Ancient History Art And Culture
Which ancient account describes the Nandas expedition over all their rival monarchs that make them powerful rulers of North India?
Rajadhiraja was a great warrior. He always led from the front standing shoulder to shoulder with his men on front lines and earned the title of Jayamkonda Chola which means the victorious Chola King.
Sabha or Mahasabha during the Chola empie referred to the exclusive assembly of Brahmans/gatherings of the adult male members in the agraharas, that is, the rent free brahmadeya villages. These assemblies enjoyed a large measure of autonomy.
The Mauryan art is believed to be inspired from Achaemenid or Persian influence. We can find a lot of similarities in terms of form and style in the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Persian king Darius.
The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
All of these
The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism