Buddhism practice question for SSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.
The ‘Gandhara’ School of Art was influenced by the art from which of the following European countries?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
D. GreeceD. ग्रीस
Explanationव्याख्या
The Gandhara School of Art is famous for combining Indian Buddhist themes with strong Hellenistic and Greco-Roman artistic influences.
Among the options, Greece is therefore the correct answer.
Gandhara developed mainly in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in areas corresponding to present-day north-west Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan.
It flourished especially under the Kushanas.
Gandhara sculptures frequently depict the Buddha in human form with stylistic features such as wavy hair, deeply carved drapery and naturalistic body modelling, characteristics often associated with classical Mediterranean artistic traditions.
Another major school of Buddhist sculpture was the Mathura School, which developed largely from indigenous Indian artistic traditions and commonly used red sandstone.
Competitive examinations frequently compare Gandhara and Mathura: Gandhara → north-west → grey
blue-grey schist → Greco-Roman influence; Mathura → north-central India → red sandstone → stronger indigenous tradition.
The Gandhara style was a product of cultural interaction rather than a simple copy of Greek art.
Still, for this question, Greece is the required answer.
गांधार कला शैली भारतीय बौद्ध विषयों और Hellenistic तथा Greco-Roman कलात्मक प्रभावों के मिश्रण के लिए प्रसिद्ध है। दिए गए विकल्पों में इसलिए सही उत्तर ग्रीस है। गांधार कला का विकास मुख्यतः भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप के उत्तर-पश्चिमी भाग में हुआ, जिसमें वर्तमान उत्तर-पश्चिमी पाकिस्तान और पूर्वी अफगानिस्तान के क्षेत्र शामिल थे। इसका विशेष विकास कुषाण काल में हुआ। गांधार की बुद्ध प्रतिमाओं में लहरदार बाल, गहरे folds वाले वस्त्र और शरीर का comparatively naturalistic depiction जैसी विशेषताएँ दिखाई देती हैं, जिन्हें classical Mediterranean कला के प्रभाव से जोड़ा जाता है। बौद्ध मूर्तिकला की दूसरी प्रमुख शैली Mathura School थी, जिसमें भारतीय परंपराओं का प्रभाव अधिक स्पष्ट था और लाल बलुआ पत्थर का व्यापक उपयोग हुआ। परीक्षा के लिए तुलना याद रखें: Gandhara → उत्तर-पश्चिम → grey schist → Greco-Roman influence; Mathura → उत्तर-मध्य भारत → red sandstone → indigenous tradition। गांधार कला केवल यूनानी कला की नकल नहीं थी, बल्कि सांस्कृतिक संपर्क से विकसित मिश्रित शैली थी। इस प्रश्न का सही उत्तर ग्रीस है।
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