Indian art
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bodhisattva | a Buddhist deity who refrains from entering nirvana to help others |
| Buddha | a fully enlightened being being, Siddhartha is the most famous one |
| Chaitya | a rock cut Buddhist shrine in basilican form with a stupa at the endpoint |
| Mudra | a symbolic hand gesture in Hindu and Buddhist art |
| Nirvana | an afterlife in which reincarnation ends and the soul becomes one with the supreme spirit |
| Shiva | the Hindu god of creation and destruction |
| stupa | a dome-shaped Buddhist shrine |
| Torana | a gateway near a stupa that has two upright posts and three horizontal lintels |
| Urna | a circle of hair on the brows of a buddha figure |
| Ushnisha | a protrusion at the top of the head or the top knot of a Buddha |
| wat | a Buddhist or Hindu monastery or temple in Cambodia |
| Yakshi | female figure of fertility in Buddhist and Hindu art |
| Lion | a symbol of buddha's royalty |
| Wheel | a symbol of Buddha's law |
| Lotus | a symbol of Buddha's pure nature |
| Columns surrounded by a wheel | a symbol of Buddha's teaching |
| empty throne | a symbol of Buddha or his presence |
| predella | a lower base beneath statues of Buddha which can include donar figures or a scene from the life of the buddha |
| Lion Capital from Sarnath | Buddhist sculpture |
| Great Stupa of Sanchi | Buddhist architecture |
| Buddha Preaching the First Sermon at Sarnath | Buddhist sculpture |
| Shiva Nataraja | Hindu Sculpture |
| Angkor Wat | Hindu architecture |
| Hindu painting composition | crowded and colorful |
| Hindu painting perspective | tilted up to see the entire object |
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