The Origin of Buddhism | The rise of Buddhism The causes for the origin of Buddhism are many. Infact, the Rise of Buddhism is a result of several contemporary factors combined together. Let us have a review at those factors. The Rise of Large Kingdoms The political, social and economic life of the…
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The Origin and the Original Home of the Aryans The Origin and the Original Home of the Aryans is a Matter of Controversy. The main strands of the Hindu civilization are the gifts of the Aryan mind. The most striking feature of the Aryan culture is its stability and continuity even up to the…
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The History of Lichchhavis The Lichchhavis (also Lichchavi, Licchavi) were an important member of the Vrijian confederacy. The early Indian traditions describes the Lichchhavis as Kshatriyas. Scholars reject the theory of foreign origin of the Lichchhavis on the strength of these traditions. But they were degraded to the status of fallen Kshatriyas due…
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Sunga Dynasty (Sunga Empire) Background It is gathered from some Puranic descriptions as well as from the famous work ‘Harsha Charita’, written by Bana several centuries later, that the last King of the Maurya Dynasty named Brihadratha was killed by his own General named Pushyamitra Sunga in about 185 or 186 B.C. With…
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Status of Women in Vedic Age The status of Women in early Rig Vedic society was very high. In Later Vedic period, the position that the women folk enjoyed in the early Vedic society, was not retained. In Vedic society participation of wives was required in many rituals. It was thought that a…
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Social, Religious and Political Life of Rig (Early) Vedic Aryans Social Life: During the Rig Vedic period, both men and women were devoted to recreations of various kinds. Dancing and singing were enjoyed by both the sexes while horse races and gambling were the pastimes of the males only. This proves that there…
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Social and Economic Life of Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan Civilization) The social and economic life of the people of Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan Civilization) was systematic and organised. In this article we will discuss about the food, social Dress, ornaments, house hold articles, amusements, trade, social class and structure, religion and funerary customs…
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Social and Economic Life during the Later Vedic Period Social Life The society had undergone a very major change during the Later Vedic period. This period witnessed an introduction of the caste system that was not very well defined, but which had come to stay with all its attendant evils. It was during the…
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Slavery system in Ancient India | History of Slavery in India History of Slavery system in Ancient India Megasthenes Remark about Slavery System in India When Megasthenes came to India in the 4th Century B.C., he found that slavery system was unknown to the Ancient Indian society. He has declared all the Indians…
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Sixteen (16) Mahajanapadas The history of ancient India becomes clearer since the times of Mahavira and Buddha, that is, in the 6th century B.C. North India or the Aryavarta, yet to be consolidated under a paramount power, had sixteen states or Mahajanapadas, as mentioned in the Buddhist Jatakas, Anguttara Nikaya, the Jain Bhagavati…
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