Pala period
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The Pala period was a major era of Buddhist cultural and artistic flourishing in eastern India (8th–12th centuries), renowned for its distinctive sculpture, painting, and monastic centers that influenced Buddhist art across Asia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist cultural era
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| follows | post-Gupta period ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
bronze casting
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manuscript illumination ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stone carving ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Pala art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Monghyr
NERFINISHED
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Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikramapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
close integration of text and image in manuscripts
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dense iconographic programs ⓘ elaborate halo and aureole designs in sculpture ⓘ slender, graceful figures in sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFlourishingIn |
Buddhist philosophy
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Buddhist ritual practice ⓘ monastic scholarship ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Pali
NERFINISHED
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Prakrits of eastern India ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasNotableMaterial |
black basalt stone
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bronze ⓘ copper alloy ⓘ |
| hasNotableMonasticCenter |
Jagaddala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nalanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Odantapuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Somapura Mahavihara NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikramashila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePatron |
Devapala
NERFINISHED
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Dharmapala NERFINISHED ⓘ Gopala I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSubjectMatter |
Bodhisattva images
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Buddha images ⓘ Tantric Buddhist deities ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulingDynasty | Pala dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
Java
NERFINISHED
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Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Nepalese Buddhist art
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Buddhist art ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bengal region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bihar region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Buddhism in India
ⓘ
history of Indian art ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.