MA HISTORY - Ancient India (Religions Of Ancient India) (Q & A) One week series (ENGLISH MEDIUM)

MA HISTORY - Ancient India (Religions Of Ancient India) (Q & A) One week series (ENGLISH MEDIUM) 

 Ancient India (Religions Of Ancient India )

This One Week Series is Written in English Language in Question Answer Series According to syllabus of Rajasthan ,Jai Narayan Vyas , MLSU, MGSU University. 

Syllabus Covered in Book

RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT INDIA

Section-I  Religion - meaning origin and types. Main features of the religious practices in indus Saraswati Civilization. Rigvedic or early vedic religion: pantheon, yojna, Play monotheist and monistic tends. Later Vedic religion : Pantheon, growth in ritualism, ethical institutions, Atharvedic magico-religious practices. Upanishadic doktrines: Brahman, Atman and monism; emphasis on non-attachment

Giragya) and knowledge (Jnana) instead of ritual acts (Karma). Price of Upanishadid teaching in Indian religious history.

Section II General characteristics of Theistic religions. A study of major, Theistic Cults : Vaishnavism and Saivism. Vaistunavism-origin, doctrines, pantheon; ritual, general history of Vaishnava sects. Main teachings of the Bhagvad Gita . .Saivism - antiquity and doctriries. Saive schools, rituals and philosophy

Section III Origins and Historical Background of Buddhism. Life and teachings of Gautama Buddha Buddhist Doctrines : Concepts of  pratityasamutpada, karma and rebirth, eight-fold path, nirvana, anatmavada and anishvaravada. Buddhist Sangha. Buddhist Councils. Formation of Buddhist Canon, Schism. A brief survey of Mahayana Buddhism. Later philosophical systems. Tantric Buddhism. Decline and disappearance of Buddhism. Antiquity of.Jainism Life and Teaching of Parsvanath and Mahavira. Jaina doctrines. Formation o baina Canon Division of Jaina Church into Svetambaras and Digambaras; their further history and main differences. History of early spread - Jainism in Gujarat and Rajasthan. .