Comments by "Hindu Rashtra" (@hindurashtra63) on "Ancient Chinese Monk Describes Ancient India // 4th century Faxian // Primary Source" video.

  1. Chandra Gupta Maurya was himself a Shudra. He was picked and groomed to be King by Chanakya (A Brahmin). That should put an end to anyone who have prejudices against Brahmins or Caste system. It was an era where Caste was a Functional order of the Society, People were no doubt discriminated but not in ways that we think of today. Their access was limited. Shudra were not allowed inside cities and lived in settlements of their own. Vasiyas were only to be involved in Farmland. Brahmins were not allowed to have money and were supposed to beg for food. Kshatriyas were not to engage in other things except Ruling the Kingdom and being involved in Warfare. It was a System that worked perfectly til Islamic Invaders came and messed it up by introducing Slavery, Racism.. etc which were Western Concepts followed by Arabs and Europeans.
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  2. Not just Kashmir, The Ancient Hindu Scripture of Mahabharata mentions the Ancient Kingdoms of Bharatavarsha and surrounding Foreign Kingdoms : - Daarada (Uzbekistan), A Kingdom where Archer Hero Arjuna took a bride during his exile of 13 years - Gaandhara (Afghanistan), The Kingdom of Gandhari who was wife of an Ancient Kuru Emperor - Dhritarashtra - Parama Kambhoja (Persia), The Kingdom which fought in the Mahabharat War and sided with Kauravas, Known for its Handsome and Courageous Men - Uttara Kuru (Kyrgyzstan), A Kingdom from where Bheeshma kidnapped 3 Brides from Swayamvara, This Practice of "Bride Kidnapping" exists even today in Kyrgyzstan !!! - Bahalika (Balkans), A Location where Krishna and his Clan of Yadavas ended up migrating towards and meeting a Fateful end in a Civil War, Killing each other in Wars
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  3. No, This is some Kingdom in North India, Probably U.P or Bihar.
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  4. Fun Fact : Ashoka continued to worship Hindu Gods and built Shiva temples in 4 corners of India (One in each Direction). This was after he had embraced Buddhism. Commie Historians who want to always pit Hindus against Buddhists will never tell you this. This is mentioned by Kalhana, Court Poet of Lohara Dynasty which ruled Kashmir in 11th Century in his Historical Account called "Rajatarangini" which records History of Kings of Ancient India. How was this relevant to his Accounts ? Because Ashoka had built a Shiva Temple in Kashmir which was thriving during Kalhana's days, This was before Turkish invasions of Kashmir which brought Islam, Wiping out all these Records, Local Culture and History.
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  5. There is nothing wrong in talking about our History. It actually helps face our Trans-Generational Trauma and realize what went wrong. You see History always has a habit of repeating itself, So it even offers solutions for the Future.
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  6. How could a source from a Chinese Monk be wrong ? Buddhist monks only spoke the truth. Lying is a sin in Buddhism. Hindus can be compared to Native Americans, Their Homeland occupied and conquered by Abrahamic Cults who even today spread Bigotry against Hindus.
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  7.  @thetruthh8498  No such race of people called Aryans, It was a Fictional race invented by White people. Arya means Noble which is a word used in Hindu Scripture.
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  8. Ancient India under 17 Hindu Kingdom Era was even Greater. I suggest you read about Mahabharat to know REAL India during Ancient times in 3rd Millenia B.C. Again, No disrespect to Buddhist Era of India, Just saying.
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  9. There were designated streets in Ancient India where Indian Merchants sold Piles of Emeralds, Gold, Rubies, Sapphires and Diamonds on the Street side. Portuguese Traders were astonished at the wealth of what would have been the Richest City of that time - South Indian City of Hampi of Vijayanagara Empire.
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  10. Ancient India had a tradition of building "Rock Forts". Indian settlements were quite distant from each other often 100s of Miles away so often there was no Siege Warfare or Sacking of cities like in other parts of the world. Ancient Indian Belief was that Armies fight it out on the Battlefield, Cities were spared of Bloodshed.
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  11. Chandala seemed more to me like a Guild of People. They got their Pay, Came to cities, Did their worked and went back to their own Settlements. There is no mention of Discrimination against them, They were probably just Tribals or Outsiders that had to earn their Living and lived isolated from rest of Community. You can't use Modern Logic to Ancient people. Also, All Societies had some sort of Lower Peasant Class at that time from Feudal Europe to Japanese Farmers. Go study History without your Current Bias against Hinduism.
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  12. This is Ancient India 1500 years ago. India today is completely different.. We eat everything except Beef. Onion and Garlic are most used Food today in Indian Cuisine. India is so diverse today we eat Pizza, Burger, Chinese and Tibetan Cuisine today.
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  13. What you fail to mention is Buddhists were never in Majority in all of India. Most Buddhists lived in Hindu Kingdoms, Buddhist Temples, Art, Paintings were all Patronized by Hindu Kings. Do you know the 2 of Greatest Buddhist Universities like Nalanda and Vikramasheela was patronized by Hindu Kings ? Yet they only allowed Buddhists to work in there. Such is the Co0exisence between Hindus and Buddhist for Centuries, I would say it was more like how Christians and Jews co-existed in Jerusalem.
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  14. Daarada is Modern day Uzbekistan. That makes sense because even in Hindu Scripture, Krishna tells Arjuna that all Indians originated from Uttara Kuru (Kyrgyzstan). Gaandhara (Afghanistan) is also mentioned as Oldest Kingdoms of Bhaaratvarsh (Ancient India) along with Parama Kambhoja (Persia).
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  15.  @Chadmeleon  He blamed Communists, Not Chinese. Communists ruined every Nation, Just look at what they have done to USSR, China, Venezuela, Cuba etc.
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  16. Nope, That was Hieun-Tsang.
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  17.  @ryushogun9890  Here is an Article that has Pictures of Top 15 Popular Rock Forts in India : https://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/05/15-historic-forts-from-india/114819 As you can see, Its obvious that almost half of them are in Decrepit condition because Medieval India (India after 300 A.D) has had many Invaders over time - The Huns, The Arabs, The Turks, The British etc. So we Indians tend to re-discover our own History today. Whatever we know of Ancient India (Before 300 A.D) is preserved in our Poems, Epics, Religions, Culture, Myths and Folklore. Ancient India was a completely different place compared to Medieval India which came under Invasions of Foreigners ever since 300 A.D (Sacking of Rome in the West), A Catastrophic event which led to rise of Barbarians around the world like Huns, Arabs and Mongols who invaded Persia, India and China, The 3 Known Major Civilizations of that Era. None of the Ancient Indian Architecture (Before 300 A.D) have survived, Unlike Egyptians who have Pyramids or Celts who have Stonehenge or Chinese who have the Great Wall.
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  18. No Evil Brahmin found.. No Brahmin persecuton of Buddhism found.. No word - Dravidian found..
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  19. Thanks to Regional Supremacy and Caste Divisions, Promoted by Clowns like Congress and DMK for half a Century.
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  20. Vaisyas were Farming Class or Peasants. As you see here it mentions Vaisyas as Kings. So back during that time Men from Farming Community assumed the role of Kings. There are also instances in Past of Chandra Gupta (A Slave) becoming King. So the Caste system wasn't so rigid as its Modern day equivalent that people have made it out to be.
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  21. That's why the Chinese Civilization went extinct under Invasion of Mongols. Most Chinese people today are descendants of Mongols, Have nothing to do with Ancient Chinese Civilization.
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  22. Nope, Political Instability. Too many Foreign Invasions and Foreign Interference. A Nation is only prosperous if there is stability.
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  23.  @culturedvulture2015  You don't know anyhing. These were "Dasyu", A different race of people that were conquered and integrated by Ancient Vedic people. Instead of wiping out your enemies like Hernendo Cortez or Genghis Khan, Ancient Hindus allowed them to live separaetly but work in cities and earn a living.
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  24. You people are obsessed with your Bigotry against Brahmins, Get some Treated for Phobia. The Cholas performed Brahmin Rituals. Raja Raja Chola performed Brahmin Rituals everyday and wore a Sacred thread and was a Proud Shiva worshiper.
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  25. Are you saying Mahabharata is not real ? Sorry to say then you are greatly mistaken. Mahabharata, The Hindu Epic is a Treasure trove of Information just like the Bible, It mentions thousands of Geographical locations and Extinct Rivers which predates Buddhism, Persia, Rome and Greece.
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  26. Yes, Bihar was the Richest, Most Prosperous Kingdom in the world under Mauryas. Not an exaggeration but according to accounts of Alexander's ambassador - Megasthanes. He says - "I have seen Athens, I have seen Rome, I have seen Alexandria, But nothing compares to this.." as he describes the Beauty and Prosperity of Patna (Pataliputra).
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