RLG206H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Upanishads, Caspian Sea, Vedas
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Textbook chapter 1: the life of gautama buddha (pages 6-30) Siddhartha gautama: the person the world has come to know as the buddha. Buddha = the awakened one : born when the indian culture was open to his religious message of enlightenment, compassion and peace. The indus valley civilization (in the western part of the indian subcontinent) began around 3000 b. c. e. Included some of the great urban centers of the ancient world: like: harappa and mohenjo-daro, the religion involved a belief in many deities and the practice of ritual. Both played role in tradition and contributed to develop worship. Hinduism roots of hindu religious tradition began around 1500. B. c. e. with migration into india of indo-european tribes called aryans (nobles: aryans came from the west and north of the. Caspian sea and brought their own religion that would develop into vedic brahmanism (named for the four vedas) Vedic brahmanism: involved worship of many gods (devas) and complex ritual system.
