Asian Art History

Yogin

Emperor Ashoka
(262-239 BCE)

Stupa

Buddha

Bodhisattva

Mudra

Bodhi Tree
(ficus tree or ficus religiosa)

Jatakas

Yakshi

Hinduism

Shiva

Vishnu

Durga

Puja

Darsan

Ramayana

Akbarnama

Aniconism

Veda

Indra

Dhamma

Sangha

Three Jewels of Buddhism

Toranas

Tribhanga

Lakshanas

Buddha, Gandhara, Afghanistan & Pakistan, Schist, 1st - 3rd century CE

Buddha, Mathura, India, Sandstone, 2nd-3rd century CE

Usnisha

Urna

4 Great Miracles

mahaparinirvana (nirvana)

Axial principle in Hindu shrines

Dharma

Royal Patrons

Vishnu Anantasayana Relief, on south, Vishnu Temple, Deogargh, India, stone, 6th century CE