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History of Religions, Sciences, and Human Civilizations CHART - I
BC. ERA. FROM OM - VEDA - TO CROSS -& VEDANTA)
(Order: OM Vedas - Smruties - Upanishads - Darshans-Geeta-Jainism & Buddhism)
Animal man becomes a Civilized man : Start of Early Civilizations :
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OM OM. OM is root of
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Primitive Man starts speaking and talking. Man gives names to objects seen and understands words of family relations. Later on by adding more words describes qualities (Goonas) of objects seen and perceived by other sense organs like Hot, cold (Skin), taste of Foods like sweet, salty or sour, etc.,.* Words root from OM. All world languages arise from spoken words which root from OM. * Life depends on breathing (Prana). OM is related to breathing and is symbol of audio-knowledge (shruti = Vedas). Confirm this by chanting OM. Find its relation with expiration phase. Close eyes, Chant OM. Observe that thoughts disappear while chanting OM. Vedas are as old as the time period, when primitive man started speaking on earth. |
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Period before 10,000 years. To Indus valley culture 2500 BC |
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In different parts of world tribes speaking different languages develop. Sanskrit became the spoken language of an ancient Aryan Tribe. Aryans developed three early Vedas namely,
Rig- Yajur- and Sama Vedas. In Vedas there is worship of natural elemental like sun, water, air, land, fire etc. as different Gods and Goddesses. The Indus Valley Civilization is one of the early ancient culture, which had started around the 25th cent. BC. Its First
Aryan King Manu declared the four classes and their duties (Dharmas) in a scripture, called
Manu Smruti. The classes were called Brahmins, Khshtriya, Vaishya, and Shudras, which were Job (Karma) oriented in the starting period. They became rigid hereditary caste systems in course of times. Inter class marriages were tabooed and donations were to be given to the Brahmin class only, whose spoken words were looked upon as final word of God, in morality and laws of land. |
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Some Aryan Kings and Learned Brahmins move towards planes of Ganges. They develop 240 Upanishads. The Upanishads are spiritual scriptures of Self-knowledge * Ishavasya Upanishad is said to be developed in 2000 BC period. Upanishads preach to respect fathers, mothers, teachers and guests as living near by Devas in human relations. Contemporary Hebrew religion starts in the West by Abraham. But in course of time Hebrews became salves in Egypt. Moses liberated his people from the slavery of Egyptian kings and taught them Ten (moral) Commandments. |
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1500 BC to 700 BC |
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More Upanishads Develop.
Katha, Mandukya, Mundako, Prashna, Chandogya, Brahad-Aranyaka. Samhitas and Darshanas develop. Purva Mimansa by Jaimini (10th Cent), Vaishashik by Kanad (8th Cen), Nyaya by Gautama and the Sankhya by Kapil (around 7th Cent.)BC., develop.* Yoga Vashista was a popular Yoga since Vedic times.*
Sun Worshipping king of Ayodhya Rama probably lived during the 15th cent BC. He is considered to be the 58th son in dynasty of Manu. Bharat, Dushyanta, Santanu were moon worshipping kings. *Krishna might have lived during 12th or 13th cent. BC * Valmiki wrote Ramayana (10th or 8th cent. BC). Veda-Vyasa wrote famous Mahabharata and Gita in the 5th Cent.BC. Experts believe that Gita was added later. A great war might have occurred in India between different kings during 13th to 10th cent. BC. Greek culture starts around 8th Cent and Homer (7th cent. BC.) sings famous Iliad & Odessy in West. This Pre-Buddha period of 7500 years is a poorly documented ERA of the Indian history. |
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