Cultural Aspects

Cultural Aspects

2020-04-27 12:04:53

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• Increased Sinification of Chinese Buddhism meant that Indian Buddhism was now not essential for the Chinese Buddhism to survive
• Indian texts being translated into Chinese continued
• Cultural activities in Peninsular India 550-750 CE

Views

Sheldon Pollock : there were 2 great moments of transformation of culture : Reinvention of Sanskrit as language of literary and political expression and Vernacular speech forms became literary languages

• Expansion of state society -> interaction b/w tribal and Brahmanical cultures that is seen in inscriptions like Sanskrit insc of Assam. Bhils tranformed from Hunter gatherers to farmers.
• Tribal chiefs enhanced their political power and got Hinduized.
• Jagannatha cult of Orissa had tribal origins