Transcript Europe & Indian Culture

Europe
&
Indian Culture
Dr Preeti Awasthi
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Introduction
Western Civilization – A study.
Western Culture and Indian Culture affected each
other.
Spread of Buddhism in other countries- France,
Russia, Austria, Kalmykia and Scotland.
Buddhism in Austria – a detailed study.
Maya Civilization and Indian Culture.
Similarities in between the ancient American Culture
and the Indian Culture.
Swastik of India- its historical use and its
relationship with Buddhism.
Indian culture –” unity in diversity”.
Interaction of European Culture with Indian Culture.
Aryans- Detailed approach in Indian and European
History.
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According to a historian Carroll Quigley ,
writer of “Evolution of Civilizations”,
contend that Western Civilization was born
around 400 AD, after the total collapse of
the Western Roman Empire, leaving a
vacuum for new ideas to flourish that were
impossible in Classical societies.
How come West evolved beyond the influence
of ancient Greeks?
1) The main reason was Renaissance;
(i) Commercial gains
(ii) ScientificDevelopements.
2)Industrial Revolution
3)Discovery and exploration of newer lands
The Culture of Europe
Western Civilization
European Philosophy
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Based on Greek School of thoughts.
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Mainly Christian Thoughts.
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As a result of Renaissance, it became
famous as an ‘Age of Reason and
enlightenment’.
Classical Medieval West
Buddhism in France
Spread of Buddhism in Austria
Major Buddhist temples in Europe
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Predominant religious heritages in
Europe
•Roman Catholicism
•Protestantism
•Buddhism
•Islam
•Orthodox
•Christianity
•Judaism
Christianity
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Roman CatholismPortugal, Spain , France Ireland,
Scotland etc.
Orthodox ChristianityBulgaria, Georgia, Romania,
Montenegro etc.
ProtestantismNorway, Iceland, Sweden,Netherland,
Switzerland etc.
Other religions in Europe
ISLAMAlbania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Cyprus
and Serbia.
* JudaismFrance, U.K., and Russia.
* BuddhismKalmykia Russia.
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Predominant religious heritages in Europe
Roman Catholicism
Orthodox Christianity
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
Protestantism
Buddhism
Judaism
Use of Swastic in various countries
Western Architecture
Various forms of effects of
Buddhism on other areas.
Fall of Roaman Empire and emergence
of new centres of learning
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1) ITALY
2) GAUL (France)
Middle Age Europe
The Renaissance period
Indian Culture
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Indus Valley Civization
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Vedic Age
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Buddhism
Indian Culture
The Wonder that was India!
India of medieval era
Western empires in 1910
Rule of East India
Company
Aryans-belonged to Europe?
William Shakespeare's First Folio
pictured and the Age of Renaissance
One Model of Indo-European
("Aryan") Migration
“"Civilizations have arisen in other
parts of the world. In ancient and modern times, wonderful
ideas have been carried forward from one race to another...But
mark you, my friends, it has been always with the blast of war
trumpets and the march of embattled cohorts. Each idea had to
be soaked in a deluge of blood..... Each word of power had to
be followed by the groans of millions, by the wails of orphans,
by the tears of widows. This, many other nations have taught;
but India for thousands of years peacefully existed. Here
activity prevailed when even Greece did not exist... Even earlier,
when history has no record, and tradition dares not peer into
the gloom of that intense past, even from until now, ideas after
ideas have marched out from her, but every word has been
spoken with a blessing behind it and peace before it. We, of all
nations of the world, have never been a conquering race, and
that blessing is on our head, and therefore we live....!"
--Swami Vivekananda
Great Indian Philosopher
India
- a land of colour and faith
“India was the motherland of our
race and Sanskrit the mother of
Europe’s languages…..Mother
India is in many ways the mother
of us all”
- Will Durant
Columbus journey to find route to India and
Industrial Revolution
The Culture of Europe
George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950)
Dramatist, Nobel Laureate in Literature,
said-"The Indian way of life provides the vision of the
natural, real way of life. We western veil ourselves with
unnatural masks. On the face of India are the tender
expressions which carry the mark of the Creators hand."
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