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Untouchables
in the lowest caste and had almost no rights in the society.
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karma
the actions in this life that will affect you in your next life
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Guptas
- 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.
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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.
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Mahabharata
an epic poem of India dealing mainly with the conflict between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, with many digressions: includes the Bhagavad-Gita.
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Sanskrit
an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since 1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India.
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Arthashastra
an ancient Indian Hindu treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy
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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.
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Skanda Gupta
was a Gupta Emperor. considered the last of the great Gupta Emperors.
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Buddha
“the enlightened one”. founder of Buddhism
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Ashoka
- 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.
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Chandragupta Maurya
founder of the Maurya empire. Was able to conquer most of the Indian subcontinent.
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Kautilya
identified as the author of Arthashastra.
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Mauryas
geographically extensive and powerful empire. founded in 322 BC by Chandragupta Maurya.
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Kushanas
expanded rapidly across the northern part of the Indian subcontinen. diplomatic contacts with Rome, Persia and Han China.
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Tamil
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
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Reincarnation
the rebirth of ones soul after death.
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Nirvana
freedom from the cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism.
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Gurus
an intellectual or spiritual guide or leader.
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Dharma
custom, duty, or one's own quality or character.
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Upanishads
class of speculative prose treatises. represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
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Mandala
any of various designs symbolizing the universe, usually circular.
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Kama Sutra
in Sanskrit literature, a treatise on love and sexual technique.
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