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Mysteries of the Ancient Vedic Empire: Recognizing Vedic Contributions to Other Cultures Around the World<\/p>\n
A New Book by Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp)<\/p>\n
The Vedic culture is accepted by numerous scholars as one of the most sophisticated civilizations to appear after the last glacial period of around 12,000 years ago. It developed in ancient India, and as the people populated the region, they also expanded, or were sent out of ancient India, and spread into other parts of the planet, taking much of their culture with them.<\/p>\n
This book takes us on a journey through history and across many countries as we point out similarities, remnants and artifacts of the Vedic tradition that remain there to this day. These include forms of art, philosophy, religion, architecture, temples, ways of living, and so on. Such countries include: Nepal, Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Africa, the Middle East, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Central Asia, Greece, Italy, Germany, Russia, Ireland, Scandinavia, the Americas, and more.<\/p>\n
This book also explains:<\/p>\n
* How many religions in the world have features that clearly descended from the oldest form of spiritual knowledge and truth as found in Vedic Dharma.<\/p>\n
* How Vedic Dharma is still relevant today and can help establish peace through its timeless spiritual wisdom.<\/p>\n
* It also helps unravel and reveal the true nature of the Vedic civilization, and how and why it infiltrated and contributed to so many areas and cultures of the world.<\/p>\n
* It also shows a mysterious side of history that few others have recognized.<\/p>\n
This book will help anyone understand how the advanced nature of the Vedic civilization and its universal spiritual principles fit into the development of so many other cultures and still contributes to the upliftment of society today.<\/p>\n
This book is the follow-up of a previous volume called Proof of Vedic Culture\u2019s Global Existence, but with completely different information and resources, as well as recent updates, written in a more academic style, using hundreds of references, quotes and notes to verify all the information that is used.<\/p>\n
CONTENTS<\/p>\n
PREFACE<\/p>\n
INTRODUCTION<\/p>\n
CHAPTER ONE<\/p>\n
A LOOK AT THE DYNAMICS OF INDIA
\nThe Wide Influence of Vedic India * The Spiritual Aspect\u2013Still Attractive Today * Greatness of Vedas * The Age of Vedic Culture * General Area of the Vedic Aryans * Distortions of India\u2019s History * Vedic Texts Offer No Homeland Outside of India * There was No Aryan Invasion * No Warring Invaders Within or Into Harappa * Uncovering the Hidden Agenda * The First Recorded Migrations Out of Ancient India * Other Reasons for Migrations Out of India * Ancient Indians Could Cross the Seas * Preserving the Vedic Culture of India * Conclusion<\/p>\n
CHAPTER TWO
\nSOUTHEAST ASIA\u2019S VEDIC INFLUENCE
\nBhutan * Tibet<\/p>\n
CHAPTER THREE
\nVEDIC CULTURE IN NEPAL
\nMuktinatha * Janakpur<\/p>\n
CHAPTER FOUR
\nTHE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN SRI LANKA
\nRamayana Sites in Sri Lanka * The Kidnapping of Sita by Ravana * Search for Sita * Hanuman Meets Sita at Ashok Vatika and is Captured by Ravana * Sita is Hidden After the Visit of Hanuman * Tunnel Network * Preparing for Battle * War Breaks Out * The Fall of Ravana * After the War * Other Places of Interest Connected to the Ramayana in Sri Lanka<\/p>\n
CHAPTER FIVE
\nTHE VEDIC CULTURE IN MYANMAR (BURMA)<\/p>\n
CHAPTER SIX
\nVEDIC CULTURE IN THAILAND AND LAOS
\nVedic Culture in Laos<\/p>\n
CHAPTER SEVEN
\nVEDIC CULTURE IN CAMBODIA
\nThe Decline * Angkor Wat: A Great Temple and Tribute to Vedic Culture * Seeing the Temple * Astrological Significance in Angkor Wat * The Yugas Configured into the Dimensions of the Angkor Wat Bridge * Some Astrological Influence Found in the Panels * The Significance in Angkor Thom * Seeing Other Vedic Temples at Angkor * More Vedic Temples Being Discovered in Cambodia * Conclusion<\/p>\n
CHAPTER EIGHT
\nVEDIC CULTURE IN VIETNAM
\nPresent Vedic Cham Sites<\/p>\n
CHAPTER NINE
\nTHE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN MALAYSIA AND THE PHILIPPINES
\nMalayan Arts and Crafts * Malaysia Today * The Philippines<\/p>\n
CHAPTER TEN
\nTHE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN INDONESIA
\nSumatra * Java * Seeing Vedic Culture in Java * Java\u2019s Mayan Pyramid * Bali * Ubud * Denpasar * Pura Besakih * Other Areas * Lombok * Borneo * The Future<\/p>\n
CHAPTER ELEVEN
\nNEW ZEALAND: THE VEDIC INFLUENCE FOUND IN THE MAORI CULTURE<\/p>\n
CHAPTER TWELVE
\nTHE VEDIC CONTRIBUTIONS IN CHINA, JAPAN AND KOREA
\nChinese Philosophy * Report From The Hindu on China\u2019s Forgotten Connection With India * Looking at Japan * Vedic God\u2019s in Japan * Further Evidence of Vedic Influence * The Vedic Influence in Korea<\/p>\n
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
\nTHE VEDIC INFLUENCE FOUND IN THE AMERICAS
\nNorth America * Archaeological Evidence for the First North American Natives * More About Beringia * Many Old World People Visited or Came to the Americas * Other Cultures in the Americas * Ancient North America and its Vedic Connections * Another Story on How the Vedic Tribes of Central Asia Came to North America * The Vedic Connections with the Dene Traditions * Present American Indian Tribes of the Dene * Another Theory of Native American Origins * The Sioux * The Cherokee * The Reasons for Foreign Traditions in the Americas * The Hopi * The Basis of Kokopelli * Interview With Felicity O\u2019Rourke on Customs of Native Americans * Central and South America * Early Settlers From Southeast Asia * Reaching Central America From the East * Advanced East Indian Sailing in the Early Vedic Texts * Discovering Indian Artifacts in Central America * East Indian Food in America * Cotton From India * Mexican Board Games * The Maya Culture * About Maya Danava\u2013the Architect * Mayan Civilization and India * The Maya Pantheon * Maya Literature * Popol Vuh Says the Maya Came From the East * The Maya Creation Story in the Popol Vuh and the Vedic Connections * Maya Archeology * Maya Astronomy * Mayan and Vedic Calendars * Maya Hand Symbols * Vastu and the Name Chilambalam * Similarities Between India and Central American Art * More Vedic Artifacts in Central America * Conclusion on the Maya * The Aztec Culture * Aztecs From Across the Sea * Spanish Vandalism * The Inca * Seeing the Sites Today * Vedic Heritage in the Amazon * Conclusion<\/p>\n
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
\nTHE SIGNS OF VEDIC CULTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
\nTrade Between Mesopotamia and the Indus\/Sarasvati Civilization * The Trading Port of Lothal * The Chaldeans * The Zend Avesta * Date of Zarathustra * The Sumerians * The Kassites * Syria * The Hittites and Mitannis * Lebanon and the Druze * The Global Flood in Various Cultures * Universal Creation Through the Word * Turkey<\/p>\n
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
\nSIGNS OF VEDIC INFLUENCE IN AFGHANISTAN
\nAfghanistan as Part of India * Shaivism in Afghanistan * Ganesh in Afghanistan * Additional Vedic Connections * Conclusion<\/p>\n
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
\nSIGNS OF VEDIC INFLUENCE IN IRAQ AND IRAN
\nSufism * Early Muslims Were Receptive to Vedic Thought<\/p>\n
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
\nVEDIC CONNECTIONS IN EGYPT
\nThe Cow and Bull in Egypt * Akhenaten\u2019s Vedic Family Connection * Egyptian Temples * Egyptian Deities Taken Out of the Temples * Egyptian Worship of the Ancestors * A More Recent Discovery<\/p>\n
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
\nTHE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN AFRICA
\nLooking at the Spiritual Connections Between Africa and Vedic Culture * Conclusion<\/p>\n
CHAPTER NINETEEN
\nTHE VEDIC CONTRIBUTIONS IN ARABIA
\nThe Arab Appreciation for Indian Knowledge * Vedic Literature in Arabia * Vedic Source of the Arabic Gods<\/p>\n
CHAPTER TWENTY
\nTHE VEDIC CONTRIBUTIONS IN GREECE
\nRecognizing India in Greece * Hercules * Greek and Vedic Similarities * Vedic Effects on Greek Philosophy * The Spirituality of Pythagoras * Vedic Culture in Greek Literature * Greek Fables * Invention of the Chariot was not Greek * Greek and Indic Trade * Greece Pottery Making * Conclusion on the Vedic Influence in Greece<\/p>\n
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
\nTHE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN ITALY
\nRoman Mithraism<\/p>\n
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
\nTHE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
\nVedic Culture in Siberia * Ancient Vedic Deities Found in Russia * Aryan Burial Found in Russian City of Omsk * Vedic Culture in Central Asia<\/p>\n
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
\nVEDIC CULTURE IN GERMANY, IRELAND AND SCANDINAVIA
\nAncient Half-Man, Half-Lion Discovery * Ireland * Celtic Philosophy * Scandinavia * Norway<\/p>\n
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
\nHOW THE ESSENCE OF RELIGION CAME FROM VEDIC CULTURE<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION<\/p>\n
APPENDIX ONE
\nCAN VEDIC DHARMA BRING PEACE TO THE WORLD?
\nFactors That Keep Us Apart * Having Spiritual Vision * Seeing the Divinity in Each of Us<\/p>\n
APPENDIX TWO
\nTHE ISSUE OF THE PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGE
\nThe Indo-European Language Family * Location of the Proto-Indo-European Language * Another Look at Sanskrit * Not Everyone Agrees With the Proto-Indo-European Language Theory * Conclusion<\/p>\n
APPENDIX THREE
\nGONDWANALAND: ANOTHER VIEW OF ANCIENT CULTURAL EXCHANGE<\/p>\n
NOTES \/ REFERENCES \/ GLOSSARY \/ INDEX \/ ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/p>\n
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