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Economic, Social And Religious Life Of Gupta's, The Brahmanical…
Economic, Social And Religious Life Of Gupta's
ECONOMICS
Conquering westernmost or Easternmost states like Gujarat, opened the gates of trade
Ports - Tamralipta, Puhar, Kaveripattinam, and many more
Western Ports connected to Arabia, Egypt, Rome, etc
What Was Shipped?
textiles, spices, pearls, ivory, perfume, indigo, sandalwood and precious stones
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Religion
The main religions included Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
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Many monasteries flourished and one of the best Buddhist and Jain art and literature was produced during this time
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In Bhakti people could directly pray to god without the need of priests or any elaborate rituals etc.
Many temples were built for Shiva, Vishnu and Devi and they were popular because they did not demand sacrifices and were worshipped with flowers and fruits
Also barbaric Hun invaders like Mihir Kula destroyed monasteries and killed thousands of monks across Afghanistan and India.
During the early Guptas Buddhism was an important religion and the Buddhist university of Nalanda was famous but during the later Guptas Buddhism declined
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One of the reasons being that most of the patrons were now merchants another reason being Mahayana Buddha was now a god whos images were worshipped and many felt it was no different than Hinduism
New styles of architecture was released. As Hinduism again gained a lot importance, the image worshiping became the main factor to worship. So ew temples were made, out of brick, stone and mortar.
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SOCIAL
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However, there were prosperous towns
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Appearance - Muslin clothes, perfume, flower garlands
Since Music and Literature was flourishing, singers, poets and dancers carried out theatre performances in evening
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The Brahmanical Religion
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The intense of devotion to god became a unifying factor (by which people unite) between Vaishnavism and Shaivism
Sanskrit, the sacred language of Hindu's was revived
The Dasavatara Temple or Vishnu temple at Deogarh in Uttar Pradesh is a famous temple to worship, till now.
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