Indian Society and Culture Chapter 2.3. Indian Caste System.

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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

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