It is well-known fact that, the inscription of Jetavana monastery is occupied a significant place amidst other found inscriptions in Sri Lanka. Although, this inscription is identified as inscription of Jetavana, it has ...

In the division of ancient Hindu or Vedic literature consists of two scriptures viz. śruti and Smrutiscriptures. Literally, śruti means that ‘what is heard’ and śmruti means that, ‘what is remembered’. Although, these ...

Kauṭilya’s Arthasāstra (4th century B.C) is considered as one of the foremost and sophisticated volumes that gives a perfect definition on the reign. For him a state is an integration of sevenfold theories(saptāṅga ...

The impact of time and space always influences the man and the environment with a net balance of negative and positive energies. Other than the energy flow available in the surroundings, the compatibility of a human and ...

Bhakti finds an important place in Hinduism. Bhakti is a Sanskrit word, which originates from the Sanskrit verb root ͼí (bhaj). This means to divide, distribute, share with, enjoy, and so on. As such the word bhakti ...

Right from the Vedic period, we have instances of human heroes being deified and later even assimilated in to other deities. Many scholars opine Indra to be one such Vedic deity who rose from a ‘human leader’ to ‘God’ ...