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Discuss how and why stupas were built.

Important Questions on Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (C. 600 CBE - 600 CE)

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Themes in Indian History Part 1>Chapter 4 - Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (C. 600 CBE - 600 CE)>Q 1

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Shahjehan Begum described that "Sanchi Stupa is one of the most wonderful buildings in the state of Bhopal" 

Compare what Shahjehan Begum described with what you see in Figure What similarities and differences do you notice?

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Themes in Indian History Part 1>Chapter 4 - Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (C. 600 CBE - 600 CE)>Q 4
What are the problems in reconstructing histories of ideas and beliefs when texts are not available or have not survived?
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Themes in Indian History Part 1>Chapter 4 - Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (C. 600 CBE - 600 CE)>Q 6
Is ahimsa relevant in the twenty-first century?
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Themes in Indian History Part 1>Chapter 4 - Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (C. 600 CBE - 600 CE)>Q 7

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The above source is a page from a fourteenth-century Jaina manuscript. Can you identify the script?

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Themes in Indian History Part 1>Chapter 4 - Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (C. 600 CBE - 600 CE)>Q 8

If you did not know about the life of the Buddha, would you be able to tell what the sculpture depicts?

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Themes in Indian History Part 1>Chapter 4 - Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (C. 600 CBE - 600 CE)>Q 9
Compare Buddha’s advice to Sigala with Ashoka’s advice to his subjects. Do you notice any similarities and differences?
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Themes in Indian History Part 1>Chapter 4 - Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (C. 600 CBE - 600 CE)>Q 12
Why do you think a 'dasi' like Punna wanted to join the sangha?
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Themes in Indian History Part 1>Chapter 4 - Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (C. 600 CBE - 600 CE)>Q 13

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What are the similarities and differences between the Plan and Photograph of the Sanchi Stupa?