Later Vedic Period

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Later Vedic Period

• 500-800 BC

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Works Cited

• www.britannica.com
• www.religioustolerance.org
• www.ancientindia.co.uk/index.html
• www.wsu.edu8001/dee/ANCINDIA/ANCINDIA.HTM
• http//www.cyberfocusindia.com/Halabid.html
• http//www.historyofindia.com/an_frm.html
• http//www.wsu.edu/dee/ANCINDIA/CONTENTS.HTM
• http//hinduism.iskcon.com/tradition/1001.htm
• http//magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0306/featu
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Society The Caste Sytem

• Brahman One who possesses magical or divine
  knowledge
• Ksatriyas Endowed with power and sovereignty
• Vaisya Person settled on the land
• Sudras Born to serve the upper Varnas (twice
  borns)
• Dalit Are said to be achuta

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Politics

• Hundreds of clans by location
• Decreased participation of the people
• Development of kingship
• Ekarat
• Sarvabhumi
• Chakravartin

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Technology

• Krsna Dark Metal

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Hinduism

• Early forms 2200 BC
• Modern 1500 BC, Beginning of Vedic Period

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Sacred Texts

• The Vedas
• Rigveda 1500 400 BC
• Sama Veda
• Yajur Veda
• Atharva Veda
• 5. Upinshads 600 300 BC

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The Gist

• Tritarian OR Monotheistic OR Polythestic
• The Triad
• Brahma the Creator
• Vishnu the Preserver
• Shiva the Destroyer

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Buddhism

• Originated 536 BC underneath a Bodhi Tree
• Founded by Siddhartha Gautama
• Traveled over 150 by 250 miles to teach and
  accumulate followers

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Fun Stories about Buddhas Birth

• Born a Prince in an area that is now Nepal
• Born a Ksatriya
• Siddhartha means one who has achieved his aim
• The Birth
• He emerged from his mothers side without
  causing any pain
• The earth shook as he was born
• He was miraculously showered with water at
  birth
• Immediately following birth he stood up, walked
  7 steps and proclaimed that he would be Chief of
  the World

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Jain Dharma - Jainism

• 24 Jinas
• First A giant who lived 8.5 million years ago
  in East Asia
• Last Mahavira Born 535 BC selekhana

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The Gist of Jainism

• Main Goal Moksha
• How to Achieve Moksha
• Ahimsa "non violence in all parts of a person --
  mental, verbal and physical."
• Satya speaking truth avoiding falsehood
• 3. Asteya to not steal from others
• 4. Brahma-charya (soul conduct) remaining
  sexually monogamous to one's spouse only
• 5. Aparigraha detach from people, places
  and material things

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Art, Architecture, and Sculptures
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Sri Varadharja Temple
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