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The document summarizes the history and religion of ancient India. It describes the Indus Valley Civilization from 3000 BC, including artifacts found. It discusses the later Vedic period starting around 1500 BC when the Indo-Aryan peoples invaded, bringing their religion of Vedism and worship of gods like Indra and Agni. This period also saw the development of the caste system and literature known as the Vedas. During the transitional period from 800-400 BC, ideas evolved from Vedism to Buddhism or Brahmanism, introducing concepts like samsara, karma, and nirvana. Hinduism later developed the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Major texts included

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The document summarizes the history and religion of ancient India. It describes the Indus Valley Civilization from 3000 BC, including artifacts found. It discusses the later Vedic period starting around 1500 BC when the Indo-Aryan peoples invaded, bringing their religion of Vedism and worship of gods like Indra and Agni. This period also saw the development of the caste system and literature known as the Vedas. During the transitional period from 800-400 BC, ideas evolved from Vedism to Buddhism or Brahmanism, introducing concepts like samsara, karma, and nirvana. Hinduism later developed the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Major texts included

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Indian

(3000
B.C)
ndus Valley Civilization

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ze and copper statuettes and steatites.


Period of Indo-Aryan
Invasions ( 1500 -800
B.C)
The Aryans brought with them their
religion, Vedism, with its worship of:
Indra- warrior of god thunder
Varuna- the god of the sky
Surya- the god of the sun
Agni- the god of fire
Literatur
e
Their literature is embodied
in the Vedas, the earliest of
which was the Rig-Veda,
containing hymns to their
nature gods, to whom they
offered gifts and sacrifices.
The Caste System
oBrahmans- the highest caste
consisting of educated priests and
scholars who directed the religious
life of the community and supplied
the rulers.
oKshatriyas- the warrior class which,
with the Brahmans, constituted the
ruling class.
Pariah or Untouchables
oVaisyas- the class of merchants and
farmers
ansitional Period ( c. 800-400 B.C
Evolution of Vedism to Buddhism or
Brahmanism.
The main religious text is the Upanishads
written in Sanskrit.
Brahma is the cosmic principle, with
atman (breath) as its counterpart in man.
Two principal doctrines are samsara, the
transmigration of souls, and karma, the
law that the actions of a man in one life
will determine his future rebirths.
Attain nirvana, the absorption of the
individual spirit into the world soul,
Hindu Trinity of
Brahma(creator), Vishnu
Krishna
Kali Ma
The name means great [story of
the] Bharatas. Bharata was an
early ancestor of both the
Pandavas and Kauravas who fight
each other in a great war, but the
word is also used generically for
the Indian race, so
theMahabharatasometimes is
The Bhagavad-gita is
universally renowned as
the jewel of India's
spiritual wisdom.
Spoken by Lord Krishna,
the Supreme
Personality of Godhead
to His intimate disciple
Arjuna, the Gita's seven
hundred concise verses
TheRamayanais an
ancient Indianepic
poemwhich narrates the
struggle of
princeRamato rescue
his wifeSitafrom the
demon kingRavana.
Teachings of Buddha
1. Life is sorrow
2. Cause of sorrow is desire
3. Escape from samsara to nirvana is through the
destruction of desire
4. The destruction of desire is to be achieved by the
Eight-fold Path, namely:
a. right belief
b. right resolve
c. right speech
d. right behavior
e. right occupation
f. right effort
g. right contemplation
h. right concentration

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