SAST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Maurya Empire, Gupta Empire, Buddha-Nature
21 Nov 2018
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One of the kings in the gupta empire was called chandragupta similarly to maurya empire, but they were both different people and these empires are both approximately 600 years apart. Kali is the goddess of the battlefield, and she represents destruction. Destruction is understood as a dynamic force that brings around creation. Ex: new technology comes, it destroys old technology (destruction of old technology allows creation of new technology) Kali represents destruction of the battlefield and that makes way for a new generation (a new creation) In greek system, there were various types of gods (titans and olympians) In india, olympians are known as the realm of the 33 another group is called asura. Leader of asura did lots of yoga, he was given a boon that with every drop of his blood, there would be another avatar of his so now he was not defeatable. He tried to destroy the world, gods kept attacking him.
