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Bahubali  Bahubali  was one the most famous Arihanta .He was the second son of first Tirthankara , Rishabha. Bahubali had a elder brother , Bharata. Bharata wanted to capture Kingdom of Bahubali and he challenged Bahubali in personal fight contest. Both bothers were entered into three traditional forms of fighting contest Drishti yuddha, Jala yudha and Malla yuddha. In Malla Yudha both brother had to fight each other by hitting heads with fists. Bharat had the first shot , and he almost knocked Bahubali to the ground . When turn Bahubali came everybody know that Bahubali was the strongest warrior of that time and if he hit Bharat than surely he will die. But as Bahubali raised his arm to land a blow, he paused realizing that fighting his elder brother for land , wealth and power was neither sane nor righteous. Thinking this Bahubali changed the direction of his blow. And left his all possessions and became a solitary renunciant . He renounced his materialistic worl...

Mahavira Jainism is one the most scientific religion developed in the World. It purely based on logic,perception and inference as the valid source of knowledge. Mahavira give this world one of most revolutionary theory " Syadvada" ( "May be ..") 2200 years before the rise of modern science . It is based on the conception of reality as extremely indeterminate in its nature.According to it , Truth is relative and can be looked at from many points of view (Anekanta ) and that each view-point yields a different conclusion. The nature of Truth is expressed completely be none of them, for reality admits all predicates . According to Mahavira the truth /Reality is so big so huge so unimaginable that it can not be observed completely  at one point ,It has many dimensions .It is very similar to the Theory of Relativity . According to Syadvada the Truth has following dimensions  :- 1. Syadasti : A things is relatively real ;  ...

Mādhyamika    refers primarily to a Mahayana Buddhist   school of philosophy  founded by Nagarjuna   . According to Madhyamaka all phenomena  are empty   of "substance" or "essence" ,  it is because they are dependently co-arisen that they have no intrinsic, independent reality of their own. Every Substance originates from Shunya (Zero) and Devolves in Shunya (Zero).It is the main branch of Mahayana Buddhism . The Legend of Nararjuan  In the second or third century C.E., a young Brahmin named Nagarjuna mastered the Vedas and all of the existing Hindu sciences,including magic, while still a young boy. When he was a teenager he used his magical abilities to render himself and two of his friends invisible so that they might slip unnoticed into the royal harem of the local king’s palace. They took advantage of the situation and then made their escape. On attempting to leave...

Zen is a Branch of Mahayana Buddhism and originated in China in 6th Century as Chan.Than it was spread into Vietnam , Korea and Japan . Zen emphasizes the attainment of Nirvana (Enlightenment) and the personal expression of direct insight in the Buddhism  teachings. and favors direct understanding through Zazen and interaction with an accomplished teacher. Traditionally the origin of Chán (Zen) in China is credited to the Indian monk Bodhidharma. The Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall tells us that in 527  Bodhidharma, the first Patriarch of Chán, visited the Emperor Xiāo Yǎn. Emperor Wu: "How much karmic merit have I earned for ordaining Buddhist monks, building monasteries, having sutras copied, and commissioning Buddha images?" Bodhidharma: "None. Good deeds done with worldly intent bring good karma, but no merit." Emperor Wu: "So what is the highest meaning of noble truth?" Bodhidharma: "There is no noble truth, there is on...

Buddha always said that believe or trust on your own consciousness and intelligence,If some thing not passes through you Intelligence and reject it . He always believed in use of Logic and rationalism ,may be Buddhism is the most rational and logical Religion ever existed on this planet , if some one is nearer to Modern science than its Gautam Buddha . Buddha was no believer in the Existence of Almighty or Soul .There are several questions which are not answered by the Buddha ...he remain silent ... They are indeterminate Questions and leads to infinite paradoxes. Whether the world is eternal ?  Whether the world is  not eternal ? Whether the world is finite ? Whether the world is infinite ? Whether the soul and body are identical ? Whether the soul and body are  different ? Whether the enlightened one exists after death, Whether the enlightened one exists and does not exist after death ? Whether the enlightened one  neither exists...

Gautam Buddha is one the most influential person ever born in India , Which affected the Globe with his Divine knowledge.No other person in India has so much influence on the world for so much time . " Buddha " word has a origin from "Buddhi" means intelligence ...A person who is fool called "Buddhu " and  person who is intelligent is called "Buddhiman" , But The Person who got the Ultimate Intelligence ,the Divine knowledge,Super Consciousness  is called Buddha  . The Time of Gautama Buddha and death are uncertain but Historians in more recent opinion his life time go near 563 B.C to 483 B.C .in Lumbini (Present day Nepal). He was born in Royal Family of Kshatriya (Hindu) family. By tradition, he is said to have been destined by birth to the life of a prince, but astrologers predicted that he will either great king or a Saint. Fearing this his father shielded from all the sufferings of the world , after the age of 16 he was married to p...

Lala Lajpat Rai , Bal Gangadhar Tilak , Bipin Chand Pal

Ashoka There are only two kings in India which usually titled as The Great ! The Great Ashoka ( 304 B.C to 232 B.C) The Great Akbar   (1542 A.Dto 1605 A.D)  Both the emperors are separated by  1700  years of time difference but still there are many interesting similarities between them :- 1. Ashoka and Akbar both in the initial stages of their reign tried to expand their Empire and Fought many wars. 2. Way to Throne for both was not easy , both faced many hurdles. 3.Ashoka and Akbar both changed themselves after seen the casualties of the War    . 4. Both followed the policy of Non-violence in the latter period of their Life. 5. Ashoka and Akabar used their power and resource for the welfare of people . 6. Both Emperors tried to start new sect and their own religion ...like Asohka started "Dhamma " and Akbar started "Din -i-Ilahi " , both sects were not new religion but collection of Some common Moral values. 7. Empire of Bot...

Ashoka pillar at Sarnath ,Varansi Ashoka was an great Indian Emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty who ruled 269B.C to 323 B.C . His empire stretched from present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan in the west, to the present-day Bangladesh  and the Indian state of Assam in the east, and as far south as northern Karnataka and Kerala .His capital was in Patliputra ,Magadha ( present day Bihar). He got great empire of Magdha from his father Bindusara and Grand Father Chandragupta Maurya .  Except Kalinga ( present day ,Orissa ) was under the control of Magdha . Ashoka completed the work after defeating Kalinga in Great War . but after witnessing the mass deaths of the Kalinga War , he embraced Buddhism . He dedicated his remaining life in propagating "Dhamma " and Buddhism all over the world . He sent many messengers across the Asia and established many  "Stupa " all over the Asia.  Edicts of Ashoka :-  Ashoka wanted to spread his message all over his empire , so h...

Annie Besant  Annie Besant was a Great British Theosophist , writer , orator ,Women right activist  and supporter of Home Rule (Swaraj ). She was born in 1847 A.D in London .  She had a remarkable questioning nature and curiosity . She started part time study at the Brikbeck Literary and Scientific Institution , where she got inspiration to search the Ultimate Truth behind all religions .She fought for the women's rights and secularism .  She also questioned the conventional thinking of churches and supported home rule in Ireland . She also had close relation with Marxist leaders of that time .  In 1889, she  wrote a review for the Pall Mall Gazette on The Secret Doctrine by H.P Blavatsky.  After reading it, she sought an interview with its author, meeting Blavatsky in Paris. In this way she was converted to Theosophy. Besant's intellectual journey had always involved a spiritual dimension, a quest for transformation of the whole person. As...

Swami Vivekananda    " To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean”, says the persevering soul; “at my will mountains will crumble up”. Have that sort of energy, that sort of will; work hard, and you will reach the goal." "First of all, our young men must be strong. Religion will come afterwards. Be strong, my young friends; that is my advice to you. You will be nearer to Heaven through football than through study of Gita. " Swami Vivekananda is one of the Greatest persons ever born in India .He was born in Calcutta on 12 Jan 1863 A.D ( Today 12 Jan is celebrated in India as National Youth Day ) . His original name was Narendra Nath Datta.  During his childhood on many occasions he automatically gone in to Deep Meditation  and have great fascination for ascetics ,monks and Mystics . Narendra had varied interests and a wide range of scholarship in philosophy, religion, history, the social sciences,...

McMahon line and Redcliffe Line are two one of the important, controversial and crucial boundary Line of India , which were drawn by the British Government during its rule in India.   McMahon Line : - Sir Henry McMahon It is the boundary between India and Tibet (present China) according Shimla accord  Signed by Britain and Tibet in 1914 A.D. Presently it is the effective boundary between China and India. The line is named after  Sir Henry McMahon  foreign secretary of the British-run Government and the chief negotiator of the convention. It extends for 550 miles (890 km) from  Bhutan in the west to 160 miles (260 km) east of the great bend of the Tsangpo river ( Bharmaputra river ) in the east, largely along the crest of the Himalaya.  The McMahon Line is regarded by India as the legal national border. China rejects the Simla Accord, contending that the Tibetan government was not sovereign and therefore did not have the power to ...

Lord Cornwallis , Charles Cornwallis ,1st Marquess Cornwallis ( 1738 - 1805 ) was the most popular British Army officer and Administrator . He has a special relation to India And US.A . In both the Largest Democracies are once ruled by this Officer . He was  appointed the Lt. General in North American in 1776 A.D at the time of American Revolution . He participated in many campaign against George Washington  in U.S.A. . Lord Cornwallis  surrendered to General Washington and French Commander ,  in 1781 A.D. After his defeat he returned to Britain and to surprise of All He was appointed the Governor General in India in 1786 A.D. His one of the Major contribution to East India company was to defeat the State of Mysore which was under the leadership of Tipu Sultan become Major threat . Cornwallis believed that due the help of French East India company Tipu became the toughest opponent to the East India company .  When the war broke out, Cornwallis negotiat...

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53 episode television series that unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of Indian Independence in 1947 A.D . It is series of explorations into the different periods of Indian history political ,social and cultural .It traces the crucial and significant landmarks in the evolution of the great Indian civilization . It is Based on Jawahar lal Nehru 's book , The discovery of India. The episodes are anchored by the actor Roshan Seth who plays the role of Jawahar lal Nehru . This fascinating epic series if Directed by Great Indian Director Shayam Benegal and first aired on Doordarshan   in 1988 A.D.and was a great success all over the country . The title song of Bhart ek Khoj was one of best titles song ever made on any TV Series .                               ...