page_title: Magahi culture
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Magahi culture / Culture / Religion
context_page_description: The major language of the region is Magahi.
context_section_description: Gupta’s contributions to the Indian culture are also remarkable. Hinduism reemerged in the form of Bhagavatism 
  (Vaishnavism), Saivism and Saktism. Bhakti became central to the philosophy of Hinduism.
  Hinduism also got 
  influenced by Buddhism. Under this influence Vaishnavism imbibed Buddha as one of the incarnations of Vishnu. 
  Sculptures and temples of Gupta period are milestone in the field of art. Guptas were first to use dressed stone for temple construction. Before this, temples were made of wood or other perishable material. 
  Gupta period is known as the “classical period” in the genre of sculpture as they were a combination of spirituality and idealism into art. This 
  combination gets reflected in the images of Vishnu, in Dasavtara Temple at Deogarh. The seated Buddha from Sarnath and standing Buddha from Mathura represent fully developed form of Buddhist art. Their radiant spiritual expression carved with grace and refinement makes them masterpieces (Lal ed. 2002). Paintings at Ajanta and Ellora caves were made during Gupta period.
caption: Maha Bodhi Temple
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