North gate-post of the Bharhut stupa, showing the Yakshi Chandra, Yaksha Kubera. Shunga, 2nd C.BC Red sandstone



North gate-post of the Bharhut stupa, showing the Yakshi Chandra, Yaksha Kubera. Shunga, 2nd C.BC Red sandstone

Introduction

India is geographically separate part of the vast South Asia and played a vital role historically and culturally in the middle Ages. The art of India in ancient times formed a number of local art schools, with peculiar language of art, original architecture and graphic tools and techniques. The important point for the development of Indian art was close interaction and relationship to art and culture of the peoples of neighboring China, Central Asia and Iran. India played a significant role in relation to the medieval artistic culture of Southeast Asia. Mature touch of Indian culture with original centers of civilization of these countries to accelerate their rapid flowering of art in the age of feudalism (Havell, 1920). The only country in the Middle plunged the Greeks and Romans knew, though surrounded by a halo that made him a mysterious land, was India. From ancient times India had exercised great power fascinating about Western leaders. Meanwhile, the accounts of the Chinese pilgrims who later visited the holy places of

Buddhism contributed to the Far East disseminate knowledge about the country and Hindu art, which by Buddhist missionaries had penetrated into China in the second century BC. After analyzing such importance of Indian Art, in this paper we are going to evaluate the Buddhist Art of Sunga Period in which North gate-post of the Bharhut stupa, showing the Yakshi Chandra, Yaksha Kubera. Shunga, 2nd C.BC Red sandstone shall be analyzed. Buddhism originated in India in the 6th century BC as a reaction to extreme practices Vedic.

Buddhist Art during Sungas

Sunga dunasty replaced Maurya dynasty during 185-72 BC. This dynasty followed Brahmanic traditions since it was a Brahmin dynasty. At the domination time of Sunga Buddhist art concluded in a mature form of archaic form. During this period various improvements were done including great bharhut Amarawati and Stupas of Sanchi. Abundant stone decoration was carried out on the grill and gateways. In the age Ashokan, stupas used to be regarded as liabilities and the visual representation of Buddha. Stupas posted a similar mathematical perfection and finesse to the architectural pyramids. On top of the rectangular and circular, with a hemispheric dome solid was constructed. Yakshis figures embracing a tree Saal were a very common sight on stupas. They symbolized some ancient fertility rites. Yakshas also found a place in the stupas.

Yakashi and Yakahsa are minor local deities; Yakhashi means female earth spirit while Yaksha means Male earth spirit(Jean, 1979). These semi-Gods reside in the mountains and hills and they are regarded as guardians of valuable Jewels, metals and stones in the womb of earth, this is the main reason they are known as earth spirits. All around the India people are till worshiping these deities. Yakshi belonged to difficult beliefs of religion that coexisted, and proceeded with and were destined ...