Maurya Empire
- Founded after the death of alexander the great
- Emporers were Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara, and Shoka Maurya
- all gained land
- 9000 elephants
- 8000 chariots
- 30000 calvary
- 750000 soldiers
Gupta Empire
- Chandra Gupta was dying and he told his son to rule the world
- his son went on an extreme military campaign
- He conquered Bengal, Nepal, Assam, Malva, and eventually ujiayini
- 500000 infantry
- 50000 calvary
- 20000 charioteers
- 10000 elepants
- Navy with more than 1200 ships
- 750000 soldiers
Buddihism
- Stupas-mound like structures
- typically the ashes of decreased
- used by buddihists as a place of meditation
- five types of stupas
- Relic-remains of buddihist leaders
- Object- objects that belonged to buddihist leaders
- commemorative- commemorative events in life of buddha and his disciples
- symbolic- symbolized aspects of buddihist theology
- votive- constucted to commemorate vistis or to gain spirtual benefits
Theravada
- oldest surviving buddihist branch
- the more conservitave of the two major traditions of buddihism
- praciticed mainly in sri lanka, burma, thailiand cambodia and laos
Buddishism
- Historians estimate that the founder of buddishism is siddhartha commonly known as buddha
- home to india people worship buddha
- buddha is reconized as being an awakeing and enlighting techer
Buddism art
- Orginated from indian subcontinent
- spread from contact with other cultures throughout asia
- influenced the development of hindu art
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