Chanakya was born to Chani and Chaneswari in a village named ChaNaka during late 15th century BCE. This ChaNaka village was in Golla Vishaya (golla region) of South India. Multiple sources including Hemachandra who wrote Parishishta-Parvan, mention … Read more
King Bimbisara of Saisunaga Dynasty, who ruled Magadha empire for 38 years during 1852-1814 BCE was one of the contemporaries of Gautama Buddha (1887 – 1807 BCE). One night Bimbisara had strange dreams and he called upon … Read more
अहिंसा परमो धर्मः धर्म हिंसा तथैव च: (Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah – Dharma himsa tathaiva cha) is not a sloka from any religious scripture. Also anyone with good knowledge in sanskrit grammar can sense that 2nd line is … Read more
Kisshōten (吉祥天, Auspicious Heavens), also known as Kichijōten, Kisshoutennyo (吉祥天女), Kudokuten (功徳天) is a Japanese female deity of fortune adapted via Buddhism from the Vedic goddess Lakshmi. She is regarded as wife of Vishnu or sister of … Read more
Uttara Kanda, the 7th part of Ramayana is generally attributed to Maharshi Valmiki. Ramayana was originally composed as itihaasa in 6 kanda (parts). Bala Kanda of original ramayana describes Valmiki composing twenty four thousand verses and taught … Read more
Chanakya and Chandragupta Maurya (16th century BCE) were confused with Chandragupta (4th century BCE) by Indian historians. This error created a gap of almost 1200 years in History. This article is continuation in Series of List of … Read more