ARTH 161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ganesha, Association Of Home Appliance Manufacturers, Vihara
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Lecture 1: hindu art: background, vedic religion (c. 1500-1000 bce): numerous gods and complex rituals, upanishadic religion (c. 1000-450 bce): rejection of vedic ritualism. Core upanishadic religious concepts: maya, samsara and karma (good (punya) and bad (p pa/pap m) actions, advaita and moksa/nirvana, devi (the goddess, kali, 20th century. Bronze: vishnu, shiva, and brahma, 10th century. Terms and names: asana, mudra, shakti, purusha, vahana, puja, prasad (prasada), vedas, caste system, vedanta, maya, samsara, advaita, moksha, nirvana, brahman, shava, devi, deva, lakshmi, kolam, yantra, darshan (darshana), garuda, aum (om, aham), attribute, aarti (arathi): fire/light offering, aniconic. Lecture 2: hindu art continued: shiva (siva, shiva as nataraja (lord of the dance), 12th century. Bronze: siva the great by ravi varma (1884-1906). Oil on canvas, calendar print: ardhanarisvari (androgynous form of shiva and parvati). Stone: linga with four faces of shiva. Bronze: vishnu"s avatar as the man-lion (narasimha). c. 1250. Bronze: vishnu"s avatar as krishna c. 1100-50.
