Impact of Vedic Culture on Society

by Kaushik Acharya | 2020 | 120,081 words

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Summary: This essay studies the Impact of Vedic Culture on Society as Reflected in Select Sanskrit Inscriptions found in Northern India (4th Century CE to 12th Century CE). The second chapter discusses the Indian tradition of Dana. The third chapter studies the migration of Vedic Brahmanas. The fourth chapter deals with the socio-cultural scenario of northern India. The fifth chapter contains a comparative study of the systems of administration prevalent in the Vedic period.

This dissertation also documents the migrations, rituals and other religious activities of Vedic Brahmanas, showing the impact of their culture and traditions. It also shows how the kings of northern India sometimes granted huge area of lands donated to those well-versed in the four Vedas for the purpose of austerities and Vedic education.

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Acknowledgements

+ Chapter 1

. Aryan Invasion: a theory or a myth!

. Geographical extent and History of Northern India

. Summary of Contents

. Select Sanskrit Inscriptions Found in Northern India

+ Chapter 2

. Concept of Dāna and Nature of Donee Brāhmaṇas

. 1.A: Dāna in the Vedic Period

. 1.B: Dāna in the Age of Dharmaśāstras

. 1.C: Dāna in the Mahābhārata and the Bhagavad-gītā

. 1.D: Dāna in the Purāṇas

. 1.E: Buddhist Expression of Charity

. 1.F: The Expression of Charity in Modern Age

. 2. Concept of Dāna in Land Grants during Early and Early Medieval Periods

. 3. The Donee Brāhmaṇas

. 4. Religious Aspect of Dāna

. 5. Religious Sacrifices

. 6. Sacrifices With Political Significance

+ Chapter 3

. Social Mobility of the Vedic Brāhmaṇas (Introduction)

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (A): The Vākāṭakas

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (B): The Maitrakas

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (C): Guhilās of Kiṣkindhāpura

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (D): The Kaṭāccuris / Early Kalācuris

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (E): The Pāṇḍuvaṃśīs

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (F): The Early Gurjaras

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (G): The Cālukyas

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (H): The Sendrakas

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (I): The Cāhamānas

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (J): The Rāṣṭrakūṭas

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (K): The Paramāras

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (L): The Candella

. Sanskrit Inscriptions (M): Dynasties from Other Region

. Study of the Contemporary Literary Sources

. Migration of Vedic Brāhmaṇas and communities in Northern India

. Chart: Movement of Vedic Brāhmaṇas

+ Chapter 4

. Socio-cultural Scenario of Northern India in Early Mediaeval Period

. Religious Epithets (Brahmanical and Buddhist)

. Chart: Religious beliefs of the Kings who ruled in Northern India

. Mingling of Cultures (A): The Guptas

. Mingling of Cultures (B): The Śarabhapuras

. Mingling of Cultures (C): The Maitrakas

. Mingling of Cultures (D): The Gārulākas

. Mingling of Cultures (E): The Maukharis

. Mingling of Cultures (F): The Kaṭācuris

. Mingling of Cultures (G): The Pāṇḍuvaṃśīs

. Mingling of Cultures (H): The Mudgalas of Dakṣiṇa Toṣāla

. Mingling of Cultures (I): The Puṣyabhūtis

. Mingling of Cultures (J): The Early Gurjaras

. Mingling of Cultures (K): The Gurjara Pratihāras

. Mingling of Cultures (L): The Rāṣṭrakūṭas

. Mingling of Cultures (M): The Śailodbhavas

. Mingling of Cultures (N): The Cālukyas

. Mingling of Cultures (O): The Guhilās

. Mingling of Cultures (P): The Sendrakas

. Mingling of Cultures (Q): The Kiṣkindhās

. Mingling of Cultures (R): The Saindhavas

. Mingling of Cultures (S): The Cāhamānas

. Mingling of Cultures (T): The Paramāras

. Mingling of Cultures (U): The Bhauma-karas

. Mingling of Cultures (V): The Somavaṃśins

. Mingling of Cultures (W): The Pāla

. Mingling of Cultures (X): The Candellas

. Religious tolerance of kings of northern India

+ Chapter 5

. Systems of Administration (Introduction)

. Systems of Administration Prevalent In the Vedic Period

. Systems of Administration during the Early Period (Introduction)

. Territorial Units

. Central Administration

. Council of Royal Officials

. Provincial and District Administration

. District and Village Administration

. Judiciary and Military Administration

. System of Taxation

. Land donation

. Samucitameya (Land Measures)

. Changes in Administration and Polity in Later Vedic Era

+ Chapter 6

. Concluding Remarks

. Overall Summary and a Brief Discussion on the Findings of the Study

. Prospects of Future Research

. Copper-plate Charters

. Dating in Archaeology

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