Lecture 7: Buddhist Narrative Art
Oct. 03, 1996

  1. Maurya -- Chauri Bearer from Didarganj

    Upper Part Front 322-185BC Patna: Patna Museum

  2. Maurya -- Chauri Bearer from Didarganj

    Upper Part: Back left 322-185BC Patna: Patna Museum

  3. -- Bharhut Stupa

    SCPT: Prasenajit pillar, side relief, upper part, showing stupa - Calcutta: Indian Museum -2nd c BC Bharhut

  4. -- Bharhut Stupa

    SCPT: Goddess Srima, detail - Calcutta: Indian Museum -2nd c BC Bharhut

  5. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - South Gate

    Yakshi: whole, front left. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  6. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - South Gate

    Yakshi: side view, left. Boston: MFA. 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  7. -- Bharhut Stupa

    SCPT: standard bearer - Calcutta: Indian Museum -2nd c BC Bharhut

  8. -- Bharhut Stupa

    SCPT: Pillar Medallion: Anathpindada Jetavan Jakata -2nd c BC Bharhut

  9. -- Bharhut Stupa

    SCPT: Dream of Maya, rail pillar medallion - Calcutta: Indian Museum -2nd c BC Bharhut

  10. -- Bharhut Stupa

    SCPT: Mriga (Ruru) Jakata medallion--Calcutta: Indian Museum -2nd c BC Bharhut

  11. -- Sanchi Stupa 1

    ext: East side 3c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  12. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    ext: Back north pillar, South & East faces 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  13. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    ext: front south pillar, 3rd panel: Conversion of the Kasyapas 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  14. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    ext: Front South Pillar, 3rd Panel: Conversion of Kasyapas 1s BC-1c AD Sanchi

  15. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - West Gate

    Front: South pillar - Mahakapi Jakata Sanchi

  16. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - West Gate

    North Pillar, S. face, detail 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  17. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - West Gate

    Back: Middle architrave: war of relics 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  18. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    View from South Pillar Section 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  19. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    View from south: detail of pillar section 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  20. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    View from south Pillar, section 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  21. -- Amaravati Stupa

    SCPT:Drum slab-relief w/ miniature stupa. Delhi, Nat. Mus. 2c BC Amaravati

  22. Ikrsvaku -- Ruined Shrine

    int: enshrined stupa late 3-4c Nagarjunakonda

  23. -- Amaravati Stupa.

    SCPT: Cross bar- Visit of King Ajatasatru & his women. BM. 2 Middle phase sculpture 2c BC Amaravati

  24. Indian -- Amaravati stupa

    SCPT: Medallion-subjugation of Nalagiri, Govt. Mus. Madras 2c Amaravati

  25. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - North Gate

    Front panel, detail 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  26. -- Amaravati Stupa.

    SCPT: Rail Coping: inner, visit to Kapilvastu, Siddharta in Harem. London: British Museum, 20 Amaravati

  27. -- Amaravati Stupa.

    SCPT: Dome slab: 2 Registers: Nagaraja and 4 Queens, Cakravarti. London, British Museum 53 Amaravati

  28. -- Amaravati Stupa.

    SCPT: Rail pillar, middle phase scpt: inner face detail, incomplete. London: British Museum 37 2c BC Amaravati

  29. -- Amaravati Stupa.

    SCPT: Rail pillar, middle phase scpt: outer face detail.BM 4 2c BC Amaravati

  30. -- Amaravati Stupa.

    SCPT: late phase, Rail pillar, inner roundel: departure from Kapilavastu, detail. London: British Museum 7 Amaravati

  31. -- Amaravati Stupa

    SCPT: Inner rail coping stone:Dream of Maya, detail. Calcutta: Indian Museum 2c BC Amaravati

  32. -- Amaravati Stupa

    SCPT: Coping stone, inner rail: Dream of Maya. Calcutta: Indian Museum 2c BC Amaravati

  33. Ikrsvaku -- Bathing Ghat and ruins

    ext: view late 3-4c Nagarjunakonda

  34. -- Nagarjunakonda Stupa

    SCPT: Middle panel: Nativity, detail Maya. Delhi: National Museum 3c AD Nagarjunakonda

  35. -- Nagarjunakonda Stupa.

    SCPT: Mithuna, detail from a relief, Delhi: National Museum 3c AD Nagarjunakonda

  36. -- Nagarjunakonda Stupa.

    SCPT:top panel: visit to shrine of tutelary deity of sakyas Delhi: National Museum 3c AD Nagarjunakonda

  37. Sunga -- Ajanta Caves

    General view from South over Waghora River Gorge Ajanta

  38. Sunga -- Ajanta Cave 10

    PTG: Worship of Bodhi Tree - detail King and Queen 1st BC Ajanta

  39. -- Cave 1

    PTG: Temptation of the Buddha by Mara, det. 5c Ajanta

  40. -- Cave 1

    interior view 5c Ajanta

  41. -- Cave 1

    PTG: Mahajanaka Jataka: Prince announces his decision to renounce the throne 6-7c Ajanta

  42. -- Cave 1

    PTG: Mahajanaka Jataka, Sivali & Retinue Ajanta