Timeline of Chapters 2 and 3
| Cultural/political events | Religious events | ||
| 6000 | "Turkmenistan Circle” of cultures | ||
| 3500? | Emergence of Neolithic | c. 3500 | Agricultural motifs in |
| culture in India | religious expression and some proto-Vedic developments? | ||
| 2500-1750 | Indus Valley civilization | ||
| 1850-1700 | "Indo-European" settlements in NW India? | c. 1500 | Elaborate ritual system taking shape |
| c. 1200 | Oral composition of Rg Veda? | ||
| 1100-900 | Shifting of "Aryanized" | ||
| culture into area between Jumna and Ganges? | 1000-800 | Oral composition of Sama, Atharva, and Yajur Vedas; the Brahmanas | |
| 800-700 | ".Aryan" culture found in | ||
| NE India: use of forest for seeking and meditation | Composition of the Aranyakas | ||
| c 800-600 | Emergence of urban settlements and kingdoms in Gangetic | 7th-5th | Early stages of Mahabharata |
| valley | 7th-6th | "ethos"? Upanisadic cells of teachers and seekers; oral compositions of Chandogya and Brhadaranyaka Upanisads; development of doctrine of transmigration | |
| 563-483? | Gautama Buddha | ||
| c. 550-460 | Mahavira and systematization of Jainism | ||
| c. 480 | First Buddhist council at Rajagrha | ||
| c. 5th-4th | Early composition of Buddhist Tripitaka | ||
Note: All dates are bce unless otherwise stated.
Source:
Clothey Fred W.. Religion in India: a Historical Introduction. Routledge,2007. — 300 p.. 2007
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