Indian Art Flashcards
“Harappan Torso”
c. 2000 BCE
Sandstone
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“Yakshi Holding a Fly Whisk”
c. 250 BCE
Sandstone
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“Lion Capital, Ashokan Pillar”
c. 250 BCE
Sandstone
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“Great Stupa, Sanchi”
c. 150-50 BCE
Architecture
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“East Torana of the Great Stupa, Sanchi”
c. 150-50 BCE
Sandstone
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“Standing Buddha”
2nd-3rd century CE
Schist
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“Buddha and his Attendants”
c. 100-200 CE
Sandstone
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“Vishnu Temple at Deogarth”
c. 530 CE
Architecture
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“Kandariya Mahadeva Temple”
c. 1000 CE
Architecture
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“Rajarajeshvara Temple”
c. 1010 CE
Architecture
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
“Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)”
c. 1100 CE
Bronze
Unknown Artist
Indian Art
Hinduism
A large grouping of polytheistic beliefs, some monotheistic claims
Brahma
(Creator) One of the three major deities, birth and growth
Vishnu
(Preserver) One of the three major deities, all things continuing
Buddhism
belief that we are all working towards eternal release, distracted by life and materialism, keeps all from being one
Siddartha Gautama
The Buddha, foundational figure, Hindu figure who achieved enlightenment
Chakra
(Wheel) representitive of the cyclical nature of time
Yakshi
can be guardian or evil types of figures, worshipped as helpers. Very sexual in nature and aesthetic style (Yaksha is a male figure)
Dharma
the natural order, the divinely-ordained, moral order of the universe
Karma
however you act will be reciprocated back towards you (do something bad, bad karma comes your way, do something good, good karma comes your way)
Ashoka
Indian emperor, convert of Buddhism
Axis Mundi
belief that one can either exactly or theologically locate the center of the world, the literal center and turning point of the world
Enlightenment
complete understanding of the truth of the universe
Nirvana
the moment when you cease to be yourself and become unified with everything
