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Mathura vs Gondara
(notebook)
Katra Mound, Mathura
look at the symbols to say its the buddha
Bimaran Reliquary
Kanishka reliquary
Buddha vs Bodhisattva
and Bodhisattva Maitreya
(maitreya)
Birth of the Buddha images
(notebook)
Images of Kanishka from Mat (by mathura)
Wema Kadphises related to other surya images
(notebook)
(giant wine holder)
Art of Gupta India
319 - 550
weird year differences in dating Gupta era
Gupta era year 82 = BCE year 401/2
Rock Cut Sanctuary at Udayagiri (Gupta era)
Vishnu Image - Boar
Ganges and Jamuna River Reliefs
no pic
Ganesha - stands for "beginnings"
Story Durga Slaying Buffalo
(notebook)
Ajanta
200 BC - 500 AD
Chaitya hall caves
Many with images of the Buddha, especially in a giving gesture - like you'll recieve knowledge
Viharas
"a monastic enclosure edged by monks' cells
Ajanta Cave 1
argued to have mandala architype, w/ layers of importance moving to a central sacred spot where the Buddha was seated in teaching mudra
How do we know that Ajanta used the mandala?
In cave 2 there is a painting of a mandala on the cieling
Ajanta Cave 17
story of the Island of Ogresses
Elephanta local name
Gharapuri
Elephanta dating c. 500- 550
(not quite 6-9th century)
Suggests:
gold coins under the king Krishnaraja (6th)
style of inscription on base of Brahma image (9th)
inside Elephanta on South wall
left
: Shiva as half woman w/ Parvati
mid:Shiva Mahesvara
right
: Shiva with river Ganges
Author
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244802
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India Midterm 2
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midterm
Updated
2013-11-18T02:56:35Z
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