Buddhism and Hinduism Art
- Hindu Triad
- Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
- Hinduism Art
- focused on spiritual concepts
- simplicity
- lots of drawings of their gods especially Shiva
- Hinduism Architecture
- Gupta people built an iron pillar near New Delhi that was 23 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 6 tons
- Built statues and sculptures of their gods
- Stupas/architecture
- one of the oldest Buddhist examples of art and architecture
- holy monuments
- filled with sacred images, mantras, and relic of holy beings
- believed that by walking by or by looking at a stupa you will be purified of a lifetime of mistakes
- path to Enlightenment or knowledge that you receive and then with that knowledge you can help beings that are suffering
- Relic - a part of a deceased holy person body or belongings kept as an object of reverence
- Buddhism Art
- originated on the Indian subcontinent
- in India it was the age of Buddha
- the Indian artists used wood, bamboo, brick, and thatch to make their sculptures
- the human image of Buddha was very popular in the art of the Indians
- at first wasn't represented by a human form
- had a foot print, empty sear, or a stupa
- after Buddha was born art now had a human figure to sculpt
- started painting and making sculptures of him
- Buddhism changed and so did Buddha's figure
- was simple and became more complicated art
Millitary
- India Military
- used elephants, chariots, infantry, and archers in their campaigns
- in 327 bc Alexander the Great invaded and conquered parts of India
- After his death in 323 bc Seleucus gained power of India
- The Magadha King Chandragupta Maurya buys the land from Seleucus for 500 elephants
- Gupta Military
- relied a lot on archers and infantry
- were very disciplined and had good commanders
- have a prominent reputation for steel weapons
- maintained a navy so that they could use the coastal waters
- had knowledge on siege-craft, catapults and other war machines
- used a longbow very efficiently
- Mauryan Military
- had four main parts
- infantry
- cavalry
- elephants
- chariots
- had shields that were made of leather from ox hide or tiger skin
- shields of wood or metal would also be used
- used spears, maces, and swords
- were covered by gold and jewels
- used scale coats for armor in their military
- had four main parts
- Shishunaga Military
- third ruling dynasty of Magahada
- expanded to include most of Bengal
- battled all its neighbors and used weapons that they had not access to like chariots with fixed iron blades
- Nanda Military
- consisting of 200000 infantry, 80000 cavalry, 8000 chariots, 6000 war elephants
- extended from Bengal in the east to Punjab in the west and as far south as Vindhya range
- some sat they were the first empire builders in the history of India
- Defeated many
- Weapons
- War elephants - would carry extra weapons and supplies, some archers would stand on them and shoot down at the enemies
- Bamboo bow - most dominate weapon in the Indian army because of its long range and accurateness
- Indian Khanda - equal to the samurai sword and was used by cavalry
Kalidasa - is an Indian poet and author that belonged to the Guptas
Aryabhata - mathematician that began to come up with a numerical value for pi
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