Gandhara

Before the Neolithic age, there was a time when men and women were relatively equal in power and capabilities. Archeologist have clues that allow them to believe the men and women had no power archy. As times changed and men and women could control more of what they were capable to do, there was huge shift between men and women during the Agricultural Revolution. With there being so many different European civilizations, there were many ways this shift affected men and women and their subsequent…

Pankration, The Forefather of MMA Athletics played an essential role in the ancient Greek world. The Ancient Olympic Games dates back to 776 BCE, but we have knowledge that athletic competition in ancient Greece had a long history prior to this date. The ancient Greek athletics was a quest for an individual’s excellence and fame, which the ancient Greeks called Arete. Because of this emphasis on the individual, sports in ancient Greece largely excluded team competitions. In this paper, I will be…

Buddhist artifacts discovered in Xinjiang rarely came with exact evidence that proves time, which brings difficulty to the creation of a chronology. Buddhism prevails roughly from 5th century to the 9th century in the surrounding areas including the Gandhara regions (犍陀罗), Central India, Iran, Han Chinese areas and other small sovereignties, which all brought influence to Xinjiang. Hence, Xinjiang formed into a distinctive Western Regions (西域) style. This clay Buddha head was portrayed with…

To understand better expansion of Buddhism around the world, which is being practiced by more than 300 million people currently, one needs to look back to its birth and understand the peaceful nature and humanity of Buddhism, it diversity and methods of teaching, which makes it a fit for different cultures and societies. Buddhism was founded in Northeast India in Sixth century B.C. by a young prince who lived a privileged life for 29 years. In this predominantly Hindu land, corruption existed…

He invited the chieftains of the former satrapy of Gandhara to submit to his authority. Omphis, the ruler of Taxila, complied to his threats and surrendered but other chieftains of different hill tribes, including the Aspasioi and Assakenoi sections of the Kambojas, refused. Ambhi hastened to relieve Alexander…

Sites, Following six sites are Pakistan’s major cultural sites. 2. Moenjodaro – discovered ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization. 3. Takht-i-Bahi and Sahr-i-Bahlol – Ruins from the 1st Century Buddhist’s civilizations. 4. Taxila –carcass from the Gandhara Civilization. 5. Lahore Fort 6. Fort of Rohtas. Thatta – Classical Monuments of the prehistoric time. Khyber Pass – Peshawar’s major attraction, famous for the gateway among Central Asia, sub continent and Europe, by Kings as well as war…

Christianity and Buddhism are both religions that have millions of devout followers all around this world. These religions are both very old and historical. They both come from a base that happened many years ago. These teachings are both based on a solitary man alone. For Buddhists their teachings were founded on Buddha. Buddha was born 500 years before Christ, in what is now Nepal. (Dowley, 207) His dad was a king, his mom was a queen, and his dad wanted him to take over the family business…

father. Mandhata’s third son Mucukunda also was a famous king, but the Ayodhya kingdom declined thereafter. The contemporary kings of Mandhata’s time (2750-2550 BCE) were Khanitra of Vaisali. Brihaduktha of Videha, Mahasala of the Northwest Anavas, Gandhara and Angara of the Druhyus, Sahanja and Mahishmant of the Haihayas and Antara of the Yadavas. While his father, Yuvanasva, married Gauri, the daughter of the king Matinara of Pratishtana according to the Brahmanda and Vayu Puranas which can…

Abstract¬ – Music directly connects to the soul of living beings. It deeply influences mind and brain. Indian Classical Music is closely associated with mood and emotions. Emotion detection in Indian Classical music can serve as the basis for content based music retrieval and recommendation. Music can be mapped to mood by extracting its features that contribute to generation of specific emotions and mapping them with emotional model of valence and arousal. Hence analysis of features of North…

Other languages spoken in India come from the Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman language families. India has no national language. Hindi, with the largest number of speakers, is the official language of the government. English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a "subsidiary official language"; it is important in education, especially as a medium of higher education. Each state and union territory has one or more official languages, and the constitution…