Indian Buddhist Art

 1. Early Buddhist images avoided showing the Buddha as a human figure. During the 2nd to 1st century BCE, sculptures of the Buddha in a human form were on the rise. Mathura and Gandhara are two contrasting styles of Buddhist sculpture that flourished during the Kushan Period. Make a comparison between two different styles of the Buddhist sculpture, Mathura Art and Gandhara Art. 2. What is the symbolic meaning of the Stupa related to Buddhist Art and Architecture? What is your impression of The Great Stupa in Sanchi?