having remarkable specimen of Buddhist art and architecture right from the early Mauryan period. Sanchi is famous in the world for stupas‚ monolithic Asokan pillar‚ temples‚ monasteries and sculptural wealth.Sanchi became a pilgrimage site when Ashoka Maurya erected a stupa and column there in the middle of the 3d century BC. Later rulers enlarged the complex. After the decline of Buddhism in India‚ the ruins lay neglected until the 19th century. Restoration activity commenced in the early 20th
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universe. The Hindus believed in spirits and the multiform world. The document describes the appearance of the deity. In Document 4‚ Ashoka practices morality and the once war machine ended. Since he is the ruler he believes in all men to be his children. Ashoka desires that all his children be happy in this world and in the after as he wishes for the men also. Ashoka believes that there should be growth of spirit of morality. Independent inventions are portrayed because there are different beliefs
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OF PRE-BRITISH INDIA PROJECT BY: BHAVANA BHATIA-7 REUBEN DANTES-9 CRYSTAL D’SOUZA-11 ALISHA PEREIRA-38 TANUSHREE SHARMA-47 GAURAV TALERA-52 Executive Summary It is the past which shapes what we become in the present. Most of what we do and follow today has been decided in the past which is why we have to understand who we were to become who we have to be. India is one of the few civilizations which has been in existence for more than 5000 years. India is a homogenous culture
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)King of this dynasty ASHOKA the great king of INDIA visited Lumbini for pilgrimage in 249 or 250 B.C. Ø Later on he(ashoka)came to Kathmandu valley and gave his daughter CHARMATI in marriage DEVAPALA. Ø It is said that she established a city 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
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Buddhism and Christianity from their origins to the sixth century C.E. had similarities in that the diffusion was attributed through missionary work and conquest. Meanwhile‚ Christianity spread through the down fall of Rome and Buddhism spread by Ashoka who sent monks to share the teachings of the Buddha. Christianity and Buddhism both spread through missionaries. Specifically‚ Buddhism‚ towards part of South and Southeast Asia and‚ Christianity the Middle East through Europe. Buddhism’s missionaries
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| Ghats The city’s life revolves around its seven km long sweep of about 100 bathing ghats that skirt the west bank of the Ganges. Most of them are used for bathing. Some are used for cremating bodies. The most sacred ghats are the Asi‚ Dasashwamedh Ghat‚ Manikarnika and Panchganga. Pilgrims who bathe in each one consecutively believe their prayers will be fulfilled. A short boat trip from Manikarnika Ghat can be an interesting introduction to the river. | | | It is believed that cremation at
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but they differ by the importance of a child. In China‚ children seemed to have very little rights‚ but in India they were pretty highly thought of and were often pampered. 6. In what ways did the Indian leader Ashoka change his approach to leadership over time and why? Ashoka changed his “bloodthirsty” approach of
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Chandragupta I‚ there was a struggle for succession in which Samudragupta prevailed. It is said that Samudragupta became the ruler after subduing his rival Kacha‚ an obscure prince of the dynasty. He ranks with Ashoka‚ though in fundamentals both differed radically from each other. ’While Ashoka’ says R.K. Mukerjee‚’stands for peace and non-violence‚ Samudragupta for the opposite principle of war and aggression. The one had contempt for conquests‚ the other had a passion for them’.[2] The Maurya Empire
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vast beauty. Sanchi Stupa is located in Sanchi that falls in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The Stupa is a dome shaped mound‚ surrounded by a circumferential pathway. The Stupa contains several chambers‚ which contains the relics of Buddha. Emperor Ashoka commissioned the original structure of the Stupa. The Stupa was once a reliquary mound‚ however‚ the stupa has now become a purely symbolic monument. The Stupa is 120 feet across‚ excluding the railing and umbrella it is also 54 feet tall. The first
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had conquered--not only Italy or the immediate area of Rome. This greatly expanded the monotheistic Christianity through a pagan empire‚ gaining converts. You can also note political advocation for Buddhism from Ashoka as an example of the entertwining of politics and religion. Ashoka was a devout Buddhist who wished to spread his faith throughout the world. He built residences for Buddhist minks and donated to “viharas” and “mathas.” He inspired monks to compose religious texts and constructed
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