ARH-314 Mauryan and Gupta India Review

Ashoka

King of Mauryan India. Felt guilt for conquest and converted to Buddhism.

Buddhism

Religion founded by Siddhartha teaches seeking enlightenment by avoiding material things

Dharma

Buddhist moral law, Siddhartha's teaching

Stupa

Buddhist mound for meditation and relics.

Ashoka Pillar/Sramba

Columns inscribed with dharma. Often with decorative and symbolic capitals.

Axis Mundi

Symbolic connection between heaven and earth.

Gupta

4-5th century dynasty that reunified India

Hinduism

Polytheistic religion from India. Enlightenment relies on Caste system.

Mauryan

4th century BCE Indian dynasty