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1 Indian Society and Culture Chapter 2.3

2 Indian Caste System

3 Sati Indian widows often practices “sati” They threw themselves on their husbands funeral pyre They would be remembered as a “virtuous woman”

4 Stupas Buddhist stupas in Myanmar

5 A Mongolian Stupa

6 The Buddha

7 Buddha in Japan

8 Gandharan Statue 100CE

9 The Kushan Kingdom

10 The Gupta Empire

11 The Ajanta Caves

12 Gupta Art from the Ajanta Caves

13 Kalidasa

14 Muruga Meets Avvaiyar

15 Brahmi Numerals

16 Nagari Numerals

17 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

18 Caraka examining the sick

19 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."

20 The Iron Pillar of Delhi


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