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
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
In Valmiki Ramayana, Sugreeva orders Vanara leader Vinata to go towards east direction and search for Seetha. Vinata is allowed to take 100,000 vanaras with him in this search operation. The reference point for directions specified by … Read more
Child Marriages did not exist in Ancient India and started only after Islamic Invasions happened. Vedas, Itihasas or Puranas do not mention any child marriage. All women in ancient times married after atleast attaining 16 years of … Read more
Valmiki Ramayana mentions a scene in Ayodhya Kanda, where Kaikeyi reveals about the boons that Dasaratha had given her earlier and also her wishes of coronating Bharatha instead of Rama and sending him to forest. Listening to … Read more
Hemu also known as Hemchandra Vikramaditya was a Hindu king who previously served as a general and Chief Minister of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri dynasty when the Mughals and Afghans were vying for power across … Read more