Chapter 7 India Monday‚ October 15‚ 2012 12:21 PM Indian Subcontinent • 3 topographical zones: - Northern mountainous zone - Indus and Ganges basins - Peninsula Vindhya Mountains and Deccan plateau divide peninsula from other two zones 4 sub regions in Peninsula: - Tropical Kerala in west - Coromandel Coast in east - Flat area of Tamil Nadu in south - Island of Sri Lanka Weather‚ Crops‚ and Geography • Peninsular India and Ganges Valley have a subtropical climate and
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contribution to the spread of Buddhism‚ with the evolution of two branches of Buddhism. Another event or person that helped in the cause to spread Buddhism was Ashoka. Ashoka was known as ruthless leader‚ making many military conquest were thousand were killed‚ wounded‚ and captured (Source). After‚ the realization of the loss of people‚ Ashoka turned to Buddhism and became very devoted to the religion‚ by participating in many meritable acts. He later went on to send Buddhist missionaries to all over
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Write an essay on Kautilyas theory of state? Abstract: Kautilya was the key adviser to the Indian king Chandragupta Maurya (c. 317-293 B.C.E.)‚ who first united the Indian subcontinent in empire. Written about 300 B.C.E.‚ Kautilya’sArthasastra was a science of politics intended to teach a wise king how to govern. In this work‚ Kautilya offers wide-ranging and truly fascinating discussions on war and diplomacy‚ including his wish to have his king become a world conqueror‚ his analysis of which kingdoms
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3.1. Research Objective: To review literature on Social entrepreneurship The aim in this section is to review and discuss the concept of social entrepreneurship (SE). First‚ some of the historical antecedents of SE such as communities‚ cooperatives and philanthropists will be introduced. Then‚ definitions of SE extant literature will be presented. Two significant streams in the definition of SE are derived‚ one is social innovation (SI) and the other one is social enterprise organisation (SEO).
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Constantine comes across as a careful politician and tactician while Ashoka appears to be a man deeply affected by the consequences of war. Perhaps that’s appropriate to the two religions because as time moved forward‚ Christianity would be thrust into the forefront of wars of conquest from the Romans to the Nazis‚ with
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http://www.pearlsholidays.com/bihar-travels/index.html Bodh Gaya- The Maha Bodhi Temple-The historical place at which the Enlightenment took place became a place of pilgrimage. About 250 years after the Enlightenment‚ the Buddhist Emperor‚ Ashoka visited the site and is considered the founder of the Mahabodhi Temple. Bodhgaya Revitalised- Since 1953‚ Bodh Gaya has been developed as an international place of pilgrimage. Buddhists from Sri Lanka‚ Thailand‚ Burma‚ Tibet‚ Bhutan and Japan
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The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of deep saffron‚ white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra‚ a 24-spoke wheel‚ in blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947‚ when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India. In India‚ the term "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा‚ Tirangā) almost always refers to the Indian national flag
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Introduction to World Religions: Guided Reading Questions #7 1. Where is Wat Bovorn temple? Tht Wat Bovom temple is near Khao San Road and is next to a canal and is one of the greenest and most peaceful temples in Bangkok. 2. What does Buddha mean? Buddha means the "awakened one". 3. Summarize Siddhartha’s life before he left the palace building for the first time. 4. What are the Four Passing Signs? 5. What is the Great Going Forth? 6. What did Siddhartha do between the Great
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against‚ or an offshoot of Hinduism (this view is even expressed for example in the Encyclopaedia Brittanica). Buddhism simply proved to be one of the more successful new schools of thought within a large variety of philosophies‚ especially after King Ashoka became a Buddhist in 297 BCE‚ and turned it into a state religion. As debate is a very old traditional means of testing (spiritual) teachers in Indian culture‚ of course one can trace many philosophical works (especially in the Mahayana tradition)
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will not be broken. Therefore acting in this way‚ you should perform your duties and assure the people that‚ “The king is like a father. He feels toward us as he feels towards himself. We are to him like his own children.”” shows that according to Ashoka‚ the proper way to govern a people is to focus them on religion; tell them that if they become more religious and do more good deeds‚ than they’ll will be happy and thus the ruler is considered more popular and has less of a chance of being overthrown;
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