Shaivism and Shaivas Shaivism (also Saivism) in Hindu religion is associsted with Lord Shiva. The followers of Hindu Shaivism is referred to as Shaivas or Saivas. Lord Shiva is the supreme god and is prevalent widely through out India. Prehistory: Hindu Saivism in India is possibly a legacy of the non-Aryan religious belief of the … Read more

Buddhism and Jainism (Comparison) Buddhism and Jainism are the two great religion that emerged from India. Both these religion were supporter of the “Theory of non-violence and equality”. However, there religions developed different outlooks as regards the fundamental problems. Differences There are several points of differences in regard to the fundamental principles of Buddhism and … Read more

Arthashastra (also Arthasastra) is an ancient treatise on economic, political and military administration of the state. It was written by Chanakya (also Kautilya, Vishnu Gupta). Arthashastra is the the most authentic and important sources for shaping the history of the Mauryan Empire. There are fifteen sections  and hundred and eighty sub-sections in the book which was … Read more

The Rise of Buddhism has its origin to the desire of the common men to realize easily the essence of religion free from abstract philosophical contents grew strong. In the closing years of the Vedic age, a great revolution in India’s life and religion occurred. The Aryan civilisation spread over to the western periphery of Bengal. … Read more

Teachings of Gautam Buddha ( Lord Buddha) The earliest source from which the teachings of Gautama Buddha or the contents of early Buddhist religion are available is the Buddhist ‘Pitaka.’ Pitaka is divided into three parts— Sutta Pitaka, Vinaya Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka. The Sutta Pitaka The Sutta Pitaka consists of five Nikayas or groups. … Read more

Vedic Religion Introduction: The religion of Vedic Age in ancient India revealed a close affinity between the human being and the nature surrounding him. Pre-Vedic Religion: In pre-Vedic ages, during the period of Harappan civilisation, the people of Indus valley civilization used to worship the mother goddess or Shakti, Shiva, animals, tree, fire, water and … Read more

Feudalism in Ancient India With the introduction of Marxist method of analysis in the study of ancient history of India, the political and economic aspects of the period have been revalued and the question of the feudalism in ancient India has once again come into surface. Scholars have talked about the class struggle and feudalism … Read more

The Ancient India people also got themselves engaged in many a new professions such as art and handicrafts. During the reigns of the Sakas and the Kushanas there were art and handicrafts on many metals like gold, silver, copper, iron, tin and lead. Though the market of these art work were essentially the urban areas, … Read more

The Vedic Society The Society of Vedic age can be divided into two ages: Early or Rig-Vedic age and The Later Vedic age. There is a great deal of difference between the social system of the early Vedic age and that of the later one. We have discussed about the Rig Vedic and Later Vedic … Read more