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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Greco-Buddhist art | | | |  Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhism - Greco-Buddhism and the WestIn the direction of the West, the Greco-Buddhist syncretism may also have had some formative influence on the religions of the Mediterranean Basin.
Greco-Buddhism - Exchanges.
Intense westward physical exchange at that time along the Silk Road is confirmed by the Roman craze for silk from the 1st century BCE to the point that the Senate issued, in vain, several edicts to prohibit the wearing of silk, on economic and moral grounds. This is attested by at least three significant authors:
Strabo (64/ 63 BCE–c. 24 CE).
Seneca the Younger (c. ...
See also:Greco-Buddhism, Greco-Buddhism - Historical outline, Greco-Buddhism - Religious interactions, Greco-Buddhism - Alexander the Great in Bactria and India 331-325, Greco-Buddhism - The Mauryan empire 322–183 BCE, Greco-Buddhism - The Greek presence in Bactria 325 to 125 BCE, Greco-Buddhism - The Indo-Greek kingdom and Buddhism 180 BCE –10 CE, Greco-Buddhism - The Kushan empire 1st–3rd century CE, Greco-Buddhism - Artistic influences, Greco-Buddhism - The anthropomorphic representation of the Buddha, Greco-Buddhism - A Hellenized Buddhist pantheon, Greco-Buddhism - Greco-Buddhism and the rise of the Mahayana, Greco-Buddhism - Conceptual influences, Greco-Buddhism - Gandharan proselytism, Greco-Buddhism - Intellectual influences in Asia, Greco-Buddhism - Greco-Buddhism and the West, Greco-Buddhism - Exchanges, Greco-Buddhism - Religious influences, Greco-Buddhism - Notes Read more here: » Greco-Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhism - Greco-Buddhism and the West |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism Cultural exchanges also flourished, encouraging the development of Greco-Buddhism, a fusion of Hellenistic and Buddhist cultural elements, that was to expand into central and northern Asia as Mahayana Buddhism.
Kanishka is renowned in Buddhist tradition for having convened a great Buddhist council in Kashmir. This council is attributed with having marked the official beginning of the pantheistic Mahayana Buddhism and its schism with Nikaya Buddhism. Kanishka also had the original Gandhari vernacular, or Prakrit, Mahayana Buddhist text ...
See also:Kushan Empire, Kushan Empire - Origins, Kushan Empire - A multi-cultural Empire, Kushan Empire - Heraios 1-30 CE, Kushan Empire - Kujula Kadphises 30-80 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Taktu 80-105 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Kadphises 105-127 CE, Kushan Empire - Kanishka I 127-147 CE, Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism, Kushan Empire - Depiction of Kushan devotees in the art of Gandhara, Kushan Empire - Contacts with Rome, Kushan Empire - Contacts with China, Kushan Empire - Decline, Kushan Empire - Main Kushan rulers Read more here: » Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia II - Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present Anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha started to emerge from the 1st century CE in northern India. The two main centers of creation have been identified as Gandhara in today’s Punjab, in Pakistan, and the region of Mathura, in central northern India.
The art of Gandhara benefited from centuries of interaction with Greek culture since the conquests of Alexander the Great in 332 BCE and the subsequent establishment of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek Kingdoms, leading to the development of Greco-Buddhist art. Gandharan Buddhi ...
See also:Buddhist art, Buddhist art - Aniconic phase 5th century - 1st century BCE, Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present, Buddhist art - Northern Buddhist art, Buddhist art - Afghanistan, Buddhist art - Central Asia, Buddhist art - China, Buddhist art - Korea, Buddhist art - Japan, Buddhist art - Tibet and Bhutan, Buddhist art - Vietnam, Buddhist art - Southern Buddhist art, Buddhist art - Burma, Buddhist art - Cambodia, Buddhist art - Thailand, Buddhist art - Indonesia Read more here: » Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present |
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| | | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Art of Ancient Egypt - Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Art
Art of Ancient Egypt - Middle Kingdom.
Art of Ancient Egypt - The Amarna period.
Main Article : Amarna art
During the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt the Pharaoh Akhenaten took the throne and abolished the traditional polytheism. He formed a monotheistic religion based on the worship of Aten, a sun god. Artistic change followed political upheaval. A new style of art was introduced that was more naturalistic than the styliz ...
See also:Art of Ancient Egypt, Art of Ancient Egypt - Character and style, Art of Ancient Egypt - Periods, Art of Ancient Egypt - Symbolism, Art of Ancient Egypt - Art forms, Art of Ancient Egypt - Architecture, Art of Ancient Egypt - Papyrus, Art of Ancient Egypt - Pottery, Art of Ancient Egypt - Statues, Art of Ancient Egypt - Hieroglyphics, Art of Ancient Egypt - Literature, Art of Ancient Egypt - Paintings, Art of Ancient Egypt - Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Art, Art of Ancient Egypt - Middle Kingdom, Art of Ancient Egypt - The Amarna period, Art of Ancient Egypt - Late Period, Art of Ancient Egypt - Greco-Roman Period, Art of Ancient Egypt - External link Read more here: » Art of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia II - Art of Ancient Egypt - Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Art |
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| | | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Gandhara - Gandharan art Gandhāra is noted for the distinctive Gandhāra style of Buddhist art, a consequence of the Greco-Buddhist syncretism which fused Indian influences with Hellenistic influences during the centuries following Alexander the Great's conquest of Central Asia in 334 BCE. The Gandhāran style flourished beginning in the 1st century CE under the Kushan dynasty until the invasion of the White Huns in the 5th century.
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Female spouted figure, terracotta, ...
See also:Gandhara, Gandhara - Geography, Gandhara - Ancient Gandhara, Gandhara - Persian rule, Gandhara - Gandhara under the Mauryas, Gandhara - Gandhara under Greek rule, Gandhara - Language, Gandhara - Gandharan proselytism, Gandhara - Gandharan art, Gandhara - Timeline, Gandhara - External link Read more here: » Gandhara: Encyclopedia II - Gandhara - Gandharan art |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Art of Ancient Egypt - Art forms Ancient Egyptian art forms are characterized by regularity and detailed depiction of human beings and the nature, and, were intended to provide company to the deceased in the “other world”. Artists’ endeavored to preserve everything of the present time as clearly and permanently as possible. Completeness took precedence over prettiness. Some art forms present an extraordinarily vivid representation of the time and the life, as the ancient ...
See also:Art of Ancient Egypt, Art of Ancient Egypt - Character and style, Art of Ancient Egypt - Periods, Art of Ancient Egypt - Symbolism, Art of Ancient Egypt - Art forms, Art of Ancient Egypt - Architecture, Art of Ancient Egypt - Papyrus, Art of Ancient Egypt - Pottery, Art of Ancient Egypt - Statues, Art of Ancient Egypt - Hieroglyphics, Art of Ancient Egypt - Literature, Art of Ancient Egypt - Paintings, Art of Ancient Egypt - Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Art, Art of Ancient Egypt - Middle Kingdom, Art of Ancient Egypt - The Amarna period, Art of Ancient Egypt - Late Period, Art of Ancient Egypt - Greco-Roman Period, Art of Ancient Egypt - External link Read more here: » Art of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia II - Art of Ancient Egypt - Art forms |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Art of Ancient Egypt - Paintings Ancient Egyptian paintings survived due to the extremely dry climate. The ancient Egyptians created paintings to make the afterlife of the deceased a pleasant place. Accordingly, beautiful paintings were created. The themes included journey through the afterworld or their protective deities introducing the deceased to the gods of the underworld. Some examples of such paintings are paintings of Osiris and Warriors.
Some tomb paintings show activities that the deceased were involved in when they wer ...
See also:Art of Ancient Egypt, Art of Ancient Egypt - Character and style, Art of Ancient Egypt - Periods, Art of Ancient Egypt - Symbolism, Art of Ancient Egypt - Art forms, Art of Ancient Egypt - Architecture, Art of Ancient Egypt - Papyrus, Art of Ancient Egypt - Pottery, Art of Ancient Egypt - Statues, Art of Ancient Egypt - Hieroglyphics, Art of Ancient Egypt - Literature, Art of Ancient Egypt - Paintings, Art of Ancient Egypt - Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Art, Art of Ancient Egypt - Middle Kingdom, Art of Ancient Egypt - The Amarna period, Art of Ancient Egypt - Late Period, Art of Ancient Egypt - Greco-Roman Period, Art of Ancient Egypt - External link Read more here: » Art of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia II - Art of Ancient Egypt - Paintings |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Gandhara - Gandhara under Greek rule The decline of the Empire left the sub-continent open to Greco-Bactrian expansion. Southern Afghanistan was absorbed by Demetrius of Bactria in 180 BCE, following his campaign against King Subhagasena. This was eventually followed by gains made along, or possibly past, the trans-Indus by Menander, apparently as far as Pataliputra (Patna in Bihar). Under the Greeks, the region became famous for its hybrid artistic styles of Greco-Buddhist art, which incorporated Greek, Hindu and Buddhist motifs. Indeed, the Greeks appeared to have built upon ...
See also:Gandhara, Gandhara - Geography, Gandhara - Ancient Gandhara, Gandhara - Persian rule, Gandhara - Gandhara under the Mauryas, Gandhara - Gandhara under Greek rule, Gandhara - Language, Gandhara - Gandharan proselytism, Gandhara - Gandharan art, Gandhara - Timeline, Gandhara - External link Read more here: » Gandhara: Encyclopedia II - Gandhara - Gandhara under Greek rule |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Art of Ancient Egypt - Character and style Homeometric regularity, keen observation and exact representation of actual life and nature, and strict conformity to a set of rules regarding representation of three dimensional forms dominated the character and style of the art of ancient Egypt. Completeness and exactness were preferred to prettiness and cosmetic representation.
Because of the highly religious nature of Ancient Egyptian civilization, many of the great works of Ancient Egypt depict gods, goddesses, and Pharaohs, who were also considered divine. Ancient Egyptian art i ...
See also:Art of Ancient Egypt, Art of Ancient Egypt - Character and style, Art of Ancient Egypt - Periods, Art of Ancient Egypt - Symbolism, Art of Ancient Egypt - Art forms, Art of Ancient Egypt - Architecture, Art of Ancient Egypt - Papyrus, Art of Ancient Egypt - Pottery, Art of Ancient Egypt - Statues, Art of Ancient Egypt - Hieroglyphics, Art of Ancient Egypt - Literature, Art of Ancient Egypt - Paintings, Art of Ancient Egypt - Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Art, Art of Ancient Egypt - Middle Kingdom, Art of Ancient Egypt - The Amarna period, Art of Ancient Egypt - Late Period, Art of Ancient Egypt - Greco-Roman Period, Art of Ancient Egypt - External link Read more here: » Art of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia II - Art of Ancient Egypt - Character and style |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Ai-Khanoum - Significance The findings are of considerable importance, as no known remain of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek civilizations had been uncovered in the East (beyond the abundant coinage) until this discovery, leading some to speak about a "Bactrian mirage".
This discovery gives a new perspective on the influence of Greek culture in the East, and reafirms the influence of the Greeks on the development of Greco-Buddhist art.
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See also:Ai-Khanoum, Ai-Khanoum - Strategic location, Ai-Khanoum - A Greek city in Bactria, Ai-Khanoum - Architecture, Ai-Khanoum - Sculptural remains, Ai-Khanoum - Epigraphic remains, Ai-Khanoum - Artifacts, Ai-Khanoum - Nomadic invasions, Ai-Khanoum - Significance, Ai-Khanoum - Notes Read more here: » Ai-Khanoum: Encyclopedia II - Ai-Khanoum - Significance |
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| | | | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Maitreya - General description Maitreya is typically pictured seated, with both feet on the ground, indicating that he has not yet completed ascending his throne. He is dressed in the clothes of either a Bhiksu or Indian royalty. As a Bodhisattva, he would usually be standing, and dressed in jewels. Usually he wears a small stupa in his headdress, and could be holding a chakra wheel resting a lotus. A scarf is always tied around his waist.
In the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, in the first centuries CE in northern India, Maitreya is represented as a Central Asian or northern Indian ...
See also:Maitreya, Maitreya - Characteristics, Maitreya - General description, Maitreya - Maitreya's Tusita Heaven, Maitreya - The arrival of Maitreya, Maitreya - Origins, Maitreya - Maitreya claimants, Maitreya - Non-Buddhist views Read more here: » Maitreya: Encyclopedia II - Maitreya - General description |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Kanishka - Kanishka and Buddhism Kanishka's reputation in Buddhist tradition is based mainly on his having convened the 4th Buddhist Council in Kashmir. This council is attributed with having encouraged the spread of Mahayana Buddhism.
He provided encouragement to both the Gandhara school of Greco-Buddhist Art and the Mathura school of Hindu art (An inescapable religious syncretism pervades Kushana rule). Kanishka personally seems to have embr ...
See also:Kanishka, Kanishka - A great Kushan king, Kanishka - Conquests in India and Central Asia, Kanishka - Kanishka's coinage, Kanishka - Hellenistic phase, Kanishka - Iranian/Indian phase, Kanishka - Kanishka and Buddhism, Kanishka - Buddhist coinage, Kanishka - Kanishka casket, Kanishka - Transmission of Buddhism to China, Kanishka - Notes Read more here: » Kanishka: Encyclopedia II - Kanishka - Kanishka and Buddhism |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism - Buddhism after the Buddha Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Ashoka converted to it and actively supported it. His promotion led to construction of Buddhist religious sites and missionary efforts that spread the faith into the countries listed at the beginning of the article.
From the 1st century BCE Buddhism started to emerge, receiving influences "from popular Hindu devotional cults (bhakti), Persian and Greco-Roman theologies which filtered into India from the northwest" (Tom Lowenstein, p63). Some of these influences appear on the artistic plane with the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara. Mahayan ...
See also:Buddhism, Buddhism - What is a Buddha?, Buddhism - Origins, Buddhism - Principles of Buddhism, Buddhism - The Three Marks of Existence, Buddhism - The Four Noble Truths, Buddhism - The Noble Eightfold Path, Buddhism - Practices of Buddhism, Buddhism - Refuge in The Three Jewels, Buddhism - The Five Precepts, Buddhism - Meditation, Buddhism - Buddha-dhatu Buddha-Principle Buddha-nature, Buddhism - Other principles and practices, Buddhism - Vegetarianism, Buddhism - Buddhist religious philosophy and branches, Buddhism - Buddhism after the Buddha, Buddhism - Principal schools of Buddhist philosophy, Buddhism - Scriptures, Buddhism - Relations with other Eastern faiths, Buddhism - Buddhism in the modern world, Buddhism - Buddhism and the West, Buddhism - Buddhism, Buddhism - Related systems and religions, Buddhism - References and Links, Buddhism - References, Buddhism - Footnotes, Buddhism - External links Read more here: » Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism - Buddhism after the Buddha |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Gandhara - Gandharan art Gandhāra is noted for the distinctive Gandhāra style of Buddhist art, a consequence of merger of Greek, Syrian, Persian and Indian art traditions. It was Parthian Period(50BC – 75AD) when we see development of Gandhara School of Art. Gandhāran style flourished beginning in the 1st century CE under the Kushan dynasty until the invasion of the White Huns in the 5th century.
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Female spouted figure, terracotta, Charsadda, Gandhara, 3rd-1st century BCE.
Mother Goddess (fertility divinity), derived from the Indus Valley tradition, terraco ...
See also:Gandhara, Gandhara - Geography, Gandhara - Ancient Gandhara, Gandhara - Pre Historic Period, Gandhara - Pushkalavati & Prayag, Gandhara - City of Taxila, Gandhara - Persian rule, Gandhara - Gandhara under the Mauryas, Gandhara - Gandhara under Graeco Bactrians Sakas and Indo-Parthinas, Gandhara - The Golden Age of Kushans Rule, Gandhara - Gandhara after Huns Invasion, Gandhara - Gandhara under Turkshahi & Hindushahi, Gandhara - End of Gandhara, Gandhara - Language, Gandhara - Gandharan proselytism, Gandhara - Gandharan art, Gandhara - Timeline, Gandhara - External link Read more here: » Gandhara: Encyclopedia II - Gandhara - Gandharan art |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - History of Buddhism - Expansion of Buddhism to the West After the Classical encounters between Buddhism and the West recorded in Greco-Buddhist art, information and legends about Buddhism seem to have reached the West sporadically. During the 8th century, Buddhist Jataka stories were translated into Syriac and Arabic as Kalilag and Damnag. An account of Buddha's life was translated in to Greek by John of Damascus, and widely circulated to Christians as the story of Barlaam and Josaphat. By the 1300s this s ...
See also:History of Buddhism, History of Buddhism - Life of the Buddha, History of Buddhism - Early Buddhism, History of Buddhism - 1st Buddhist council 5th c. BCE, History of Buddhism - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BCE, History of Buddhism - Ashokan proselytism c. 260 BCE, History of Buddhism - 3rd Buddhist council c.250 BCE, History of Buddhism - Hellenistic world, History of Buddhism - Asian expansion, History of Buddhism - Sunga persecutions 2nd–1st c.BCE, History of Buddhism - Greco-Buddhist interaction 2nd c. BCE–1st c. CE, History of Buddhism - Rise of Mahayana 1st c.BCE–2nd c.CE, History of Buddhism - Mahayana expansion 1st c.CE–10th c.CE, History of Buddhism - India, History of Buddhism - Central and Northern Asia, History of Buddhism - South-East Asia, History of Buddhism - Emergence of the Vajrayana 5th century, History of Buddhism - Theravada Renaissance 11th century CE—, History of Buddhism - Expansion of Buddhism to the West, History of Buddhism - Notes Read more here: » History of Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - History of Buddhism - Expansion of Buddhism to the West |
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| | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Gandhara - Gandhara under Graeco Bactrians Sakas and Indo-Parthinas The decline of the Empire left the sub-continent open to Greco-Bactrian expansion. Southern Afghanistan was absorbed by Demetrius of Bactria in 180 BCE. Round about 185BC, Demetrius, King of Bactria invaded and conquered Gandhara and the Punjab. Later, wars between different groups of Greek settlers of Bactria, resulted independence of Gandhara from Bactria. Menander was the most famous king. He ruled from Taxila and later from Sagala (Sialkot). He rebuilt Taxila (Sirkup) and Pushkalavati. He became Buddhist and remembered in Buddhists records ...
See also:Gandhara, Gandhara - Geography, Gandhara - Ancient Gandhara, Gandhara - Pre Historic Period, Gandhara - Pushkalavati & Prayag, Gandhara - City of Taxila, Gandhara - Persian rule, Gandhara - Gandhara under the Mauryas, Gandhara - Gandhara under Graeco Bactrians Sakas and Indo-Parthinas, Gandhara - The Golden Age of Kushans Rule, Gandhara - Gandhara after Huns Invasion, Gandhara - Gandhara under Turkshahi & Hindushahi, Gandhara - End of Gandhara, Gandhara - Language, Gandhara - Gandharan proselytism, Gandhara - Gandharan art, Gandhara - Timeline, Gandhara - External link Read more here: » Gandhara: Encyclopedia II - Gandhara - Gandhara under Graeco Bactrians Sakas and Indo-Parthinas |
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| | | | | | Greco-Buddhist art: Encyclopedia II - Silk Road - Artistic transmission on the Silk Road Many artistic influences transited along the Silk Road, especially through the Central Asia, where Hellenistic, Iranian, Indian and Chinese influence were able to intermix. In particular Greco-Buddhist art represent one of the most vivid examples of this interaction.
The image of the Buddha, originating during the 1st century CE in northern India (areas of Gandhara and Mathura) was transmitted progressively through Central Asia and China until it reached Korea in the 4th century CE and Japan in the 6th century CE. However the ...
See also:Silk Road, Silk Road - Origins, Silk Road - Cross-continental travel, Silk Road - Ancient transport, Silk Road - Egyptian maritime trade, Silk Road - British tin, Silk Road - Chinese and Central Asian contacts, Silk Road - Persian Royal Road, Silk Road - Roman and Egyptian transatlantic voyages, Silk Road - Hellenistic conquests, Silk Road - Chinese exploration of Central Asia, Silk Road - Zhang Qian 138-126 BCE, Silk Road - Ban Chao 97-102 CE, Silk Road - The Roman Empire and silk, Silk Road - Central Asian commercial & cultural exchanges, Silk Road - Artistic transmission on the Silk Road, Silk Road - Mongol era, Silk Road - Technological transfer to the West, Silk Road - Disintegration, Silk Road - The great explorers: Europe reaching for Asia, Silk Road - External links, Silk Road - Notes Read more here: » Silk Road: Encyclopedia II - Silk Road - Artistic transmission on the Silk Road |
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