Hinduism
Ethics
- Disapproved violence and killing
- Belief of non violence is called ahimsa
- Were allowed to use violence in was
- Vegitarians
- did not believe in killing living things
- killing cattle was banned
- Jobs related to butchery were prohibited
Beliefs
- Freedom to worship
- world was one big family
- Dharam- ethics
- Samsara- reincarnation
- Karma
- Yoga
- Moksha- let go of soul to end suffering
Festivials
- many during the year
- Calendar set there dates
- Pongal, Shigmo, Bihu, Onam, Holi
Bolded Terms
- Brahma- first god in the triumverent, god of creation
- Vishnu- Supreme god, preserver of universe
- Shiva- destroyer among triumvernt
- responisble for the creation of the world
History
- oldest and most complex
- no sprecific archeology
- come from the word indus
- influenced when the Aryan Indo tribes invaded India
- HInduism now has alot of other beliefs
Military
Dynasties
- Nana Dynsasty
- Maurya
- Shishunaga
- Satavahana
Empires
- Gupta Empire- relied on war elephants
- Kushan Empire- fought alot on horseback and used alot of was elephants
Weapons
- Bamboo longbow- made of long piece of bamboo
- The war elephant- were used to charge and break enemy lines
- catapult- hurling large stones at the enemy
Tactics-
- Krauncha Vyuha- crane shaped formation
- Vyuha- defensive circular formation that was considered inpenetrable
Buddhism-
- Religion in the Indian subcontient
- Variety of beliefs and traditions
- Two major branches- Theravada and Mahayanda
Theravada
- Oldest surving branche
- most popular religion in Sri Lanka
- Numbers are over 150 milllion people worldwide and the religion is spreading west
Stupas
- Dome shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine
- Relic, Object, Commemorative, Symbolic and Votive
Brahma
- Budism it is the name for a type of exalted passionless deity
- Deity means god or goddess
- No identity between the buddhist and the hindu ones
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