India • Kalidas‚ the great Sanskrit dramatist‚ belonged to this period. His books are: Abhigyanashakuntalam the other work being the Bhagavadgita‚ Meghadutam‚ Kumarasambhavam etc. • Apart from Kalidas‚ others were Sudraka (author of Mrichchakatikam)‚ Bharavi ‚ Dandin. To this period belongs 13 plays written by Bhasa. Most famous of these was Charudatta. • Vishnu Sharma wrote Panchtantra and Hitopdesh. • The Gupta period also saw the development of Sanskrit grammar based on Panini and
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The origins of Yoga may date back to pre-vedic Indian traditions. The earliest accounts of yoga-practices are to be found in the Buddhist Nikayas.[8] Parallel developments were recorded around 400 CE in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali‚[9] which combines pre–philosophical speculations and diverse ascetic practices of the first millennium BCE with Samkhya-philosophy. Hatha yoga emerged from tantra by the turn of the first millennium.[10][11] Gurus from India later introduced yoga to the west‚[12] following
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T.M.P. Mahadevan passed way in 1983 at the age of 72. Overview Indian Philosophy‚ along with Chinese philosophy‚ is one of the foremost Eastern traditions of abstract inquiry. Indian philosophy‚ expressed in the Indo-European language of Sanskrit‚ comprises many diverse schools of thought and perspectives and includes a substantial body of intellectual debate and argumentation among the various views. Among the main classical schools of Indian thought are the so-called orthodox schools of
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Aryabhata (Sanskrit: आर्यभट About this sound listen (help·info); IAST: Āryabhaṭa) or Aryabhata I[1][2] (476–550 CE)[3][4] was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Āryabhaṭīya (499 CE‚ when he was 23 years old)[5] and the Arya-siddhanta. The works of Aryabhata dealt with mainly mathematics and astronomy. He also worked on the approximation for pi. Name While there is a tendency to misspell
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During the Vedic Age in India‚ a group of people called the Aryans became a dominant culture if north India. These people spoke an early form of Sanskrit‚ “an Indo-European language closely related to Persian and more distantly related to Latin‚ Greek‚ Celtic‚ and their modern [linguistic] decendants” (McKay‚ 68). The Indo-European Aryans created a complex society with it’s own distinctive social structure‚ religious beliefs‚ and technologies. The primary source of information about the Aryans and
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among educated Chinese who focused on philosophy. Scriptures were translated from Pali and Sanskrit into Chinese . Even the most elite Chinese societies accepted Buddhist monks. Taoist may have influenced the popularization of Mahayana over Theravada Buddhism. In the north Buddhist monks were highly looked upon as advisors. The tolerant structure of the north supported translation of Buddhist texts from Sanskrit to Chinese as well. Eventually Buddhism’s influence became a large influence on Neo- Confucian
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Arogya:- Arogya‚ meaning "whole health" in Sanskrit‚ is devoted to the mission of creating balanced healthy living within our modern-day society. Since its inception in 2000‚ Arogya has not only provided a wellspring for alternative and integrative healing‚ but continues to offer an educational resource and holistic opportunity for those looking to enjoy the myriad benefits of bodywork‚ tea‚ natural skincare‚ herbs‚ yoga‚ and nutrition... Regarded by many as Connecticut’s finest source for organic
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important Hindu festivals celebrated in various forms‚ across India‚ Nepal and Bangladesh. The name Dussehra is derived from Sanskrit Dasha-hara literally means remover of ten referring to Lord Rama’s victory over the ten-headed demon king Ravana.[1] The day also marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the demons Mahishasur. The name Vijayadashami is also derived from the Sanskrit words "Vijaya-dashmi" literally meaning the victory on the dashmi (Dashmi being the tenth lunar day of the Hindu calendar
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What is Diwali? 1. The Diwali or Deepavali festival marks the victory of good over evil The Sanskrit word “Deepavali” means “an array of lights” and signifies the victory of brightness over darkness It is commonly celebrated by decorating homes with lamps and candles‚ bursting of firecrackers and sparklers‚ eating sweets and other mouthwatering dishes‚ praying to Gods and Goddesses‚ observing religious rituals‚ wearing new dresses and sending wishes and gifts to one another. When is
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law that the universe follows * Caste system- divides people into separate social groups that have varying rights‚ responsibilities‚ professions‚ and statuses * Sruti- means “scripture” in Sanskrit and refers to the Vedas as well as the other sacred texts of Hinduism * Smrti- refers in Sanskrit to sacred Hindu traditions‚ both orally and transmitted and written down * Puranas- often teach morality lessons or offer parables of right living in Hinduism * Puja- ritual by which Hindus
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