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... Hindu ) times . They are first to be found in the Bhagavadgita or Song of God of the Hindu Scriptures . They consist of sacrifice ( yajna ) ; learning ( svadhydya ) ; truthfulness ( satya ) ; non - slander ( apaisunam ) ; compassion ...
... Hindu ) times . They are first to be found in the Bhagavadgita or Song of God of the Hindu Scriptures . They consist of sacrifice ( yajna ) ; learning ( svadhydya ) ; truthfulness ( satya ) ; non - slander ( apaisunam ) ; compassion ...
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... ( Hindu ) teachers also continued to run their own schools . Brahmin priests or purohitas were maintained in the palaces of kings as royal soothsayers and also to conduct the important rites and ceremonies for the royal family . Indeed ...
... ( Hindu ) teachers also continued to run their own schools . Brahmin priests or purohitas were maintained in the palaces of kings as royal soothsayers and also to conduct the important rites and ceremonies for the royal family . Indeed ...
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... Hindu deities . It was King Gajabahu I , a great warrior , who brought back relics of the goddess Pattini when he invaded South India in the 10th century . The Sacred Tooth Relic was brought to Lanka for safety from Kalinga by a ...
... Hindu deities . It was King Gajabahu I , a great warrior , who brought back relics of the goddess Pattini when he invaded South India in the 10th century . The Sacred Tooth Relic was brought to Lanka for safety from Kalinga by a ...
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