Learning Unit 10: South & Southeast Asia

Ashokan Pillar. Maurya period, c. 246 BCE.

Seal Impressions (a., d. horned animal; b. buffalo; c. sacrificial rite to a goddess (?); e. yogi; f. three-headed animal.).

c. 2500–1500 BCE. Each seal approx. 1 ¼” × 1 ¼”.

South and Southeast Asia.

Southern Asia = Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Burma and Tibet are also sometimes included in the region of South Asia.Southeast Asia = countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia eg. Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Phillipines, Malaysia, etc.

Large Water Tank, Mohenjo-Daro. c. 2600–1900 BCE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdGbamPgf8o

Torso of a “Priest-King”. c. 2600–1900 BCE. Height 6 7/8”.

Torso. c. 2600–1900 BCE. Height 3 3/4”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQcHVtaEWDY&feature=plcp

Female Figure Holding a Fly-Whisk. Probably Maurya period, c. 250 BCE. Height 5’ 4 1/4”.

Yakshi = spirit associated with productive forces of nature, female beauty, abundance, good luck, etc.

Lion Capital. Maurya period, c. 250 BCE. Height 7’.

Axis mundi = joining the earth with the cosmos

Great Stupa, Sanchi. Founded 3rd century BCE, enlarged c. 150–50 BCE.

Relief from East Gateway of the Great Stupa, Sanchi. Early Andhra period, mid 1st century BCE.

Yakshi Bracket Figure. Height approx. 60”.

Stupa; Southern-Style Temple; Northern-Style Temple (Line Drawings).

Chaitya Hall, Karle. 1st century BCE–1st century CE.

Standing Buddha. Kushan period, c. 2nd–3rd century CE. Height 7’ 6”.

Gandhara Style = Hellenistic Style

Mudras.

Buddha and Attendants. Kushan period, c. late 1st–early 2nd century CE. Height 27 1/4”.

Siddhartha in the Palace. Later Andhra period, c. 3rd century CE.

Standing Buddha. Gupta period, 474 CE. Height 6’ 4”.

Standing Buddha. c. 5th century CE.

Bamiyan Buddhas = Iconoclasm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aElJmNYkmG8

Bodhisattva. Vakataka Dynasty, c. 475 CE.

Vishnu Temple, Deogarh. Gupta Dynasty, c. 530 CE.

Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters. c. 530 CE. Height approx. 5'.

Vishnu is the second god in the Hindu triumvirate (orTrimurti). The triumvirate consists of three gods who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world. The other two gods are Brahma and Shiva.Brahma is the creator of the universe and Shiva is the destroyer. Vishnu is the preserver and protector of the universe.

Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta. Post-Gupta period, mid 6th century CE.

Eternal Shiva. Mid 6th century CE. Height approx. 11’.

Dharmaraja Ratha, Mamallapuram. Pallava period, c. mid 7th century CE.

Descent of the Ganges Relief. Pallava period, c. mid 7th century CE. Height approx. 209”.

Shiva Nataraja. Chola Dynasty, 12th century CE. Height 32”.

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho. Chandella Dynasty, c. 1000 CE.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q474V62zQ80

Erotic Couples on Wall of Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho. Height of sculptures approx. 3’ 3”.

Rajarajeshvara Temple of Shiva, Thanjavur . Chola Dynasty, 1003–1010 CE.

Rajaraja I and His Teacher. Chola Dynasty, c. 1010 CE.

Buddha Maitreya. 8th century CE. 38”, Thailand.

Buddha Shakyamuni. Mon Dvaravati period, 9th century CE. Thailand

Plan of Borobudur.

Borobudur. c. 800 CE.

Maya Riding to Lumbini.

Angkor Vat. 12th century CE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=7V3ONgMSyj8

Vishnu Churning the Ocean of Milk.

Parinirvana of the Buddha. 11th–12th century CE.