Transcript Indian Society and Culture

Indian Society and Culture
Chapter 2.3
Indian Caste System
Sati
• Indian widows often
practices “sati”
• They threw
themselves on their
husbands funeral pyre
• They would be
remembered as a
“virtuous woman”
Stupas
• Buddhist
stupas in
Myanmar
A Mongolian Stupa
The Buddha
Buddha in Japan
Gandharan Statue 100CE
The Kushan Kingdom
The Gupta Empire
The Ajanta Caves
Gupta Art from the Ajanta Caves
Kalidasa
Muruga Meets Avvaiyar
Brahmi Numerals
Nagari Numerals
Arabic Numerals
• From top - Modern
Arabic (western);
Early Arabic
(western); Arabic
Letters (used as
numerals); Modern
Arabic (eastern);
Early Arabic
(eastern); Early
Devanagari (Indian);
Later Devanagari
Caraka examining the sick
Caraka
In spite of the high ethics of the
profession, quacks and cheats existed.
Caraka strongly condemned the
practice of medicine by unqualified
persons or self-styled physicians. He
said, "it is better to commit suicide
than to get treated by a quack."
The Iron Pillar of Delhi