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The most recent thinking on the origins of Hinduism concludes that
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The Rigveda, the oldest of the four revered books known as the Veda,
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Historians seeking an explanation for the origins of the caste system believe
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In the Bhagavadgita the representation of Lord Krishna, dark-skinned, non-Vedic, non-Aryan tribal god, suggests
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The current best thinking for the spread of Hinduism into southeast Asia is
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The central concern of Siddhartha Gautama during his six year quest as an ascetic and his forty-nine day meditation became his Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold Path. That concern was
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One of the reasons for the spread of Buddhism in China in the tumultuous period between the later Han and the Sui dynasty may have been that
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A major turning point in the history of Buddhism was the result of the combined impact of the Battle of the Talas River in 751 C. E. and the revolt of General An Lushan four years later. These events
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Emperor Wuzong's approach to Buddhism in the 9th century was based on his belief that
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Japan's attitudes toward China changed in 838 C. E. when
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