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North East Asia and Indian Culture. Dr Preeti Awasthi. World Culture - various forms. Culture of Asia. Central Asia East Asia South Asia North Asia West Asia South- East Asia. North- East Asia. CHINA INDIA JAPAN KOREA HONGKONG MACAU TAIWAN. Ancient Cultures of the World.
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North East Asia and Indian Culture Dr Preeti Awasthi
Culture of Asia • Central Asia • East Asia • South Asia • North Asia • West Asia • South- East Asia
North- East Asia • CHINA • INDIA • JAPAN • KOREA • HONGKONG • MACAU • TAIWAN
Ancient Cultures of the World • Culture of India • Culture of China • Culture of Korea • Culture of Japan
Indian Culture • Indus Valley Civization • Vedic Age • Buddhism
Culture of China • Major culture of Neolithic China. • Role of India in influencing the religion in China. • Spread of Buddhism among the Chinese. • Establishment of Buddhism in China. • The development of Chinese Schools of Buddhism. • Xuan-Zang’s pilgrimage to India. • Further development of Buddhism in China.
Culture of KOREA • A stronger partner of India in North- East Asia. • Spread of Buddhism in Korea. • Period of suppression of Buddhism in Korea. • Revival of Buddhism in Korea. • Korea’s unique historical role of harmony between different religious and philosophical streams. • Strong historical connections and shared common values.
Culture of Japan • Introduction of Buddhism to Japan. • The Nara Period (8th century • The Heian Period ( towards the end of 8th century) • The Kamakura Period ( towards the 12th century) • Japanese Buddhism Sects- a) The Jodo Shinshu Sect. b) The Nichiren Sect. c) The Zen Sect. • Buddhism from the 16th to 19th century. • Development in the present century.
Description of magical creatures , flora and fauna in the North- East Asian cultures. • JAPAN a)Nekomatas - cats with two tails and having magical powers. *INDIA b) Pishachas – haunting the cremation grounds to eat half burnt human corpses.
North – East Asian Literature • INDIA- Kalidasa, Panini, Shudraka, bhasa,Sri Harsha and Jayadeva. • CHINA- Li bai. • JAPAN- Murasaki Shikibu, Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa.