-
-
in
- the lowest caste and had
- almost no rights in the society.
-
-
the
actions in this life that will affect you in your next life.
-
-
was
- an Ancient Indian empire which existed approximately from 320 to 550
- CE and covered much of the Indian Subcontinent. The peace and
- prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of
- scientific and artistic endeavor. This was the golden age of India.
-
Ramayana
- an
- epic of India, one of the Puranas attributed
- to Valmiki and concerned
- with the life
- and adventures of
- Ramachandra and his wife Sita.
-
Mahabharata
- an
- epic poem of India dealing
- mainly with the conflict
- between the Pandavas and
- the Kauravas, with many
- digressions: includes the Bhagavad-Gita.
-
Sanskrit
- an
- Indo-European, Indic
- language, in
- use since
- c1200 b.c. as the
- religious and
- classical literary
- language of India.
-
-
an
- ancient Indian Hindu treatise on statecraft, economic policy and
- military strategy
-
stupas
- a
- monumental pile of earth
- or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist
- saint, and commemorating
- some event or marking a sacred spot.
-
-
was
a Gupta Emperor. considered the last of the great Gupta Emperors.
-
Buddha
- “the enlightened one”.
- founder of
- Buddhism.
-
-
was
- an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the
- Indian subcontinent from 269 BC to 232 BC. He fought (and won) many
- battles. He converted to Buddhism
-
Chandragupta
Maurya
- founder
- of the
- Maurya
- empire.
- Was able to conquer most of the Indian subcontinent.
-
-
identified
as the author of Arthashastra.
-
-
geographically
- extensive and powerful empire. founded in 322 BC by Chandragupta
- Maurya.
-
-
expanded
- rapidly across the northern part of the Indian subcontinen.
- diplomatic contacts with Rome, Persia and Han China.
-
Tamil
- a
- member of a people of
- Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
-
-
the
rebirth of ones soul after death.
-
-
freedom
from the cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism.
-
Gurus
- an
- intellectual or
- spiritual guide
- or leader.
-
Dharma
- custom,
- duty, or one's own quality or character.
-
Upanishads
- class
- of speculative prose treatises. represent a
- philosophical development
- beyond the
- Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and
- Atman.
-
Mandala
- any
- of various designs symbolizing the universe, usually circular.
-
Kama
Sutra
- in
- Sanskrit literature,
- a treatise on love and sexual technique
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