indian empire
- mathematics
- great indian mathematician named aryabhata created pi to 4 places, calculated solar year to near accuracy
- astronomy
- gupta made great advancements but lacked modern telescopes.
- first to discover 7 planets in solar system
- medicine
- developed technique of inoculation
- injecting small dose of virus to help build immunity
- literature
- developed in madurai in 100 AD, still over 2000 poems from there today
- dances based on dance technique from this time
- literature written in sanskirt, aryan language
- performing arts
- arts of this time were religious
- work is still admired today
- vedas was recited and performed for concerts
- aryabhata
- first in mathmatics/astronomy
- most famous work was aryabhatiya
- born in bihar india
- author of mathmatics and astronomy in his time
- created algebra
buddhism
- art of asia
- often portrays buddha or potential buddhists
- stupa- mound like structure used by buddhists as a place for meditation, also placed ashes of dead on stupa
hinduism
- hindu gods were common in art
- art of india
- used to invoke spirituality
contrast
- subject matter was the only difference between the art
- beliefs had little influence on indian artistic styles
compare
- same artists created both buddhist and hindu art
- both traditions sacred art often takes place in a mandala or circle formation
hinduism
- Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
- three gods of hindu triumverate
- Vishnu preserves universe
- Shiva tries to destroy world in order to re create it
- Brahma created world and animals
- some animals are thought to be holy in hinduism
- cows, milk used for worship
- peacocks, mice. sons of shiva ride them
- has no founder, based of multiple traditions
- one of oldest living religions in the world
- believe in karma
- reincarnation
- worship in temple
paladosis- poet and writer in gupta empire
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