| Art History 207~~Fall 1998 |
| Terminology |
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| vaishyas |
Members of the third major class to be articulated in the Vedic period; included merchants and moneyhandlers.
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| Varaha |
The Cosmic Boar, an incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu.
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| Vedanta |
A doctrine developed from the Upanishads in the first centuries of our era; includes the Brahma Sutras, the source of modern intellectual Hinduism.
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| Vedas |
The sacred texts written between c. 1500 - 1000 BCE, and in which were articulated the traditions which have come to be called Vedism and later Hinduism; gave the name to the Vedic period.
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| vedika |
The railings around the stupa; originally wood, later made from stone.
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| vihara |
Halls used for monastic communities and for communal teaching and living.
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| vimana |
The South Indian term for the tower over the temple; the same architectural element as a shikhara or deul; used often to refer to the temple itself.
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| yaksha |
Guardian of the earth or of the wealth of the earth; an earth deity. Worshipped within folk traditions during the Vedic and early Buddhist period; eventually incorporated into Buddhism (female form = yakshi).
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| yoga |
Practices by which one could gain knowledge through control of physical senses.
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| yogi |
One who practices yoga.
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| Yogishvara |
Shiva as a Yogi.
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| yoni |
A ringstone or female sign and counterpart of the linga.
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"History of Indian Art" (ArH 207), Fall 1998, Department of Art History, University of Oregon.