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Beginning of Relgious Studies- Jainism

November 27th 2007
After returning from Thailand, we were in Bangalore for a little over 24 hours before we turned around and headed out on a mini-field visit to Shravanabelagola (say that three times fast!) in northern Karnataka. The purpose of this field visit was to learn about Jainism, an ancient religion that got its start in India. The main thing that I got out of the visit is that Jains place hi ... read more
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Indian Flag The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more
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