Socio Cultural History of India

Buddhism 5: Decline of Buddhism

Decline of Buddhism As mentioned earlier, Buddhism witnessed clash of philosophy and stress on codes among various versions. In due […]

Contribution of Buddhism to Indian Culture Buddhism remained one of the foremost religions of not only India but the whole

Buddhist Scriptures Buddha’s preaching collected and classified into three volumes, collectively called as pitakas. The three volumes are like these,

Buddhist Monachism or Sangha For the propagation of Buddhism, Buddha created a disciplined mechanism of missionaries, called as Bhikshus and

Siddhartha was born at Lumbini in present Nepal. He was son of Shuddodana, the King of Shakya gana of Kapilvastu

Trade and Traders – Economy The rapidly increasing trade made a range of material goods available for consumption. There were

Urbanisation Increased agricultural activity and settled life led to the rise of sixteen Mahajanapadas (large territorial states) in north India