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Theravada is the single remaining representative of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikaya schools of Indian Buddhism, which are sometimes referred to by the controversial term Hinayana. Theravada is now practiced mainly in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Another prominent Nikaya school, was the Sarvastivada, much of the doctrine of which was incorporated into Tibetan Buddhism. It included one of the main branches of Indian Abhidharma that was instrumental in the creation of Yogacara doctrine. Its system of monastic ru ...

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Buddhism in India - Characteristics

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India: Encyclopedia II - Etymology of India - India

The first Article of the Constitution of India, which deals with the official name, states that "India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states." Thus, not only in usage but officially India and Bharat are both accorded primary status. The name India is derived from the river Indus. The original name of the river came from the fact that in the north-west of the subcontinent, there are seven main tributaries of the one river. The local inhabitants therefore called it Sapta-Sindhu, meaning the land of seven riversSee also:

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India: Encyclopedia II - India - History

Stone Age rock shelters with paintings at Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh are the earliest known traces of human life in present-day India. The first known permanent settlements appeared over 9,000 years ago, and gradually developed into the Indus Valley Civilisation, which began around 3300 BC and peaked between 2600 BC and 1900 BC. It was followed by the Vedic Civilisation. From around 550 BC, many independent kingdoms came into being. In the north, the Maurya dynasty, which included Aşoka The Great, contributed greatly to India's cult ...

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India: Encyclopedia - Religion in India

India is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world, with one of the most deeply religious societies and cultures. Religion plays a central and definitive role in the life of the country and most of its people. The faith of more than 80% of the people is Hinduism, considered the world's oldest religious and philosophical system. Islam is practiced by around 13% of all Indians. Sikhism, Ayyavazhi, Buddhism and Jainism are Indian-born religious systems that are strong and influential not only in India but across the world. Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and the Bahá'í F ...

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India: Encyclopedia - History of India

The History of India can be traced in fragments as far back as 700,000 years ago. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. According to the Indo-Aryan migration hypothesis, the so-called Aryans from the north-west of the Indian subcontinent migrated between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE, possibly from Central Asia or the Middle East; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants apparently resulted in classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting in the 8th century and Turkish ...

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History of India - Vedic civilization

History of India - Early Middle Kingdoms - the golden age

History of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - the classical age

History of India - The Islamic Sultanates

History of India - Vijayanagar empire

History of India - The Mughal era

India: Encyclopedia - Climate of India

The climate of India is difficult to generalize due to the country's large geographic size and varied topography. Many regions have their own microclimates (e.g. in mountain tops), and the mean climatic conditions in Kashmir (extreme north) are very different from those in the extreme south. India's climate is strongly influenced by The Himalaya and the Thar Desert. The Himalaya ensure, by acting as a barrier to the cold north winds from Central Asia, that northern India is warm or mildly cool during winter and hot during summe ...

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India: Encyclopedia - Air India

Air India (Hindi: एअर इंडिया) is the national flag carrier airline of India with a network of passenger and cargo services worldwide. It is one of the two state-owned airlines in the country, the other being Indian Airlines. Its main base is Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, with hubs at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and Chennai International Airport. The airline connects 44 destinations around the world, including 12 gateways in India. Air India - History< ...

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India: Encyclopedia - Etymology of India

India is a nation with three main names in official and popular use, and with historical and cultural importance. All three names were originally accorded to a single entity comprising all the moderns nations of the Indian subcontinent. Etymology of India - India. The first Article of the Constitution of India, which deals with the official name, states that "India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states." Thus, not only in usage but officially India and Bharat are both accorded primary status. T ...

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India: Encyclopedia - Culture of India

The culture of India is one of the oldest cultures in the world. In modern India, there is remarkable cultural diversity throughout the country. The South, North, and Northeast have their own distinct cultures and almost every state has carved out its own cultural niche. In spite of the diversity, it's bound by a common a thread as one civilization perhaps because of its common history and transfer of age old knowledge in the geographies. Indian culture and religions had great impacts on South East Asia and this is evident in the lega ...

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Culture of India - Painting

India: Encyclopedia - Constitution of India

India This article is part of the series: Politics of India President (Abdul Kalam) Vice-President (Bhairon Singh Shekhawat) Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) Deputy Prime Minister Union Cabinet Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme ...

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Constitution of India - Notes

India: Encyclopedia - Governor-General of India

The Governor-General of India (or Governor-General and Viceroy of India) was the head of the British administration in India. The office was created in 1773, with the title of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William. The officer had direct control only over Fort William, but supervised other British East India Company officials in India. Complete authority over all of British India was granted in 1833, ...

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India: Encyclopedia - Church of North India

The Church of North India is the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India. Ecumenical discussions with a view to a unified church were in progress in India as early as 1929; talks involved primarily the Anglican Church in India — then called the Church of India, later (after Partition) the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon —, the Methodists and the Baptist Council of Indian Churches. Most smaller Protestant churches joined the negotiations over time; however, when the Church of North India was formally inaugurated on the 29th of November, 1970, the Me ...

India: Encyclopedia - Una India

Una is a city in the Una District of Himachal Pradesh state of India. Other related archivesHimachal Pradesh, Una District

India: Encyclopedia II - History of India - Independent India

Main Articles: History of Independent India, Political Integration of India Since independence, India has fought a number of wars against its neighbours, most notably four wars against Pakistan, and one against China. It also detonated a nuclear device in 1974 and became a Declared nuclear state in 1998 following a series of tests. From a socialist-inspired economy to the early 1990s, India continued to make slow progress away from the state the British had left the country in, however, it was only after extensive economic refo ...

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