urna

Answer 1

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

Question 2

usnisha

Answer 2

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

Question 3

sanghati

Answer 3

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

Question 4

mudra

Answer 4

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

Question 5

stupa

Answer 5

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

Question 6

dharma

Answer 6

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

Question 7

kharma

Answer 7

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

Question 8

samsara

Answer 8

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

Question 9

bodhisattva

Answer 9

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

Question 10

sattvic

Answer 10

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

Question 11

ragasic

Answer 11

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

Question 12

tasmasic

Answer 12

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

Question 13

chaitya hall

Answer 13

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

Question 14

jataka

Answer 14

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

Question 15

ajanta caves

Answer 15

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

Question 16

elura

Answer 16

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

Question 17

krishna

Answer 17

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

Question 18

devi

Answer 18

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

Question 19

shiva

Answer 19

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

Question 20

vishnu

Answer 20

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

Question 21

mathuran buddha

Answer 21

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

Question 22

ganharan buddha

Answer 22

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

Question 23

amaravati buddha

Answer 23

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

Question 24

rasa

Answer 24

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

Question 25

nagara

Answer 25

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

Question 26

pallava

Answer 26

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

Question 27

prana

Answer 27

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

Question 28

axis mundi

Answer 28

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

Question 29

yakshi/yaksha

Answer 29

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

Question 30

brahmin

Answer 30

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