HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Theravada, Bhagavad Gita, Hinayana

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The Spread of New World Religions

The Silk Roads

 Nomads

 Herders

 Scythians

 Stirrups

 Kushan, 1st c. CE

 Adopted cultures

Age of Division (220-589 CE)

 Three kingdoms

 Southern Wu

 Han

 Culture (poetry, calligraphy)

 Nanjing (south of Yangzi River)

 Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 CE)

 Luoyang

 Xianbei Tribesmen

Rise of Buddhism in China

 Faxian (dies ~418 CE)

 Chinese pilgrim

 Sri Lanka

 Translation

 Parthians and Sogdians

 Political

 Monasticism

 477 CE: 6,478 temples and 77,258 monks

 Celibacy vs. Chinese traditions

 Artistic movement

 Dissension

Indian Politics:

The Gupta Empire (320-550 CE)

 Incomplete control

 Skilled military

 Kushans

 Smaller administration

 Theater state

 Ideas – Concept of zero & Arabic numbers

Buddhism in India

 Stupas

 Bodhisattvas

 Statues

 2nd c. CE

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