India From 200 B.C. To A.D. 300 Introduction The Mauryan period is remembered for the greatness of the empire. The post-Mauryan period from 200 B.C. to A.D. 300‚ saw the rise of many states all over the Indian sub-continent. Some were small whereas others were large such as the kingdom of the Kushanas which extended into central Asia. But more than the states‚ what brought the sub continent together in this period was the spread of commerce and trades. It was a time when there was noticeable
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------------------------------------------------- Ashoka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the Indian emperor. For the nonprofit organization‚ see Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Ashoka | Maurya Samrat | A "Chakravartin" ruler‚ 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh‚ Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet | Reign | 268–232 BCE | Coronation | 268 BCE | Born | 304 BCE | Birthplace | Pataliputra‚ Patna | Died | 232 BCE (aged 72) | Place of death | Pataliputra
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Peshawar See The Old City Centre with the Qissa Khwani Bazaar‚ Bazar-e-Kalan‚ Clock Tower Square‚ Chowk Yadgar‚ Tehsil Gorgathri‚ Mohabbat Khan Mosque‚ Sunehri Masjid (Sadar)‚ Peshawar Museum‚ Khyber Bazar. Parks includes Khalid bin waleed park‚ Shahi bagh and Wazir bagh. The traditional halal food of Peshawar can be bought from Namak Mandi‚ Khyber Bazar. The famous "Kulfa" can be accessed from Qissa Khwani Bazar in the months of Apri-Sept every year‚ when there is hot weather in the city
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Above the yakshi is another smaller figure in which only the torso is shown. The second smaller figure is surrounded by columns and appears to be in something like a chaitya hall. The yakshi has a similar purpose to others surrounding such places as a stupa‚ however‚ it is much less ornate and a tree is not depicted with it. Due to this‚ the yakshi must have transitioned in meaning to appeal to more people and to expand their reach and meaning to more people. To begin‚ the object is
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near by Pasupati in the name of his husband named DEVAPATAN. Ø She constructed a bihar named charumati bihar now called chabahill. Ø Ashoka created 4 stupas at the 4 cardinal points of PATAN. Ø But again it cannot be proved that Ashoka ever visited Kathmandu valley.how ever his visit was up to lumbini. Ø Some historian says that 4 stupas of patan were created by the missionaries of Ashoka in the period of 200 B.C. Ø However we can say that it was a later creation which was built only after
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Strayer Nuiversity The religions I selected are Buddhism and Jainism 1. Buddhism Geographical Origins of Buddhism Buddhism originated in India during the sixth century B.C.E.‚ and its founding figure‚ Buddha‚ was a contemporary of Confucius in China and the early Greek philosophers‚ antedating Jesus by 500 years and Muhammad by a millennium (Candice Goucher‚ 1998). Cultural Origins of Buddhism: Buddhists believe that the Buddha (meaning “the awakened”) awakened to the laws of the universe‚ which
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war with Kalinga‚ Ashoka converted to Buddhism most likely of a guilty conscience. He then banned animal sacrifices‚ gave up hunting expeditions‚ and eliminated meat dishes from his court. Ashoka spread Buddhism throughout India by monasteries and stupas. Comparing Ashoka and Han Wudi‚ both spread and furthered belief systems in their emperors. Han Wudi did it by creating the imperial university and from
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Since the two phases happened in the same broad historical period‚ it might be useful to discuss them in the same section together. The style of the second phase is the dwarf-like‚ monstrous type that are commonly found on the railing-pillars of stupa as atlantes‚ while the style of the third phase is the fluid‚ more graceful and elegant type that are generally seen on the gates to a shrine or a temple. Different from the previous phase‚ these two phase both incorporate old tradition and new convention
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Burma Religion (Burma) Mark Joseph Magdalaga Since the Myanmar ancient times‚ there has been full freedom of worship for followers of Burma religions in Myanmar. So many different religions can be practiced in Myanmar. Buddhism is practiced by almost 90 percent of Myanmar religion Burma’s population‚ with the Myanmar Theravada Buddhism School being the most prevalent. It has a firm hold in Myanmar’s culture along with an observance of animism‚ or the worship of ancestors (nat). In Myanmar
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Maitreya Buddha wearing a crown with ribbons over shoulder. The columns of the niche respectively‚ in Regular script‚ incise the caption of the Pilgrim. The carvings on the stele body divide up into three levels. In the middle of the top level‚ a stupa with flower motif is carved‚
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