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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
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
