HIST 2B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Zhou Daguan, Gupta Family, Mahabharata
20 Jan 2017
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Largely archeological: inscriptions, temple ruins, statuary; zhou daguan. Association with hindu deities, buddha; monumental building projects (religious, hydrological) Fusion of religious, political authority: hinduism. Shiva: death & time, destroyer of all things. If you do not fight this just battle, you will fall in your own law and in your honor; you will incur sin . It is just to die doing one"s duty, but doing another man"s duty brings dread . Your business is with the deed, and not with the result . British use of caste system: easier to rule. Unification of n. india: marriage alliances, military conquest. Kama sutra: sex 1 of 64 fine arts (poetry, courtship, etc. ) These link rulers to deities, even vishnu. Padi (wet rice): basis of state power. Crowned as god king (sanskrit: devarajah), 802. From wenzhou, major port for s. china sea merchants. Official sent to angkor by the chinese emperor for official delegation. European explorers: work of alexander the great.
