| Art History 207~~Fall 1998 |
| Terminology |
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| darwaza |
A gateway, often into a mosque.
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| deul |
The tower of the northern Hindu temple; comes to refer to the temple itself.
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| dharma |
Law; as Dharma, means Law or Truth in Theravada Buddhism.
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Dharma Chakra mudra |
The gesture of 'turning the wheel of the Law,' with hands raised to the chest and fingers as if being used for explanation
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| dhoti |
The skirt worn by men and women and usually bound at the waist by a twisted cloth.
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| dhyana mudra |
The hand gesture indicating meditation, i.e. lowered and joined in the lap.
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| Durga |
A female deity, understood as the female emanation of the combined wrath of Shiva and Vishnu; represented as a beautiful female warrior.
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| dvarapala |
A guardian figure in Buddhism and then Hinduism; comes out of folk traditions, and usually represented with weapons and with a wrathful expression.
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| Four Noble Truths |
The four basic principles, or truths, of Theravada Buddhism.
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| Ganesha |
The elephant-headed son of Shiva; a beloved god, understood as the Remover of Obstacles.
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| Gangavatarana |
The representation of the myth of the fall of the Ganges River to earth.
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| garbhagriha |
The small room for the image at the base of the shikhara or deul; means literally the 'womb.'
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| gopuram |
The gateway into a temple compound; in late South Indian temple architecture, the gopura become larger than the sanctuaries.
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| gumbad |
A dome; sometimes used to refer to a tomb.
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"History of Indian Art" (ArH 207), Fall 1998, Department of Art History, University of Oregon.