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City of Glory

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October 18th 2012
Sravasti.In Sanskrit, it means City of Glory. And in the time of the Buddha, Sravasti was indeed one of the country’s most glorious cities. Situated in the fertile Gangetic plain, it was the capital of the kingdom of Kosala and home to over 180 million people – amongst them a wealthy merchant named Sudatta. While visiting his brother in the capital of the neighboring kingdom, Sudatta met th ... read more

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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