" - Plato The minute study of the history of the Indian subcontinent and the various historical processes it has experienced will reflect a rather vibrant amalgamation of various socio-cultural and religious traditions. ... The tradition, since its inception, is regarded to be a protest movement which seeks to contend and challenge all the orthodox, ritualistic norms of the established Brahmanical (Vedic and Puranic) religion2. ... In the space of the various, eclectic Bhakti traditions that emerged, however, women saints seem to own a space of their own and voice their opinions, bold an...

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After the Buddha's death, his teachings were orally transmitted until the first century B.C., when they were first committed to writing. ... A third school, the Vajrayana, has a long tradition in Tibet and Japan. ...

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