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79Emperor Ashok and Jainism
We all know that Mauryan Emperor Ashok got converted to Buddhism after the war of Kaling. But did you know that he was a Jain before becoming a Buddhist? A brief history.
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87Best Nightclubs For College Hangouts in Delhi Hotels with Girls
There are hundreds of nightclubs, resto bars, dance bars, night bars, and lounges in Delhi that are used as college hangouts but when it comes to spending your money and enjoying the whole night dancing and making fun with your college friends...
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86Ashok: A Short Biography of Ashoka the Great of India
According to Wikipedia, H.G. Wells wrote: "In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who call themselves "their highnesses," "their majesties", and "their exalted majesties" and so on. They shone for a brief...
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77The Religion of Mauryan Emperors
Magadh or Bihar was a great land of activities for Jainism and Buddhism. Jainism and Buddhism were two dominant religions of ancient India. Both the religions were related to ancient Shramanic tradition, distinct from Vedic tradition. The Great Gautam Buddha, a Prince from Shakya clan founded Buddhism in 6th Century BCE. Jainism was prevalent there and Mahaveer, a prince of Nath clan and a senior contemporary of Gautam Buddha was promoting it with some reforms in this part of India i.e. present
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67The Best Hindi Movie Lines (Dialogues) Ever
(Written for and first published at Delhilive.com on 12th July 2010) “Kya Dialogue Mara Hai!” is the paean of praise from our film-going junta even if it is a monologue or a line of the film that is being referred to. It seems to have...
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81Ashok chakra & India's flag
Probably many people might know the flag of India .The India's flag consist of same sized three colored strips namely deep saffron at top,center placed white and below to it a dark green horizontaly.In center on white strip a Ashok chakra/wheel is...
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80IBPS CWE Clerk 2011: Cut Off, Result, Tips, And Pattern
************************* IBPS has declared the result of CWE for Clerk. Candidates should check their result on 29th February after 1.30 PM. The cut off for this Clerk CWE has remained the same as for CWE PO. For General the Cut off is 24...
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78sachin tendulkar's picture gallery
Like him or dislike him , admire him or denounce him, but you cannot ignore him. Few people in this world are born to bring cheers on the faces of others. They are that creation of God that needs no introduction. Words fall short when it comes to...
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76King Ashoka the Great
Ashoka is the greatest king of the Mauryan Empire. We can reconstruct the history of Ashoka on the basis of his inscriptions. The ideology of Buddhism guided Ashoka's state policy at home and abroad. Ashoka, was converted to Buddhism as a result of the Kalinga war. Ashoka taught people to live and let live.
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70Ramayana Quiz
Today, Apri 3, is Ramnavami, the day when Ram, the hero of the great Sanskrit epic, Ramayana, was born. How well do you know your Ramayana? Find out in this quiz. 1. Ram was the son of: a. Sumitra b. Kausalya c. Kaikeyi d. Kunti 2. Lakshman's...
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