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
manuscript illumination
painting
sculpture
stone carving
hasArtStyle Pala art
hasCapital Monghyr
Pataliputra
Vikramapura
hasCharacteristic close integration of text and image in manuscripts
dense iconographic programs
elaborate halo and aureole designs in sculpture
slender, graceful figures in sculpture
hasCulturalFlourishingIn Buddhist philosophy
Buddhist ritual practice
monastic scholarship
hasEndTime 12th century
hasLanguage Pali
Prakrits of eastern India
Sanskrit
hasNotableMaterial black basalt stone
bronze
copper alloy
hasNotableMonasticCenter Jagaddala
Nalanda
Odantapuri
Somapura Mahavihara
Vikramashila
hasNotablePatron Devapala
Dharmapala
Gopala I
hasNotableSubjectMatter Bodhisattva images
Buddha images
Tantric Buddhist deities
hasReligion Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Vajrayana Buddhism
linked to: Vajrayana
hasRulingDynasty Pala dynasty
linked to: Pala Empire
hasStartTime 8th century
influencedRegion Java
Myanmar
Nepal
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka
Sumatra
Tibet
influencedTradition Nepalese Buddhist art
Sri Lankan Buddhist art
Tibetan Buddhist art
locatedIn Bengal region
linked to: Bengal

Bihar region
linked to: Bihar

eastern India
partOf history of Buddhism in India
history of Indian art

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Buddhist art historicalPeriod Pala period
Mahasthangarh flourishedDuring Pala period
Odantapuri era Pala period