Art and Symbolism in India

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1. What are the male and female names of the standing sculptures from the late Mauryan period? Yakshi or Yaksha Patna or Patni Chunar or Chunok Agnar or Agni

2. Vishnu is often seated on nagas. What are they? horses cows elephants serpents

3. Old Hindu places of worship have a distinctive chaitya. What is the chaitya? Hall Altar Aisle Facade

4. The Buddha is often depicted in numerous birth stories or previous existences. What are these stories called? aktis karmas jatakas bodhis

5. What does the bodhi tree represent? spirtualism death love enlightenment

6. What does a stupa represent? great release great leader great love great harmony

7. What does a vacant umbrella over a vacant space mean? holy devotion holy cow! holy establishment holy presence

8. The Buddha is sometimes seen turning a wheel. What does the wheel represent? law knowledge science history

9. One popular kind of sculptural depiction in India is of a woman who can by the mere touch of her foot cause a tree to bloom. By what name is she called? balarama makarajakata shalabhanjika vahanas

10. What does a dot between the eyebrows, called an urna, represent? mark of the brahman class eye of spiritual affection eye of spiritual wisdom evil eye