India: 4 definitions
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India means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: The Caraka Samhita (h)India was a nation of scholars in old days as the west is a nation of scholars at present. The forest Ashramas (dwellings) gradually grew to be the centres of the highest Aryan learning. Though deeply absorbed in, metaphysical studies, the Rishis’ experience of worldly life won them high reputation as teachers for the younger generation. [...] The Vedic Rishis not only composed hymns and performed sacrifices but fought their wars and ploughed their fields. Their martial spirit was for a long time kept alive by the necessity of holding their own against the enemy. The mild climate and fertile soil of the country bringing the means of subsistence within easy reach made the struggle for existence in India an easy one. Besides the lofty mountains and the seas shutting the country off for a long time from outside influences gave the Indian culture a unique character. The peculiar environmental conditions of India have tended to make her people more meditative and philosophical.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: University of Cambridge: JainismIndia (इन्दिअ) in Prakrit refers to “senses” and represents one of the twenty-four Daṇḍakas (“parameters relating to the description of living beings”).—The most common list of daṇḍakas has 24 terms in Prakrit. This has been the starting point of a variety of works, among which the Caturviṃśatidaṇḍaka by Gajasāra stands as a classic.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsIndia.—The word ‘India’ is derived from the river Sindhu or the Indus. Sindhu is the name of a river mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 20. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismIndia (at the time of the Buddha) was divided into small independent kingdoms. Of these kingdoms Magadha under Bimbisāra and Ajātasattu, Kosala under Pasenadi, Avanti under Pajjota, and Kosambī under Udena, played important roles in the political drama of India in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Search found 298 books and stories containing India; (plurals include: Indias). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Butler Report < [May-June, 1929]
'The Triple Stream' < [October 1938]
Current Topics < [March-April 1931]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 6 - The Story of Caraka < [Part 1 - The History of Medicine in India]
Chapter 1 - The history of Medicine in India (Introduction) < [Part 1 - The History of Medicine in India]
Chapter 1 - Universal Education in Ancient India < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 2 - Buildings of Rājagṛha < [Chapter II - Origin and Function of Rājagṛha as the seat of Monarchy]
Part 3 - Related works on our settlement zones < [Introduction]
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
5. Thonmi Sambhota; the Time and the Place < [Chapter 5 - Tibetan Language and Writing System]
7. Vajrayana Buddhism of Tibet < [Chapter 7 - Buddhism in Tibet]
2. Conventional Approach and Understanding < [Chapter 5 - Tibetan Language and Writing System]
Puppetry in Assam (by Gitali Saikia)
Puppetry in India (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]
Puppetry as a Folk Drama < [Chapter 2]
Complete works of Swami Abhedananda (by Swami Prajnanananda)
Chapter 4 - Political Institutions of India < [Discourse 1 - India and Her People]
Preface < [Discourse 1 - India and Her People]
Chapter 5 - Education in India < [Discourse 1 - India and Her People]
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