North East Asia and Indian North East Asia and Indian CultureCulture

Dr Preeti AwasthiDr Preeti Awasthi

World Culture - various formsWorld Culture - various forms

Culture of AsiaCulture of Asia

Central AsiaCentral Asia

East AsiaEast Asia

South AsiaSouth Asia

North AsiaNorth Asia

West AsiaWest Asia

South- East AsiaSouth- East Asia

North- East AsiaNorth- East Asia

CHINACHINA

INDIAINDIA

JAPANJAPAN

KOREAKOREA

HONGKONGHONGKONG

MACAUMACAU

TAIWANTAIWAN

Ancient Cultures of the WorldAncient Cultures of the World

Culture of IndiaCulture of India

Culture of ChinaCulture of China

Culture of KoreaCulture of Korea

Culture of JapanCulture of Japan

Indian CultureIndian Culture

Indus Valley CivizationIndus Valley Civization

Vedic AgeVedic Age

BuddhismBuddhism

CHINACHINA

Introduction of Buddhism to ChinaIntroduction of Buddhism to China

Culture of ChinaCulture of China

Major culture of Neolithic China.Major culture of Neolithic China.Role of India in influencing the religion in Role of India in influencing the religion in China.China.Spread of Buddhism among the Chinese.Spread of Buddhism among the Chinese.Establishment of Buddhism in China.Establishment of Buddhism in China.The development of Chinese Schools of The development of Chinese Schools of Buddhism.Buddhism.Xuan-Zang’s pilgrimage to India.Xuan-Zang’s pilgrimage to India.Further development of Buddhism in Further development of Buddhism in China.China.

KoreaKorea

Culture of KOREACulture of KOREAA stronger partner of India in North- East A stronger partner of India in North- East Asia.Asia.

Spread of Buddhism in Korea.Spread of Buddhism in Korea.

Period of suppression of Buddhism in Korea.Period of suppression of Buddhism in Korea.

Revival of Buddhism in Korea.Revival of Buddhism in Korea.

Korea’s unique historical role of harmony Korea’s unique historical role of harmony between different religious and between different religious and philosophical streams.philosophical streams.

Strong historical connections and shared Strong historical connections and shared common values.common values.

JAPANJAPAN

Culture of JapanCulture of JapanIntroduction of Buddhism to Japan.Introduction of Buddhism to Japan.

The Nara Period (8The Nara Period (8thth century centuryThe Heian Period ( towards the end of 8The Heian Period ( towards the end of 8thth century) century) The Kamakura Period ( towards the 12The Kamakura Period ( towards the 12thth century) century)

Japanese Buddhism Sects-Japanese Buddhism Sects-a) The Jodo Shinshu Sect.a) The Jodo Shinshu Sect.b) The Nichiren Sect.b) The Nichiren Sect.c) The Zen Sect.c) The Zen Sect.

Buddhism from the 16Buddhism from the 16thth to 19 to 19thth century. century.

Development in the present century.Development in the present century.

Description of magical creatures , flora and Description of magical creatures , flora and fauna in the North- East Asian culturesfauna in the North- East Asian cultures..

JAPANJAPAN

a)Nekomatas - cats with two tails and a)Nekomatas - cats with two tails and having magical powers.having magical powers.

*INDIA*INDIA

b) Pishachas – haunting the cremation b) Pishachas – haunting the cremation grounds to eat half burnt human grounds to eat half burnt human corpses.corpses.

Magical creatures in Indian Magical creatures in Indian mythologymythology

North – East Asian LiteratureNorth – East Asian Literature

INDIA- Kalidasa, Panini, Shudraka, INDIA- Kalidasa, Panini, Shudraka, bhasa,Sri Harsha and Jayadeva.bhasa,Sri Harsha and Jayadeva.

CHINA- Li bai.CHINA- Li bai.

JAPAN- Murasaki Shikibu, Matsuo Basho JAPAN- Murasaki Shikibu, Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa.and Kobayashi Issa.

Indian Philosophy and Chinese PhilosophyIndian Philosophy and Chinese Philosophy

China and IndiaChina and India- Related yet different civilization.- Related yet different civilization.

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