2. Shilpa Shastra “Sculpture Science”
• In
the
Hindu
religion,
when
form
is
constructed
within
norms
established
in
the
Upanishads
(da+ng
perhaps
as
far
back
as
6000
BCE),
it
will
be
imbued
with
the
quali+es
of
the
divine
and
the
deity
will
be
truly
expressed
through
the
image
(and
reside
in
the
image).
5. Examplary Hindu Temples and sites
• Temple
of
Vishnu
at
Deogarh
(ca.
500
AD)
• Cave
I,
Elephanta
(ca.
550
–
783)
• Great
Relief
of
Mamallapuram
(ca.
630
AD)
• Kailasanatha
Temple
(“cave”
16)
at
Ellora
(757
–
783)
also
known
as
Kailasa
Temple
• Kandariya
Mahadeva
Temple
at
Khajuraho
(1004
–
1035)
• Shiva
Nataraja
Temple,
Chidambaram
(ca.
1000s)
6. Gupta
dynasty:
“Golden age
of Indian Art
Although
the
leaders
of
the
Gupta
dynasty
were
Buddhist,
the
art
of
all
religions
(especially
Buddhism,
Hinduism
and
Jainism)
flourished
under
their
leadership,
as
it
was
a
+me
of
peace
and
prosperity.
320
–
550
AD