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INDUS VALLEY
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INDUS VALLEY
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Mohenjo-Daro
INDUS VALLEY
Harappa
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INDO-EUROPEAN INVASION
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INDO-EUROPEAN INVASION
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VEDIC CIVILIZATION
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VEDIC CIVILIZATION
Vedas
Upanishads
Bhagavad Gita
Puranas
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DRAVIDIAN CIVILIZATION
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DRAVIDIAN CIVILIZATION
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HINDUISM
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HINDUISM
Pantheon
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
Krishna
creator
preserver
destroyer
Rama & Sita
Hanuman
Saraswati
Ganesh
service
wisdom
prosperity
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HINDUISM
Pantheon
Shiva
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HINDUISM
Pantheon
Shiva
Shivalingam
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HINDUISM
Karma
Jews
Christians
Muslims
X
samsara
reincarnation
Universal law of
cause and effect
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HINDUISM
Brahmin
Caste system
Release from samsara
Oneness with the universe
Dalit
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HINDUISM
Caste system
Brahmin
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HINDUISM
Caste system
Dalit
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HINDUISM
Landscape features
Temples
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple complex, Madurai, Tamil-Nadu
Parvati
Shiva
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HINDUISM
Landscape features
Sacred cows
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HINDUISM
Landscape features
Sacred cows
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HINDUISM
Holy places
Haridwar
Haridwar
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HINDUISM
Holy places
Haridwar
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HINDUISM
Holy places
Allahabad
Allahabad
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HINDUISM
Holy places
Allahabad
Maha Kumbh Mela Festival
10:30 am, January 23, 2001
Every 144 years
30 million people
bathed that day!
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HINDUISM
Holy places
Varanasi
Varanasi
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HINDUISM
Holy places
Varanasi
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WARNING:
DISTURBING
IMAGES AHEAD
HINDUISM
Holy places
Varanasi
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HINDUISM
Holy places
Varanasi
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HINDUISM
Holy places
Varanasi
In India about 3,000 whole
bodies and 1,800 tons of partially
burnt cremation remains are
thrown into the Ganges River
every year. . . .
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HINDUISM
Holy places
Varanasi
. . . so the government raised
28,820 turtles whose sole
purpose was to consume the
decomposing flesh. They
took to their job with relish
and grew to a large size.
Unfortunately, most of the
turtles subsequently have
been eaten by locals.
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BUDDHISM
Siddhartha Gautama
(563-483 BCE)
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BUDDHISM
Philosophy
(527 BCE)
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BUDDHISM
Philosophy
(527 BCE)
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BUDDHISM
Philosophy
Four Noble Truths
1. Nothing in the physical world is permanent
2. Suffering arises as a result of cravings
3. Suffering ceases when cravings cease
4. Ending craving comes about by following the
“Middle Way” or the “Noble Eightfold Path”
Noble Eightfold Path
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Right Understanding
Right Thought
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration
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BUDDHISM
Diffusion
Asoka
Pataliputra
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BUDDHISM
Diffusion
X
X
X
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BUDDHISM
Branches
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BUDDHISM
Decline in India
Sarnath
Lumbini
Kushinagar
Pataliputra
Bodh Gaya
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BUDDHISM
Landscape features
Images of the Buddha
India
China
Japan
Buddhas of Bamiyan
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BUDDHISM
Landscape features
Shrines
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BUDDHISM
Landscape features
Shrines
India
Sri Lanka
Burma
stupa
pagoda
China
Japan
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BUDDHISM
Landscape features
Bodhi tree
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ZEN BUDDHISM
Landscape features
Bodhi tree
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ZEN BUDDHISM
Landscape features
Japanese garden
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BUDDHISM
Holy Places
Lumbini
Lumbini
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BUDDHISM
Holy Places
Lumbini
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BUDDHISM
Holy Places
Sarnath
Sarnath
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BUDDHISM
Holy Places
Sarnath
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BUDDHISM
Holy Places
Kushinagar
Kushinagar
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BUDDHISM
Holy Places
Kushinagar
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BUDDHISM
Holy Places
Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya
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BUDDHISM
Holy Places
Bodh Gaya
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SIKHISM
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SIKHISM
5 Ks
Three Pillars, Five Virtues,
and Five Evils
Kesh
Kachera
Kanga
Khanda
decency,
moral values,
spirituality
community
Kara
Kirpan
meditation on
Waheguru
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SIKHISM
Holy place
Amritsar
Amritsar
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SIKHISM
Holy place
Amritsar
Golden Temple
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CHRISTIANITY
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CHRISTIANITY
Holy Places
Chennai (Madras)
Chennai
(Madras)
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CHRISTIANITY
Holy Places
Chennai (Madras)
St. Thomas (Santhome) Cathedral
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Amritsar
Haridwar
New Delhi
Sarnath
Allahabad
Varanasi
Lumbini
Kushinagar
Pataliputra
Bodh Gaya
Chennai
(Madras)
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