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? Chunar or Chunok Agnar or Agni Patna or Patni Yakshi or Yaksha

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

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? karmas aktis bodhis jatakas

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

6. What does a stupa represent? great love great release great leader 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? eye of spiritual affection eye of spiritual wisdom evil eye mark of the brahman class