Hinduism
- native to India
- reincarnation and a supreme being of many forms and natures
- Brahma the Hindu creator god
- god of creation
- felt alone, split himself into Shatapura so he didn't feel alone
- Vishnu the Hindu preserver god
- protection of creation
- never sleeps
- when the forces of good and evil are not in balance, he will become human to set forces equal again.
- Shiva the Hindu destroyer god
- the world so it can be recreated
- has a 3rd eye, half man half woman
- wild passion causes extreme behavior and relationship with wife brings balance
Military Conquest
Mauryan
- Mauryan founded after the death of Alexander the great
- 9000 elephants
- 8000 chariots
- swords on trunks and armor
Gupta
- Chandra Gupta told his son to rule the world
- he conquered Bengal Nepal Assam Malava and Ujjayini
- 500000 infantry, 10000 elephants 1200 ships 3/4 million soldiers, big military
Buddhism
- Stupa- mound ashes of deceased, place of meditation
- 5 types: relic, object, commemorative, symbolic, votive
- Theravada- the oldest surviving Buddhist branch, more conservative, practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos
- Buddhism- founder is Buddha
- home to the Indian subcontinent that has a variety of traditions beliefs and based on teachings of Buddha, worshiped him
- thought of more of a way of life rather than religion
- practiced meditation
- The Four Noble Truths
- the truth of suffering, truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering
- karma that determines reincarnation
- 6 planes to be reborn, three fortunate and three unfortunate
- fortunate- demigods, gods, men
- unfortunate- animals, ghosts, hell
Art
- Buddhism influenced Hinduism art
- Buddhism worked with brick wood thatch and bamboo
- gateways and sculptures
- painted scrolls
- made images of nature
- gods and goddesses
- Hinduism art
- four goals in life
- dharma, okama, artha, and moksha
- costumes perfumery jewelry
- magic and illusions
- cooking sewing
- embroidery
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