The Wonder that was India: A Survey of the Culture of the Indian Sub-continent Before the Coming of the Muslims, Volume 2

7th century Ajantā ancient India Arthaśāstra Aryan asceticism ascetics Aśoka beautiful became Bihār Bodhisattva body Brahmā Brahman brāhmaṇs Buddha Buddhist carved cave century A.D. Ceylon chief Christian Cōla cosmic cult culture dancing death Deccan demons developed divine doctrine earliest early earth elephants Empire epic evidence goddess gods Greek Gupta period Harappa heaven Hindu Hinduism hymns important Indra Indus inscriptions Jaina Jainism Jātaka Kālidāsa karma king kingdom known Kṛṣṇa land language later legend literature living lord Mahābhārata Mahāvīra Mauryan medieval Megasthenes Middle Ages modern Mohenjo Daro monks Muslim mystical nāgas numerous original palace Pāli Pārvatī poem poet poetry popular Prakrit probably rāga Rāma religion religious Ṛg Veda sacred sacrifice Sanskrit scriptures sculpture sects Sītā Śiva sorrow soul story stūpa style śūdra survived Tamil temple texts thought tradition tree tribes Upanisads usually Varuņa Vedic verse village wife women word worshipped yakṣa