Question

Answer them briefly:
1.
Mention the names of two main historical sources of Harsha.
2.
Write a short note on the 'Assemblies in the Southern Kingdoms (Draw a flow chart
to explain the answer)
3.
What were the main features of Bhakti?
4.
Who was Kanishka? Mention any 3 achievements of him.
5.
Who were Bodhisattvas?

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Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

1) Harshacharita written by Bana, his court poet.

Travel accounts left by Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese traveller.

2) Assemblies in the Southern Kingdoms

The Pallava inscriptions mention assemblies known as sabhas consisting of brahmin land owners. These assemblies functioned through sub-committees that looked after irrigation, agriculture, roads, and temples.

3) The main features of bhakti are: (i) A loving relationship between a devotee and his personal god. (ii) Bhakti emphasised devotion and individual worship of a god or goodess rather than performance of elaborate sacrifices. (iii) Discarding of any discrimination based on gender, caste or creed.

4) Kanishka led various expeditions and was offered loyalty by The Saka Satraps in Gujrat and Malwa in Rajputana. Kashmir was also a part of his territory. His Central Asian possessions included Bactria, Afghanistan, Kashgarh, Yearkhand, and Khoan. His coins have been found in Mathura and Benaras.

5) In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is any person who is on the path towards Buddhahood. In the Early Buddhist schools as well as modern Theravada Buddhism, a bodhisattva refers to anyone who has made a resolution to become a Buddha and has also received a confirmation or prediction from a living Buddha that this will be so

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. Sources for Study of Harshavardhana's Reign:

•Harshacharita written by Bana, his court poet.

•Travel accounts left by Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese traveller.

•Other important sources are dramas written by Harsha himself: Ratnavali, Nagananda, Priyadarshika.

•Madhuben plate inscription.

•Sonpat inscription.

2. The assembly of non-brahmin landowners was known as the ur.

• The association of merchants was termed the nagaram. Usually, these assemblies were measured by rich merchants and landowners. Such local assemblies continued for centuries in south India.

• assemblies known as sabhas comprising of brahmin landowners. These assemblies worked through sub-committees that considered after irrigation, agriculture, roads, and temples.

3.

•That God is one single entity, with different names.

•Bhakti, intense love and devotion, the sole thanks to salvation.

•Repetition of the True Name.

•Self-Surrender.

•Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faith.

•Rejection of idol worship by many saints.

•Open- mindedness about deciding religious matters.

4. The Pallava inscriptions remark aKanishka led various expeditions and was offered loyalty by The Saka Satraps in Gujrat and Malwa in Rajputana. Kashmir was also a part of his territory. His Central Asian possessions included Bactria, Afghanistan, Kashgarh, Yearkhand, and Khoan. His coins have been found in Mathura and Benaras.

5. Buddhism, a bodhisattva is any person who is on the path towards Buddhahood. In the Early Buddhist schools as well as modern Theravada Buddhism, a bodhisattva refers to anyone who has made a resolution to become a Buddha and has also received a confirmation or prediction from a living Buddha that this will be so.

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