Indian Encounters
-Mayans were the first empire to bring stability from the Greeks control
-Chandragupta and his grandson were the great successors of their empire
-Bactria then conquered their empire and control most of India
-The Gupta empire then gained power and took control, their leader was
Chandra Gupta; he had two great successors Samudra Gupta, and Chandra Gupta II
-They fell for the White Huns but their empire remained only for the name
-Chandragupta and his grandson were the great successors of their empire
-Bactria then conquered their empire and control most of India
-The Gupta empire then gained power and took control, their leader was
Chandra Gupta; he had two great successors Samudra Gupta, and Chandra Gupta II
-They fell for the White Huns but their empire remained only for the name
Social Institutions
-Social caste: Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors and aristocrats) , Vaishyas (peasants and merchants), and Shudras (serfs)
-Patriarchal families; women were subordinate -New religions and philosophies rejected the Brahmins' cults -Jati were subcastes formed by guilds -Guilds were formed by individuals in the same profession -Child marriage was common, sometimes eight year old girls marrying twenty year old men |
Jainism
-Vardhamana Mahavira was the main preacher for Jainism
-His members called him "Jina"
-Lived in the Ganges area for 12 years and formed his beliefs
-Believed everything had a soul; also believed that one's soul
would suffer physically and physiologically unless they are selfless
-In order to not be selfish, Jains undergo "ahimsa" which is a way
to not perform violentic acts
-His members called him "Jina"
-Lived in the Ganges area for 12 years and formed his beliefs
-Believed everything had a soul; also believed that one's soul
would suffer physically and physiologically unless they are selfless
-In order to not be selfish, Jains undergo "ahimsa" which is a way
to not perform violentic acts
Development of Buddhism
- The founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama
- He became the Buddha after the mediating under the Bo tree
- He create a community of monks who belief in Buddhism
- He created doctrine called Dharma
- Four noble Truth
- Strongly supported the members of Lower Castes
- Ashoka Supported Buddhism
- Started from India and Traveled to East Asia
- The founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama
- He became the Buddha after the mediating under the Bo tree
- He create a community of monks who belief in Buddhism
- He created doctrine called Dharma
- Four noble Truth
- Strongly supported the members of Lower Castes
- Ashoka Supported Buddhism
- Started from India and Traveled to East Asia
Indian Adapt to Social Pressures
-There are two types of epics in Hinduism, Mahabharata and Ramayana -Hinduism gradually replaced Buddhism as being the most popular religion in India -The spread of Hinduism was with the travel of merchants -A short work of poetry, known as the Bhagavad Gita illustrates the expectations that Hinduism made of individuals and the promise of salvation that is held out to them -The Bhagavad Gita presents a dialogue between Arjuna, a kshatriya warrior about to enter battle, and his charioteer named Krishna who was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. These dialogue occurred during a civil war |