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The Cryptic Motif of “Three Hares with Conjoined Ears”

On the Heavenly Palace decorative patterns found in the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang from the late Northern dynasties are images with cryptic patterns, including Buddha's head, the Taotie beast, deer, animals copulating, three hares with conjoined ears, and also writings. This type of decorative pattern is cryptic and difficult to understand and may be closely related to the history of the popular Eastern iconology and divination philosophy from the Han and Wei dynasties and Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou's suppression of Buddhism. They are important references for studying the related history of this period.

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In the 5th century BCE, Sushruta, a renowned Indian surgeon, first identified diabetes by observing that diabetics’ urine attracted ants due to its sweetness. He noted that the condition primarily affected wealthier individuals and linked it to a diet high in rice and sweets.

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Sacred Light Arrow 💫

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Lotus-Headed Fertility Goddess Lajja Gauri

India (Madhya Pradesh)

ca. 6th century

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Hindu Temple Ceilings~

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Dilawr Khan Mosque (XV c.) - Mandu, 2013

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Khona was a poet and astronomer from Deulia village in Bengal, best known for Khonar Bochon, a series of couplets and short rhymes which imparts advice regarding agricultural and rural life. Born somewhere between 800-1200 A.D., Khona defied social and cultural norms of her time when women were rarely taught to read. Her husband Mihir was the son of the philosopher and astronomer Barahmihir, who was one of the navaratnas (nine gems) at the court of Chandragupta II. Khona lived in Chandragupta's court in Pataliputra for a time with her husband and father-in-law. According to legend, Chandragupta was so impressed with Khonar Bochon which benefited the farmers of his state that he named Khona the tenth gem of his court. Khonar Bochon remains relevant to the agricultural life of rural Bengal to the present day.

ষোল চাষে মূলা / তার অর্ধেক তুলা / তার অর্ধেক ধান / বিনা চাষে পান।

Translation: After 16 days of cultivation, radish cultivation in that land gives good yield. Cotton land requires 8 days of cultivation, paddy land after 4 days of cultivation gives good yield. Betel does not require cultivation.

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•Sri Vishnu• 🪷 •श्री विष्णु•

✿.・。.・゜✭・✿・✫・゜・。. ✿

✿.・。.・゜✭・✿・✫・゜・。. ✿

The Lord of the universe~

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Nefertem x Brahma supremacy 🗿🪷🪷🪷

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About Vedic Scriptures

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Indian PR is so bad that the whole world knows about the Colosseum but Indians themselves don't know about this

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Heracles and the Buddha

This is based on the fascinating fusion of cultures after Alexander the Great invaded India, otherwise known as Indo-Greek or Greco-Buddhism. In Gandharan sculpture, Heracles is depicted alongside the Buddha as Vajrapani, the Buddha's protector. The pairing of two figures so iconic in their mythologies seemed perfect material for art. The Buddha would help Heracles with anger management, while Heracles would help with clobbering evildoers. Business as usual.

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Coins weren’t the only, or the most important, place that Indian and Greek cultures impacted one another. Take a look at this 1885 photo of a piece of an ancient column found in what’s now northern Pakistan:

If you know your Greek columns, you’ll be able to identify this as the Corinthian style (Corinthian capitals are the really complicated ones with lots of leaves). But who’s that in the middle?

Yep, it’s the Buddha, plunked down in the middle of a very Greek-looking piece of sculpture.

And look what’s on top of it — a bunch of very distinctively stylized Indian elephants:

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"The birth certificate of a nation! 1947 newspaper clippings celebrating India's independence..."

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Indian Gateways🪷~