Buddhist

• Buddhist artwork - originated in india where buddhism was first founded by Siddharta Gautama
• Buddhist art - flourished and even influenced the development of Hindu art, until Buddhism nearly

  disappeared in India around 10th century CE due in part

  to the vigorous expansion of Islam alongside

  Hinduism.
• Dharma -adapted and evolved in each new

  host country.
• Buddhist art traveled with believers as the dharma
• Ghandara, India - included hellenistic elements and symbols of Indian Buddhism.
• Matura, India - kushan-period artists in __ produced different image of buddha; this buddha was wider and had a robe that draped over one arm instead of two.
• Buddhist art - influenced by Indian artistic style
• Headpieace and long earlobes (Lakshana) are traditional signs of the buddha.
• Unpraised hand gesture means "have no fear"
• Mandala - common visual design in buddhist art; it represents schematically the ideal universe
• Psychoanalyst Carl Jung saw the mandala as “A representation of the

  center of unconscious self”, and believe his painting of mandalas

  enabled him to identify emotional disorders and work towards wholeness in personality.