Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history)

by Prakash Narayan | 2011 | 63,517 words

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Summary: This study deals with the history of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (Northern India) taking into account the history and philosophy of Buddhism. Since the sixth century B.C. many developments took place in these regions, in terms of society, economic life, religion and arts and crafts.

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Acknowledgement

+ Chapter 1 - Political Formation at the time of Buddha

. State formation

. Clans and Gana-Sanghas

+ Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes

. Expansion of Agriculture

. The Pattern of Landholding

. Craft production

. Agriculture and Cattle-keeping

. Service Occupation

. Artisans and Craftsman

. Professions (livelihood and work)

. The different types of Entertainers

. The king’s services

. Trading and Commercial Activities

. Trade by Water

. Trade by Land

. Small Traders

. Hanging Nations of Gohapati

. The Concept of Bhoga (money)

. Urbanization and expansion of Agriculture

. Use of Iron and Material Growth

. Iron Ploughshare and Farming

. Vedic Sacrifices and Cattle Wealth

. Buddhism and Cattle Sacrifice

. Iron, Surplus, Production Trade and Urbanization

. Status of alienated Women in Urban Society

. Material Growth and the ruling class

. Economic Inequality

. Material life and code of conduct for Monks/Sanghas

+ Chapter 3 - Religious Beliefs, Institutions and Practices: New Perspectives

. Brahmana as a normative term

. Samanas and Brahmanas

. Dana versus Yanna

. The Bhikkhus and the Laity

. The Laity’s influence on the Sangha

. The New Society and the phenomenon of Renunciation

. Renunciation: The Samana Tradition

. Renouncers and householders

. Philosophical speculation in the 6th century B.C.

. Other sects at the time of the Buddha

+ Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations

. Buddhist views on caste

. Caste hierarchy as exhibited in the Buddhist texts

. Terms of Categorization

. High and Low strata in Buddhist texts

. Regional Dimension of Stratification

. Kula, Kamma, and Sippa: Inter-relation

. Jati (status on account of birth)

. Gotta (lineage affiliation)

. Vanna (social identification)

. Nati (extended kin-group)

. Empirical Relevance of Vanna, Jati and Kula

. The Buddhist View of Social Stratification: The Sangha

. Stratification Outside the Sangha/Monastic fourwalls

. Social Stratification Based on Kula, Kamma and Sippa

. The Significance of the Gahapati in the Buddhist View of Stratification

. Society at the time of Buddha

. The Buddha and the Brahmanas in the Buddhist view

. The Buddha and the Jains

. The Buddha and the Paribbajakas

. The Buddha and the Monks

. The Buddha and the Gahapati

. The Buddha and the Gamanis

. The Buddha and the Extended Kin-groups

. The Buddha and the Upasakas

. The Buddha and the Others

. Monks and Monks

. Monks and Paribbajakas

. Monks and Brahmanas

. Monks and Kings

. Monks and Extended Kin-groups

. Monks and Gahapatis

. Monks and Upasakas

. Gahapatis and Jains

. Gahapatis and Paribbajakas

. Gahapatis and Brahmanas

. Gahapatis and Kings

. Gahapati and Gamanis

. Gahapatis and Others

. Gahapatis and Gahapatis

. Brahmanas and Brahmanas

. Brahmanas and Kings

. Brahmanas and Paribbajakas

. The Conceptual and Real Social Groups

. Inter-Group Organization

. Forms of Marriage and Unions

. Kinship Grouping

. The Household Group

. Parents and Sons

. Father-Mother and Daughter

. Brother and Brother

. Sister-sister

. Brother and Sister

. Husband and Wife

. Mother’s Brother and Sister’s Son

. Husband’s Parents and Son’s Wife

. Other Relatives

. Women in the Buddhist Discourse

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