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Darshan
in Hinduism, the ability of a worshipper to see a deity and the deity to see the worshipper
Mudra
a symbolic hand gesture in Hindu and Buddhist art
Shikara
a bee-hive shaped tower on a Hindu temple
Ushnisha
a protrusion at the top of the head, or the top knot of a Buddha
Ashlar masonry
carefully cut and grooved stones that support a building without the use of concrete or other kinds of masonry
Bas-relief
a very shallow relief sculpture
Bodhisattva
a deity who refrains from entering nirvana to help others
Buddha
a fully enlightened being. There are many Buddhas, the most famous of whom is Sakyamuni, also known as Gautama or Siddhartha
Cella
the main room of a temple, where the god is housed
Garbha griha
a "womb chamber," the inner room in a Hindu temple that houses the god's image
Horror vacui (Latin, meaning "fear of empty spaces")
a type of artwork in which the entire surface is filled with objects, people, designs, and ornaments in a crowded and sometimes congested way
Hypostyle
a hall with a roof supported by a dense thicket of columns
Iconoclasm
the destruction of religious images that are seen as heresy
Mandorla (Italian, meaning "almond")
an almond-shaped circle of light around the figure of Christ or Buddha
Mithuna
in India, the mating of males and females in a ritualistic, symbolic or physical sense
Puja
a Hindu prayer ritual
Sakyamuni (shakyamuni)
the historical Buddha, named after the town of Sakya, Buddha's birthplace (actual historical figure)
Shiva
the Hindu god of creation and destruction
Stupa
a dome-shaped Buddhist shrine
Torana
a gateway near a stupa that has two upright posts and three horizontal lintels. They are usually elaborately carved
Urna
a circle of hair on the brows of a deity, sometimes represented as a focal point
Vairocana
the universal Buddha, a source of enlightenment; also known as the Supreme Buddha who represents "emptiness," that is, freedom from earthly matters to help achieve salvation (not the historical iteration, otherwise known as the Sakyamuni Buddha; Mahayana Buddhist ideals)
Vishnu
the Hindu god worshipped as the protector and preserver of the world
Wat
a Buddhist monastery or temple in Cambodia
Yakshi (masculine: yaksha)
female and male figures of fertility in Buddhist and Hindu art
