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Explain
the importance of Erics
in the the later Vedic
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Answer:
After the 12th century BCE, as the Rigveda had taken its final form, the Vedic society, which is associated with the Kuru-Pancala region but were not the only Indo-Aryan people in northern India, transitioned from semi-nomadic life to settled agriculture in north-western India. Possession of horses remained an important priority of Vedic leaders and a remnant of the nomadic lifestyle, resulting in trade routes beyond the Hindu Kush to maintain this supply as horses needed for cavalry and sacrifice could not be bred in India. The Gangetic plains had remained out of bounds to the Vedic tribes because of thick forest cover. After 1000 BCE, the use of iron axes and ploughs became widespread and the jungles could be cleared with ease. This enabled the Vedic Aryans to extend their settlements into the western area of the Ganga-Yamuna Doab. Many of the old tribes coalesced to form larger political units.
The Vedic religion was further developed with the emergence of the Kuru kingdom, systematizing its religious literature and developing the Śrauta ritual. It is associated with the Painted Grey Ware culture (c.1200-600 BCE), which did not expand east of the Ganga-Yamuna Doab.[39] It differed from the related, yet markedly different, culture of the Central Ganges region, which was associated with the Northern Black Polished Ware and the Mahajanapadas of Kosala and Magadha.
Some more points on Importance of Ethics in Vedas:
1. Karma ( Your good karma will lead your soul to the heaven and your bad karmas will lead you to the hell.)
2. Inner conscience( the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience. the complex of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual.)
3. Rationality & social reasoning -influenced Upanishadic thought, Buddhism(& right deeds based on right intention) , Jainism & Advaita Vedanta
4. Law -Rita ,principles
5. Fear of punishment or desire for good fruits -belief based
6. Virtues based -positive & negative-principles like Sacrifice, forgiveness, truthfulness, self control, detachment & negative -ignorance ,anger ,egoism.