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ARH 207 Miderm1

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Rasa   aesthetic principle of Indian art  
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Veda   (lit: Knowledge) Sanskrit religious texts of the Vedic religion (early phase of Hinduism)  
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Rig Veda   the most important Veda (c. 1300 BC) containing hymns in praise of various Vedic gods  
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Surya   Vedic God of the Sun  
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Agni   Vedic God of the Fire  
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Upanishad   (from the 4th century BC) Sanskrit philosophical texts  
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Four goals of life   • Dharma: religious duty • Artha: ethical pursuit of one’s profession • Kama: familial and sexual/marital love • Moksha: liberation from rebirth  
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Dharma   religious duty (4 goals of life)  
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Artha   ethical pursuit of one’s profession (4 goals of life)  
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Kama   familial and sexual/marital love (4 goals of life)  
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Moksha   liberation from rebirth (4 goals of life)  
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Pashupati   “Lord of Cattle,” epithet of God Shiva  
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Arya   noble  
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Sanskrit   classical language of India. Ancient Indo-European language  
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Four castes   • Priest (brahman or brahmin) • Warrior (kshatriya) • Merchants (vaishya) • Labourers (shudras)  
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Siddhartha   name of the Buddha before the enlightenment  
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Maya   mother of the Buddha  
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Lumbini   place of birth of the Buddha  
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Sarnath   place of the first sermon of Buddha  
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Bodhi   enlightenment.  
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Bodhi tree   tree under which the Buddha attained the enlightenment in Bodhgaya  
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Dhamma   (also Dharma) Buddha’s doctrine  
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Samgha   Buddhist monastic community  
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Ashoka   (272 – 231 BC) Great emperor of the Maurya Dynasty  
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Pataliputra   (today’s Patna in Bihar, India) capital of the Mauryan Empire  
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Pradakshina   Circumambulatory path  
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Important parts of a stupa   • Mound • Vedika: railing • Torana: portal • Harmika: small railing enclosing the parasol on the top of a stupa  
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Vedika   railing (part of stupa)  
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Torana   portal (part of stupa)  
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Harmika   small railing enclosing the parasol on the top of a stupa (part of stupa)  
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Jataka   Tales concerning the previous lives of the Buddha  
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Brahmi script   early script of India used also by Ashoka in his edicts  
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Kharoshti script   early script of India used in the Gandhara region  
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Kanishka   great King of the Kushana Dynasty (c. 50-320 AD)  
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Iconographic features of the iconic Buddha   • Ushnisha: cranial bump • Urna: curl of hair resting between the eyebrows • Halo: sign of divinity • Mudra: position of the hands (like dharma-chakra-mudra)  
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Ushnisha   cranial bump (iconographic feature of iconic Buddha)  
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Urna   curl of hair resting between the eyebrows (iconographic feature of iconic Buddha)  
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Halo   sign of divinity (iconographic feature of iconic Buddha)  
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Mudra   position of the hands (like dharma-chakra-mudra) (iconographic feature of iconic Buddha)  
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Bodhisattva   compassionate being on the threshold of enlightenment  
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Yakshi   semi-divine female figure associated with fertility  
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Dharmachakra   wheel (chakra) of Buddhist law (dharma)  
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Chaitya   apsidal Buddhist chapel  
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Vihara   Monastic residential hall for Buddhist monks  
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Mithuna   loving couple  
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Shivalinga   aniconic or unmanifest representation of Shiva as a phallic symbol or linga  
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Shiva Ardhanarishvara   Shiva represented as half woman and half man  
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Bull Nand   Shiva’s vehicle  
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Mount Kailasa   Himalaya Mountain’s peak considered the abode of God Shiva  
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Ravana   ten-headed and twenty-armed demon of the Ramayana (Hindu Epic)  
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Puranas   (ancient writings): Sanskrit religious texts of Hinduism containing myths of various gods  
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Two great Sanskrit Epics of India   • Mahabharata: with a section called the Bhagavadgita • Ramayana: adventures of God Rama  
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Mahabharata   with a section called the Bhagavadgita (great Sanskrit of India)  
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Ramayana   adventures of God Rama (great Sanskrit of India)  
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Vaishnavism or Vaishnava tradition   cults related to god Vishnu and his avataras or incarnations (Rama, Krishna, Varaha or boar incarnation, Nara-simha or man-lion)  
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Shaivism or Shaiva tradition   cults related to god Shiva  
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Shaktism or Shakta tradition   cults related to the goddess (Shakti or Devi) in all her aspects (Kali, Lakshmi, Durga, Parvati)  
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Darshan   viewing the image of a god  
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Puja   worship  
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Garuda   Mount or vehicle of Vishnu  
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Garbha-grha   womb house, sanctum of Hindu temple  
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Mandapa   pavilion of Hindu temple  
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Nagara temple   North Indian temple • Shikhara: roof of north Indian temple • Amalaka: crowning element of shikhara  
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Shikhara   roof of north Indian temple (Nagara Temple)  
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Amalaka   crowning element of shikhara (Nagara Temple)  
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Dravida temple   South Indian temple with pyramidal roof named Vimana  
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Vimana   pyramidal roof of the South Indian temple  
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Vastu Purusha Mandala   Mystic diagram and geometric map of the cosmos used in Hindu temple architecture  
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Mahavira   founder of Jainism. Mahavira was also called Jina or “Victorious” after attaining the enlightenment  
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Kalpasutra   Jaina/Jain text narrating the lives of the Jinas  
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Important Dynasties   Shunga Dynasty: 2nd-1st century BC Satavahana Dynasty: 2nd-1st century BC – 4th AD Kushana Dynasty: c. 50-320 AD Vakataka Dynasty: 4th-5th century AD Gupta Dynasty: c. 320-647 AD  
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Shunga Dynasty   2nd-1st century BC  
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Satavahana Dynasty   2nd-1st century BC – 4th AD  
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Kushana Dynasty   c. 50-320 AD  
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Vakataka Dynasty   4th-5th century AD  
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Gupta Dynasty   c. 320-647 AD  
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