This chapter covers the religion, art and architecture of the people of South and Southeast Asia prior to 1200 CE. We will discuss the Indus Valley culture, the Vedic, Maurya, Shugas, Andhras, Kushan, Gupta, Post-Gupta, and the Bhakti Movement. We will soon explore the modern people of this region in Chapter 23. NOTE: Be prepared for some REVIEW QUESTIONS on the Chapter Test. TOPIC: ALL OF TERMINOLOGY LIST 3 We will be studying South and Southeast Asian Art after 1200 as our next topic. Feel free to scan the pages in that section and take some notes in order to get a head start.
CONCEPTS TO KNOW: Map Identification for READING QUIZ 28 (293): Regions: Waterways: Cities: Countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Himalayan Mountains Indus River, Bay of Bengal Sarnath, Sanchi, Delhi, Angkor, Borobudur Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Java Diagram Identification for READING QUIZ 29 (301): Elements of Architecture. Be able to identify three structures and label: Stupa: mast, axis mundi, umbrella, torana N-S Temple: axis mundi, shikhara, garbhagriha, mandapa, plinth S-S Temple: capstone, vimana TERMS: Chakravartin (291), Ashokan pillar (291), yogi (294), trefoil (294), samsara (295), Buddha (295), dharma (296), yakshi (296), nirvana (297), bodhisattvas (297), axis-mundi (297), abacus (297), chakras (298), linga (298), stupa (298), reliquary (299), torana (300), jataka tale (300), northern-style temple (301), southern-style temple (301), vimana (301), chaitya (302), mithuna (302), urna (303), ushnisha (303), mudras (304), garbhagriha (308), finial (308), mandapa (315) KNOW THE BASICS (location, habits, artistic traits and key pieces of study): Indus Valley Civilization (292-295): Vedic Period (295): Maurya Period (295-298): Period of Shungas and Early Andhras (198-302): Period of Kushan and Later Andhras (302-305):
Gupta Period: Post-Gupta Period: KNOW WHO THEY ARE: Ashoka (291), Shakyamuni Buddha (295), Mahavira KNOW THE BASIC TRAITS AND SYMBOLS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE HINDU GODS AND GODDESSES: Vishnu, Shiva, Devi, Brahma (298) CONCEPTS TO KNOW: Know the three major conventions of Indian art and why they are this way (292) Understand the message of the Upanishad texts (atman vs. Brahman) and how they influenced later Indian religion (295) Art and its Contexts: Buddhism (297) Art and its Contexts: Hinduism (298) Know the function of Buddhist stupas and how their design allows them to function (298-301) Elements of Architecture: Stupas and Temples (301) Know the basics of how Buddha is typically depicted in Kushan art (303) Know how the Prakhon Chai style in Thailand differs in how it depicts Buddha when compared to earlier depictions of Buddha (319) Know how the concept of multiplicity is depicted in Hindu art and architecture Know the function of large-scale Hindu temples (northern and southern style) (313-318) Know how the Bhakti movement portrays gods/human relationships (318)
LECTURE SLIDES: TITLE TIME PERIOD YEAR South and Southeast Asia Ashokan Pillar* Maurya Period 246 BCE Additional Ashokan Pillar photographs Seal Impressions Indus Valley Civilization 1500 BCE COMPARE TO: Cylinder Seal and impression Sumerian 2,550-2,400 BCE Large Water Tank Indus Valley Civilization 2600-1900 BCE Torso of a Priest-King * Indus Valley Civilization 2600-1900 BCE Torso Indus Valley Civilization 2600-1900 BCE Female Figure holding a Fly Whisk* Maurya Period? 250 BCE Lion Capital** Maurya Period 250 BCE India s flag Graphic Art Lotus flower bloom Modern photograph Elements of Architecture: Stupas and Temples* Elements of Architecture: Stupa Great Stupa, Sanchi* Andhra Period 150-50 BCE East torana, Great Stupa, Sanchi* Andhra Period 150-50 BCE Relief from East Torana, Great Stupa, Sanchi Andhra Period 150-50 BCE Yakshi Bracket Figure*, East torana, Great Stupa, Sanchi Andhra Period 150-50 BCE Additional stupa images Modern photographs Chaitya Hall*, Karle, India Andhra Period 1 st c. BCE-1 st c. CE Section drawing of Chaitya Hall, Karle, India Andhra Period 1 st c. BCE-1 st c. CE Various mithuna figures Standing Buddha, Pakistan* Kushan Period 2 nd -3 rd century Mudras Buddha and Attendants, India* Kushan Period 1 st - 2 nd century Siddhartha in the Palace, India* Later Andhra Period 3 rd century Standing Buddha, India* Gupta Period 474 CE Standing Buddha, Afghanistan 5 th century CE
Bodhisattva Vakataka Dynasty 475 CE Additional bodhisattvas Modern photography Vishnu Temple, Deogarh* Gupta Dynasty 530 CE Garbhagriha at Lakshmana Temple Khajuraho, India Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters, Deogarh* Gupta Dynasty 530 CE Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta Post-Gupta Period 6 th century Eternal Shiva*, Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta Post-Gupta Period 6 th century Dharmaraja Ratha, Mamallapuram, India Pallava Period 7 th century Descent of the Ganges, Mamallapuram, India Pallava Period 7 th century Shiva Nataraja, Tamil Nadu Chola Dynasty 12 th century Elements of Architecture: Northern-style temple Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajaraho, India Chandella Dynasty 1000 PRECURSOR: Vishnu Temple, Deogarh Gupta Dynasty 530 CE Erotic Couples, Kandariya Mahadeva Temple Chandella Dynasty 1000 Elements of Architecture: Southern-style temple Rajarajeshvara Temple of Shiva, Thanjavur, India Chola Dynasty 1003-10 Modern Hindu Temple in Delhi, India Modern photograph Modern Hindu Temple in Chicago, Illinois Modern photograph Modern Hindu Temple in Houston, Texas Modern photograph Rajaraja I and his Teacher, Temple of Shiva, India Chola Dynasty 1010 Buddha Maitreya, Thailand* Thailand-Prakhon Chai Style 8 th century Buddha Shakyamuni, Thailand Thailand-Dvaravati Style 9 th century Borobudor, Java*, Indonesia 800 CE Plan of Borobudor, Java, Indonesia 800 CE Maya Riding to Lumbini, Borobudor, Java, Indonesia 800 CE Angkor Vat*, Cambodia 12 th century Vishnu Churning the Ocean of Milk, Angkor Vat 12 th century Parinirvana of the Buddha, Sri Lanka 11 th - 12 th century *Possibly a slide-identification question. Know the title and time period. **Know the title, time period and YEAR.