ARH 382
ART OF THE SILK ROAD

WINTER 2004

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Buddhism:

Buddhist Art, Architecture, and Ritual
ChaityaA rock-cut worship hall having a horseshoe shaped entrance or window.
MudraSymbolic gesture in Buddhism.
Abhaya mudraThe "fear not" gesture. The right hand raised as if in hello, revealing the palm.
PradakshinaThe ritual circumambulation, in a clockwise direction beginning in the East, around the stupa.
Rock-cut shrineAn architectural form of early Buddhism that was carved out of the living stone.
StupaMound over relics of the Buddha's body or, in Central Asia and China, over relics from the bodies of other Buddhist 'saints.'
ToranaThe four gateways oriented to the cardinal directions and centered around a stupa.
ViharaThe monastic living quarters for Buddhist monks. Takes the plan of a squared space surrounded by cells of rooms and a big central hall.

QUIZ YOURSELF - The following are terms that appeared in today's lecture and previous lists. Try to write a definition for these terms: