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History of religion in India

  • MahayanaAn inscription in Mathura, dated to the year 180 CE, bears a reference to the Buddha Amitābha and marks one of the earliest stone records of Mahāyāna…
  • JainismIn the sixth century BCE, a man named Mahavira walked through the region of Greater Magadha in ancient India. He was born into a royal family but chose to…
  • Din-i IlahiIn 1582, the Mughal emperor Akbar established a new spiritual movement called Dīn-i Ilāhī. This event followed years of intense religious debate held at the…