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Indian Literature

Indian Literature. Vedas —ancient hymns/scriptures of Aryan culture (transmitted in oral culture starting around 1500 B.C.E. before being written down starting around 1000 B.C.E. )

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Indian Literature

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  1. Indian Literature Vedas—ancient hymns/scriptures of Aryan culture (transmitted in oral culture starting around 1500 B.C.E. before being written down starting around 1000 B.C.E.) Upanishads—extended meditations on the Vedas; more universal than the Vedas(Upanishad means “sitting down near” [Indo-European root words] )(created around 800-500 B.C.E.) Mahabharata (which contains the Bhagavad-Gita [meaning “Song of the Lord”])(stories passed in oral tradition for centuries before being initially compiled in writing around 400 B.C.E.)

  2. Mahabharata(containing the Bhagavad-Gita) • Two related families—the Kauravas and the Pandavas—fighting over a kingdom • Pandavas lose a game of dice and must go into exile for 12 years • After exile, the Pandavas fight the Kauravas to get their share of the kingdom. • Arjuna (Pandava) must fight his relatives in battle, but he doesn’t want to kill them. He feels conflicted by his duty as a warrior. • Krishna, Arjuna’s charioteer, is Arjuna’s brother-in-law, but is also the embodiment of Vishnu. • “When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of light on the horizon, I turn to the Bhagavad-Gita, and find a verse to comfort me; and then I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow.” –Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Assignment tonight: • Read pages 467-475. The only character names you need to know are Arjuna and Krishna. • Journal Entry #16: Respond to these prompts in your book (pg.475-476): Identifying Facts #1, 2, 3 Interpreting Meanings #1 and #4 Applying Meanings —Write a response to the prompt.

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