MMW 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Phoenician Alphabet, Maurya Empire, Chanakya
20 Apr 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
What happens when someone who reached nirvana during life dies. Buddha is not god, but an example to live by. Empire of alexander the great spread from macedonia to punjab. Place at the foot of the himalayas. Place where there were a lot of scholars. Basically took over all the lands of the ancient persian empire. Persian empire was inspired by the assyrians. After the empire broke up, the big parts were in egypt and persia. Images of the buddha are influenced by greek art. Maurya empire the first one in india. Came after the fall of alexander the great"s empire. Chandragupta converts to jainism at the end of his reign. Critique of the rituals of sacrifice practiced normally. The truth of things is not absolute. You need many different versions/views to see the truth. Combination of perspectives shows the whole picture. Political scientist that outlined the method of ruling for the first 3 emperors.
