Free Essay: Culture of India Nearly one sixth of all the human beings on Earth live in India‚ the world’s most populous democracy. Officially titled the Republic of India‚ it’s 1‚269‚413 sq. mi. lie in South Asia‚ occupying most of the Indian subcontinent‚ bordered by Pakistan (W); China‚ Nepal‚ and Bhutan (N); and Myanmar (E) and Bangladesh forms an enclave in the NE. Its borders encompass a vast variety of peoples‚ practicing most of the world’s major religions‚ speaking scores of different
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Peshawar See The Old City Centre with the Qissa Khwani Bazaar‚ Bazar-e-Kalan‚ Clock Tower Square‚ Chowk Yadgar‚ Tehsil Gorgathri‚ Mohabbat Khan Mosque‚ Sunehri Masjid (Sadar)‚ Peshawar Museum‚ Khyber Bazar. Parks includes Khalid bin waleed park‚ Shahi bagh and Wazir bagh. The traditional halal food of Peshawar can be bought from Namak Mandi‚ Khyber Bazar. The famous "Kulfa" can be accessed from Qissa Khwani Bazar in the months of Apri-Sept every year‚ when there is hot weather in the city
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Culture of India India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over
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near by Pasupati in the name of his husband named DEVAPATAN. Ø She constructed a bihar named charumati bihar now called chabahill. Ø Ashoka created 4 stupas at the 4 cardinal points of PATAN. Ø But again it cannot be proved that Ashoka ever visited Kathmandu valley.how ever his visit was up to lumbini. Ø Some historian says that 4 stupas of patan were created by the missionaries of Ashoka in the period of 200 B.C. Ø However we can say that it was a later creation which was built only after
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[pic] Synopsis Of Major Project Report on Sales & Distribution Management Role of Sales and Distribution in AMUL India Guided By:- Submitted by:- Dr . Alok Mittal Sir Medha Nakhare MBA 3rd Sem Section- Y Introduction Sales Management-Sales management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of sales techniques and the management of a firm ’s sales operations. It is an important business
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Strayer Nuiversity The religions I selected are Buddhism and Jainism 1. Buddhism Geographical Origins of Buddhism Buddhism originated in India during the sixth century B.C.E.‚ and its founding figure‚ Buddha‚ was a contemporary of Confucius in China and the early Greek philosophers‚ antedating Jesus by 500 years and Muhammad by a millennium (Candice Goucher‚ 1998). Cultural Origins of Buddhism: Buddhists believe that the Buddha (meaning “the awakened”) awakened to the laws of the universe‚ which
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war with Kalinga‚ Ashoka converted to Buddhism most likely of a guilty conscience. He then banned animal sacrifices‚ gave up hunting expeditions‚ and eliminated meat dishes from his court. Ashoka spread Buddhism throughout India by monasteries and stupas. Comparing Ashoka and Han Wudi‚ both spread and furthered belief systems in their emperors. Han Wudi did it by creating the imperial university and from
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Above the yakshi is another smaller figure in which only the torso is shown. The second smaller figure is surrounded by columns and appears to be in something like a chaitya hall. The yakshi has a similar purpose to others surrounding such places as a stupa‚ however‚ it is much less ornate and a tree is not depicted with it. Due to this‚ the yakshi must have transitioned in meaning to appeal to more people and to expand their reach and meaning to more people. To begin‚ the object is
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217)‚ Mahayana a buddha-mind or emptiness (shunyata) meditation (p. 231)‚ and Vajrayana has an emphasis on sound or mantras during meditation (p. 234). Memorial structures called stupas or pagodas became pilgrimage sites as many claim to contain ancient relics or remains of the Buddha (p. 241-2). Wealthy patrons not only paid for the construction of these building but also began to create elaborate temples to house the monks in lieu
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Maitreya Buddha wearing a crown with ribbons over shoulder. The columns of the niche respectively‚ in Regular script‚ incise the caption of the Pilgrim. The carvings on the stele body divide up into three levels. In the middle of the top level‚ a stupa with flower motif is carved‚
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