| Art History 207~~Fall 1998 |
| Terminology |
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| sahn |
The courtyard of a mosque, where people gather to study and pray.
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| salabhanjika |
A yakshi who brings a tree into bloom with a kick of her foot; includes Chandra yakshi.
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| sanghati |
Monastic robe, typically a loose cloth wrapped around the body and over one shoulder.
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| Shakti |
The female principle of Energy.
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| Shakyamuni |
The name of the prince who would become the Buddha; full name = Gautama Shakyamuni.
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| shastra |
Scriptures, or texts, as the Silpa Shastras or texts encoding the tradition of temple building.
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| shikhara |
The square-based tower characteristic of a southern Hindu temple.
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| Shiva (Siva) |
One of the three main gods of Hinduism; probably quite ancient in inception, going back to his form as Rudra. Shiva is frequently represented in terms of his three main aspects: creator, maintainer, destroyer.
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| shudras |
Members of the fourth class to emerge in the Vedic period;
included labourers, servants, agriculturalists.
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| Siddhartha |
The name of the prince who would become the Buddha;
also known as Gautama Shakyamuni (Sakyamuni); born c. 556 BCE
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| Surya |
The Sun God, said to be an aspect of Shiva,
but probably goes back to a very ancient tradition;
usually represented driving his chariot through the sky.
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| stambha |
Stone pillars most closely associated with Buddhism and Ashoka's edicts.
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| stupa |
Stone mounds which came to be associated with the relics of the Buddha, and later with the relics of famous followers of Buddha; marks a sacred place in Buddhism.
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"History of Indian Art" (ArH 207), Fall 1998, Department of Art History, University of Oregon.