Slide Images for September 14

 Borobudur

Central Java

9th Century

 A Lower Terrace of Borobudur

Central Java

9th Century

 Prince Sidhartha Cutting Off His Hair

Inner wall of the first gallery, Borobudur

9th Century

 The Buddha is entertained by Cunda

Eastern Wall, Borobudur

9th Century

 Stairway

Borobudur

9th Century

 Arupadhatu Realm (upper three terraces)

Borobudur

9th Century

 Buddha enclosed in Small Stupa

Borobudur

9th Century

 Buddha that was once enclosed in Small Stupa

Borobudur

9th Century

 Central Stupa

Borobudur

9th Century

 Candi Plaosan

Central Java

8th to 9th Century

 Interior Bodhisattva

Candi Plaosan

8th to 9th Century

 Exterior Bodhisattva

Candi Plaosan

8th to 9th Century

Statue of Adityawarman as Bhairava

Sumatra

14th Century

Terms of the Day for Septemeber 14

• Buddhism –a religion strongly connected with Hinduism that is largely based on teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help people end suffering through eliminating ignorance and desire to reach nirvana.
• Buddah – meaning, “the awakened one”, a being which has reached the perfect state of enlightenment or nirvana.  THE Buddha typically refers to Siddhartha Gautama.
• Bodhisattva – (bode-hee-SAHT-vah) in Buddhism, one who has delayed the attainment of buddhahood and nirvana in order to teach others.
• Stupa – (STOO-pah) a bell- or mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship.  Originally, these were earthen domes, but were later constructed.

Study Guide for Quiz #1

Below are 9 images from which I will choose the five slides for the quiz:

Funerary Pot

Van Chiang, Thailand

c. 300 BC-200 BC 

 Ceremonial Tampan

Sumatra

19th century

 Tau-Tau Figure

Unknown Torajan Carver

1879

  Padung Padung Ear Pendants

Nothern Sumatra

c. 19th-Early 20th Century

 Hinggi (man's shawl) With Crayfish and ‘Coat of Arms' Design

East Sumba

c. 1970

 Dancer From Tra Kieu

Champa

10th Century

Candi Jawa

East Java

13th Century 

 Borobudur

Central Java

9th Century

The Shwezigon

Pagan, Burma

Completed in 1102

Below are the four essay questions from which I will choose the one on the quiz:

1. Define symmetry and explain how the importance of symmetry in Southeast Asia can be seen in examples of art we have discussed in class.
2. What is Mt. Meru?  Give some examples of how the influence of Mt. Meru can be seen in the architecture of Southeast Asia.
3. Define stupa and explain how the stupa form was transformed in maritime Southeast Asia, citing specific examples.
4. What were the two prominent architectural components of the Buddhist temple developed in the Ayutthaya kingdom and what was the purpose of each?

Slide Images for September 11

 Candi Loro Jonggrang

Prambanan, Central Java

9th Century

 Celestial Dancers from the  upper level of Candi Loro Jonggrang

Prambanan, Central Java

9th Century

 Scenes from the Ramayana on the balustrade of Candi Loro Jonggrang

Prambanan, Central Java

9th Century

 Candi Jawa

East Java

13th Century

 Stone Sculpture of Ganesha

Central Java

c. 9th-10th Century

 Shiva on a Double Lotus Pedestal

East Java

Late 13th Century

 Gunung Kawi

Bali

10th Century

 Goa Gajah

Bali

11th Century

 Bathing Pools facing the mouth of Goa Gajah

Bali

11th Century

 Pura Tanah Lot 

Bali

15th  or 16th Century

 Nang Yai Shadow Puppet

Wat Khanon

2008

Shadow Puppet representing Arjuna

Java

Contemporary

Terms of the Day for September 11

• Hinduism – a religion including the worship of several gos and a belief in reincarnation, the law of karma, and a universal spirit.
• The Ramayana – an ancient Sanskrit epic that forms an important part of the Hindu canon. Through a series of stories, it depicts the duties of relationships; portraying ideal characters like the ideal father, ideal servant, ideal brother, ideal wife, and the ideal king.
• The Mahabharata - one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana.  Besides its epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandava princes, the Mahabharata contains much philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life".

Slide Images for September 9

 Prasat Phnom Rung

Thailand

12th Century

Carving of Shiva Nataraja, Prasat Phnom Rung

Thailand

12th Century

 Shivaite Brick Shrine

My Son, Vietnam

7th Century

 Dancer From Tra Kieu

Champa

10th Century

 Gajasimha (elephant-lion)

Champa

c. 12th Century

 Preah Ko

Angkor

10th Century

 Phimeanakas Temple

Angkor

9th Century

 Bakong Temple

Angkor

Built in various stages 881-12th Century

Angkor Wat

Angkor

12th Century

Terms of the Day for September 9

• Hinduism – a religion including the worship of several gods and a belief in reincarnation, the law of karma, and a universal spirit.
• Champa Kingdom – (CHUM-pah) the kingdom of the Chams situated in what is now central Vietnam, lasting from the end of the 2nd to the start of the 19th century.
• Khmer Empire – (kuh-MEH) one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew to power in the first millennium AD, at times ruled over parts of modern-day Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Malaysia.
• Angkor – (ANG-core) meaning “Holy City”, a region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire.  The region flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
• Mount Meru – (meh-ROO) in Hindu belief, a mountain at the center of the cosmos and home of the gods, around which the entire universe revolves.