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Yoga
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Method of controlling the body and
relaxing the mind used in later Indian religions to unite the practitioner to the divine. |
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Harappa
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Idealized body form shows the importance of
breath (in Yoga) by the extended suppleness of the stomach area. |
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Hinduism
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the dominant religion in India today. Hinduism includes a wide spectrum of laws based
on karma, dharma, and societal norms. It is a conglomeration of distinct intellectual/philosophical view points than a rigid common set of beliefs. There is no single founder. |
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Buddha
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a historical figure who advocated the path of
asceticism or self-discipline and self-denial, as the means to free oneself from attachments to people and possessions, thus ending rebirth. |
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Ashoka
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Ruler of the maurya dynasty, , who
converted to Buddhism and spread the Buddha’s teachings throughout South Asia |
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Pillers
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Ashoka formulated a legal code based on the Buddha’s dharma and
inscribed his laws on enormous monolithic stone columns erected throughout his kingdom. These laws were inscribed on pillars throughout the empire and in a variety of languages so all could read and understand the code and act accordingly |
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Mandala
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Sanskrit word meaning “circle”. In Hindu and Buddhist religions traditions,
mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point. |
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Jakatas
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stories of the past reincarnations of the
Buddha |
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Siddhartha
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name of the prince who later became
Buddha |
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Alexander the Great
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t in his expeditions for conquest made
incursions into this area and left a heritage of Hellenistic sculpture which the Indian artists adapted to fit the new demand for images of Buddha. |
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Gupta Period
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is
responsible for the conventional image of Buddhism. |
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Gandhara
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Buddhist iconography
and Greco-Roman style |
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Lakshana
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one of the distinguishing marks of the Buddha. The lakshanas include the urna and
ushnisha. |
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Urna
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- a knot of hair on the top of the head
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Usnisha
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- a whorl of hair, represented as a dot, between the brows
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Bodhisattva
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- In Buddhist thought, one of the host of
divinities provided to the Buddha to help him save humanity. A potential Buddha (also known as bhakti) |
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Shiva
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Lasya - the gentle form of dance associated with
the creation of the world • Tandava - the violent and dangerous dance, associated with the destruction • mudra - counterpoise of creation and destruction, |
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Vishnu
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Vishnu govern the aspects of preservation and sustenance of the universe, so he is call
“Preserver of the universe.” |
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Mughal Empire
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Mughal Propaganda: London.
Basawan - designed and drew the composition, and Chatar Muni, colored it. The young ruler viewed the episode as an allegory of his ability to govern - that is, to take charge of an unruly |
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Shapes
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defined as the areas within a
composiKon |
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Volume
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the mass or bulk of a
three-dimensional work |
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Daoism
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Laozi: Daodeijing (The Way and its Power)
stresses an intuitive awareness, nurtured by harmonious contact |
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Confucianism
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orderly and stable society, rites and ceremonies that helped unite people
venerating deceased ancestors and rulers, and adherence to traditional social relationships, such as those between parent and child, elder and younger sibling, husband and wife, or ruler and subject. interdependent relationship between the two |
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Emperor Wu
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of the Han dynasty established Confucianism as the state’s official
doctrine, thereafter, it became the primary subject of the civil service exams required for admission into and advancement within government service. |
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Shang Dynasty
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metalwork and writing developed during this period
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