The Age of Buddha

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS The sixth century Be is seen as the beginning of the phase of the Northern Black Polished (NBP) ware. (The third c...

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NEW RELIGIOUS MOVE­MENTS The rise and growth of the new religions in the sixth century Be brought some important transfo...

MATERIALISM Buddha, Mahavira, Gosala, and many lesser teachers of the sixth century Be ignored the gods, but they were not thoroughgoing ath...

THE AJIVlKAS Besides Jainism and Buddhism, there was another unorth(J dox sect:-that of the Ajivikas, who also practised mmpleli nudity. The...

COMPARISON AND CONTRAST BETWEEN jAINISM AND BUDDHISM There is much that is common betWeen Jainism and Bud­dhism. Not only were there marked ...

Contributions of Buddhism Buddhism exercisedlmn­siderable influence in shaping the cultural, social; religious and political aspects of Ind...

Spread and Decline Whatever its position in the Buddha's lifetime, 200 years later, Buddhism was a distinct religion. In becoming a rel...