India Art

dot on buddha,denotes caste (third eye)

bump on buddha's head= wisdom

hand gestures ( not only on buddha but hindu gods)

Loving couple associated w/ buddhism

created to house remains of buddha then became commorative

serene

active

destructive

sacred hall

used for a community of monks

33 temples or caves made of volcanic rock, buddist, janist, and hindu tamples created in only 22 years

• hindu god
• youth- butter thief
• adult-lady thief
• naughty god

• red sand stone
• clinging sanghati
• large ushnisha

• made of schist
• many folds in sanghati
• form beneath fabric showed in belly
• long angular nose
• pointy chin

• heavy curves
• broad nose
• full lips
• (sensual)
• fleshy face

mother goddess of hindu

Hindu god, pressurver of life

level in society

first human representation associated with budhism

individual who could have obtained nirvana but chose to gie it up to help others

allowed for human representation

flavor or emotion being displayed

North temple

South temple

Breath of life (dance)

stories of buddha's life told via aniconic symbols mostly animals