[PAR] [TLE] Mathura art [SEP] Mathura art refers to a particular school of Buddhist art, which centered on the city of Mathura, in central northern India, during the period in which Buddhism flourished in India.  The art of Mathura is usually contrasted with the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara.  In particular there is a debate about the origin of the Buddha image and the role played by each school of art.  Before the creation of an image of the Buddha, probably around the 1st century CE, Indian Buddhist art had essentially been aniconic, avoiding representation of the Buddha, but rather relying on its symbols, such as the Wheel of the Law or the Bodhi tree. [PAR] [TLE] Greco-Buddhist art [SEP] Greco-Buddhist art is the artistic manifestation of Greco-Buddhism, a cultural syncretism between the Classical Greek culture and Buddhism, which developed over a period of close to 1000 years in Central Asia, between the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC, and the Islamic conquests of the 7th century AD.  Greco-Buddhist art is characterized by the strong idealistic realism and sensuous description of Hellenistic art and the first representations of the Buddha in human form, which have helped define the artistic (and particularly, sculptural) canon for Buddhist art throughout the Asian continent up to the present.  It is also a strong example of cultural syncretism between eastern and western traditions.
[PAR] [TLE] Mathura art [ SEP ] Mathura art refers to a particular school of Buddhist art , which centered on the city of Mathura , in central northern India , during the period in which Buddhism flourished in India . The art of Mathura is usually contrasted with the Greco - Buddhist art of Gandhara . In particular there is a debate about the origin of the Buddha image and the role played by each school of art . Before the creation of an image of the Buddha , probably around the 1st century CE , Indian Buddhist art had essentially been aniconic , avoiding representation of the Buddha , but rather relying on its symbols , such as the Wheel of the Law or the Bodhi tree . [PAR] [TLE] Greco - Buddhist art [ SEP ] Greco - Buddhist art is the artistic manifestation of Greco - Buddhism , a cultural syncretism between the Classical Greek culture and Buddhism , which developed over a period of close to 1000 years in Central Asia , between the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC , and the Islamic conquests of the 7th century AD . Greco - Buddhist art is characterized by the strong idealistic realism and sensuous description of Hellenistic art and the first representations of the Buddha in human form , which have helped define the artistic ( and particularly , sculptural ) canon for Buddhist art throughout the Asian continent up to the present . It is also a strong example of cultural syncretism between eastern and western traditions .
Mathura art is usually contasted with art that is the artistic manifestation of Greco-Buddhism, and is a cultural syncretism between buddhism and what?
Mathura art is usually contasted with art that is the artistic manifestation of Greco - Buddhism , and is a cultural syncretism between buddhism and what ?
Classical Greek culture
Classical Greek culture