A Social History of India
- ISBN-10
- 817648170X
- ISBN-13
- 9788176481700
- Category
- India
- Pages
- 799
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- APH Publishing
- Author
- S. N. Sadasivan
Description
The juggarnaut , chariot ( teru ) represented the wheeled vehicle in which prince Siddhartha was taken around Kapilavastu by Chanda and the other Kutira literally ( horse ) on wooded wheeled carriage , symbolised the spiritual loftiness ...
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