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Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings (Cultural Developments) (c. 600 BCE-600 CE)

Odisha Board · Class 12 · History

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Historical Context and Background (c. 600 BCE)

  • Mid-first millennium BCE marked a turning point in world history with emergence of great thinkers
  • Period saw rise of new kingdoms and cities in Ganga valley
  • Social and economic changes led to questioning of existing beliefs
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Jainism and Mahavira

  • Jainism existed before Mahavira (6th century BCE) - he was 24th Tirthankara
  • 23 previous Tirthankaras ('those who guide across river of existence') preceded him
  • Core principle: entire world is animated - even stones, rocks, water have life
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Buddhism and the Buddha

  • Siddhartha (Buddha) was son of Sakya clan chief, had sheltered palace upbringing
  • Four sights that changed his life: old man, sick man, corpse, homeless mendicant
  • Left palace to seek truth, tried extreme asceticism, then chose middle path
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Buddhist Texts and Literature

  • Buddha taught orally - no written records during his lifetime
  • Teachings compiled after death at council of elders at Vesali (Vaishali)
  • Tipitaka ('three baskets'): Vinaya Pitaka (rules), Sutta Pitaka (teachings), Abhidhamma Pitaka (philosophy)

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The period around 600BuddhismJainismStupas evolved from simple burial moundsBy the first century CE

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