Gandhara art, which is more popularly known as the Greco-Buddhist art, refers to an ancient district and culture or civilization that in one form or another existed from the 1st millennium BC till the 11th century AD. Although Gandhara went though a change in its geographical footprint over the period, its heart still lay in the valley of Peshawar. The Gandhara School of art is an art form dissimilar from the aniconic tradition of the early Indian sculptures and the tradition of Greco-Roman art; it absorbed
Graeco-Roman art in Buddhist iconography (Fisher 1993). In a region called Gandhara (now Pakistan), we could easily see these kinds of influences in stone sculptures of Bodhisattvas. In this paper, we will see a comparison between a ‘Male Head From a Relief’ from Roman period with ‘Head of Bodhisattva’ from Gandhara, Kushan Dynasty and how sculptures in Buddhism had influence of Graeco-Roman period. This influence was said to be in North-Western region, Gandhara (now Pakistan). Gandharan Buddhist iconography
until the topic is confronted unavoidably through a class or a show in a museum, which I was lucky enough to take a part of recently. Every Buddhist statue tells a story of its own. Educated person can say where the statue comes from and which time period it comes from just by looking at certain features, which proves the unique developments in eastern art, art that is so similar and different at the same time. Statues originating from same countries a lot of times are made of the same materials and
Viewing a work of art is a multidimensional phenomenon. There is the primary act of looking, wherein one sees a combination of shapes and lines and can immediately identify it as a familiar object. For example, the red, rounded figure on the table in a given painting, whose circumference lessens towards its bottoms and which protrudes a thin, brown stem from its top, is fairly quickly identifiable to the viewer as an apple. However, there is a level of looking at art that is secondary to this, which
differently everywhere because of those customs. But what most western people have no idea of is that Christmas is not the only nativity festival of a founder of a religion. It is not even the oldest nativity festival! That would be the traditional Buddhist festival of the birth of Buddha. Evidence of the birth of Buddha being celebrated goes back to the 4th century, and it is believed the festival was even celebrated before that. And just as in the western world, the festival is celebrated differently
I will be concentrating this art paper on monasteries, particularly Buddhist monasteries. Monasteries are beautiful, often very complex, buildings that comprise the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics. Monasteries generally include a place reserved for prayer such as a chapel, church, or temple. And even more particularly, I will concentrate on more of a temple rather than a monastery but one that could be considered both: the Borobudur. The Borobudur is located on the Indonesian island
with hundreds of millions of practitioners throughout the world. According to the Theravāda tradition of Buddhism, the oldest school of Buddhism, the Buddha’s teachings were first organized and officially established as a philosophy at the First Buddhist Council in the Ganges valley during the year following the death, or parinirvana, of the first Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, either 542 or 543 BCE . Buddhism gradually spread out of the Ganges and throughout India until the Mauryan Emperor Asoka the
classical civilizations. The classical Indian empires invented the dhow ship, ships of moderate to with a lateen (triangular) sail, and utilized the monsoon winds in order to sail the Indian Ocean and interact with Southeast Asia and Indonesia. The Greco-Romans heavily innovated the military field, with the chariot and use of domesticated horses, all obtained through trade and exchange on the Silk Road and Saharan routes. Classical Rome also established thousands of miles of protected roads in order
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used in festivals and religious rites for various reasons. In Buddhism, the swastika had represented eternity. It had also been mostly used in Asia through Jainism. The swastika was used in Greece through architecture, clothing, and coin design. Greco-Roman art and architecture included many connected swastika-like images as well. In Russia, the swastika had represented the Christian Slavic faith. Not only had the swastika been used in those religions and countries, but it had also been used in Finland
focuses on. The people of the Silk Road in its early decades followed many different religions. In the Middle From its origins in north eastern India, Buddhism has already spread to lands that are now Pakistan and Afghanistan by 1st century BCE. Buddhist merchants build temples and shrines along the Silk Road, spreading the faith rapidly. The essential message of Buddhism was the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. When China defeated the nomadic Xiongu and pushed Chinese military control northwest
Upon entering the Museum of Arts you turn right and enter a room that is titled the Asian Art. Once there you feel as though you have stepped into Asia and back in time to centuries long now gone. The artifact that I first took notice of was the Seated Buddha Sakyamuni since this has been an object we studied in class. The Seated Buddha is a statue and is representative of the 2nd – 3rd century. Devotion was given to Sakyamuni by the early Buddhist as a miraculous mortal teacher. (Buddha Head)
Ajanta Das, Rgst. No.: 10832 Batch: MA Semester II Subject: SAA 401; The History of Indian Art and Architecture from Protohistory to the Eighteenth century. Title: The shift from the ‘Aniconic’ to the ‘Iconic’ depiction of the Buddha in Early Indian art The shift from the ‘Aniconic’ to the ‘Iconic’ depiction of the Buddha in Early Indian art ‘Aniconic’ depiction of Buddha refers to those Buddhist images where various symbols related to Buddha’s life event were used to make his presence
China for another three centuries. Islam would be more than seven centuries in the future. The peoples of the Silk Road in its early decades followed many different religions. In the Middle East, many people worshiped the gods and goddesses of the Greco-Roman pagan pantheon. Others were followers of the old religion of Egypt, especially the cult of Isis and Osiris. Jewish merchants and other settlers had spread beyond the borders of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judea and had established their
extensive calligraphy. This is because calligraphy played a dominant role in Islamic art and was integrated into every sort of decorative scheme. The form of inscription on the Tombstone is the cursive Naskhi. The text of the Tombstone
Historians have long considered Ancient Greece to be one of the most influential societies on modern day life. Ancient Greece has inspired the modern world in five main areas: theatre, government, philosophy, art, and architecture. Theatre flourished in Greece, particularly in Athens, between c. 550 BC and c. 220 BC. During its beginnings theatrical performances were part of Dionysia, a festival held in honour of the god Dionysus. The plot of the plays was always inspired by Greek mythology, a
systems of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity in regard to their development, their basic ideology, and how their specific ideology is expressed in the arts. How, when and why these three religions developed is extremely
realized and depicted the Buddha in various ways across culture and across time, using the edict of Buddha to create an image that exemplifies his ideals about the self, based on cultural preference. From the Great Stupa conception at Sanchi to the Chan Buddhist depictions of Shakyamuni Descending the Mountain, imaginaries of the Buddha attempt to portray him in a certain light and to elicit certain emotions about his role, discipline, and feelings. Through cross-cultural mingling, the identity of the Buddha
Persian Art and Architecture Persian art and architecture works of art and structures produced in the region of Asia traditionally known as Persia */ce5/CE040345.html* and now called Iran. Bounded by fierce mountains and deserts, the high plateau of Iran has seen the flow of many migrations and the development of many cultures, all of which have added distinctive features to the many styles of Persian art and architecture. There are excellent collections of Persian art in Tehran; the Metropolitan
Impermanence and Death in Sino-Japanese Philosophical Context This paper discusses the notions of impermanence and death as treated in the Chinese and Japanese philosophical traditions, particularly in connection with the Buddhist concept of emptiness and void and the original Daoist answers to the problem. Methodological problems are mentioned and two ways of approaching the theme are proposed: the logically discursive and the meditative mystical one, with the two symbols of each, Uroboros and