South and Southeast Asia

SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
Indian PantheonCrash Course Mythology
Introduction to HinduismKhan Academy
Buddhas of BamiyanDrew Binsky

Buddhist Art in INDIA, Afghanistan, AND Tibet

Great Stupa at SanchiMadhya Pradesh, IndiaBuddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynastyc. 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Stone masonry
BuddhaBamiyan, Afghanistanc. 400–800 C.E. (destroyed in 2001)Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint
Jowo RinpocheEnshrined in the Jokhang TempleLhasa, TibetYarlung DynastyBrought to Tibet in 641 C.E.Gilt metals with semiprecious stones, pearls, and paint; various offerings

HINDU ART IN INDIA

Lakshmana TempleKhajuraho, IndiaHindu, Chandella Dynastyc. 930–950 C.E.Sandstone
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)Hindu; India (Tamil Nadu), Chola Dynastyc. 11th century C.E.Cast bronze

southeast asia

Borobudur TempleCentral Java, IndonesiaSailendra Dynastyc. 750–842 C.E. Volcanic stone masonry
AngkorCambodiaHindu, Angkor Dynastyc. 800–1400 C.E.Stone masonry, sandstone
Angkor WatCambodiaHindu, Angkor Dynastyc. 800–1400 C.E.Stone masonry, sandstone
Angkor ThomCambodiaHindu, Angkor Dynastyc. 800–1400 C.E.Stone masonry, sandstone

THE MUGHAL EMPIRE

The Mughal EmpireCrash Course World History
The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire - TED-Ed Stephanie Honchell Smith
Is this the most beautiful building in the world? - TED-Ed - Stephanie Honchell Smith
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to KingsBichitrc. 1620 C.E.Watercolor, gold, ink on paper
Taj MahalAgra, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaUstad Ahmad Lahori (architect)1632–1653 C.E.Stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious andsemiprecious stones; gardens
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA READING LIST