APAH Unit 7: Arabic and Asian Worlds (Hinduism and Buddhism)

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja). Hindu. India (Tamil Nadu). Chola Dynasty. 11th century. Cast bronze.

Lakshmana Temple. Khajuraho, India. Chandela Dynasty. 930-950CE. Sandstone.

Ankgor Wat and the city of Ankgor Thom, Cambodia. Hindu, Khmer Empire. 800-1400. Stone masonry, sand

Churning of the Ocean of Milk from Ankgor Wat.

South Gate of Ankgor Thom

Jayavarman VII as Buddha from the Bayon Temple, Ankgor Thom

Great Stupa at Sanchi. Nadhya Pradesh, India. Buddhist. Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty. 300BC-100CE. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome.

Gate to the Great Stupa at Sanchi

Buddha Statue from the Great Stupa at Sanchi.

Bamiyan Buddhas. Afghanistan. Gandharan. 400-800CE (Destroyed 2001). Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint.

Logmen Caves. Buddhist. Louyang, China. Tang Dynasty. 493-1127CE. Limestone.

Guardian deity protecting Buddhism from the Logmen Caves.

Jowo Rinpoche, enshrined in the Jokhang Temple. Buddhist. Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty. Believed to have been brought to Tibet in 641CE. Gilt metals with semiprecious stones, pearls, and paint, various offerings.

Borobudur Temple. Buddhist. Central Java, Indonesia. Sailendra Dynasty. 750-842CE. Volcanic stone masonry.

Open Stupa at Borobudur

Queen Maya Retreating to Lumbini to Give Birth to Prince Siddhartha Gautama. 8th century. From Borobudur Temple.

Todai-ji (Eastern Great Temple) complex. Buddhist. Nara, Japan. Various artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, and the Kei School. 743CE, rebuilt 1700. Wood with ceramic-tile roofing.

Gate at Todai-ji.

Bronze Buddha from Todai-ji. Bronze and wood.

Guardian Figures (Agyo and Ungyo) at Todai-ji

Ryoan-ji (The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) Complex. Buddhist. Kyoto, Japan. Muromachi Period, Japan. 1480.