Comments on: When kR^iShNa was gifted Chinese stuff!

By: Deepak

Deepak — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:41:51 +0000

In the Tantras the word China is often used to describe Tibet, is it possible that Tibet is meant here instead of China?

By: mAnasa-taraMgiNI

mAnasa-taraMgiNI — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:43:39 +0000

bAhlika itself during the days of the bhArata was under the kuru rulers. somadatta, bhUrIshravas and the like who died on the field of kurukShetra fighting for duryodhana were members of a lineage from a brother of shAntanu.The kuru-s it appears had relatively recently acquired those regions via a marriage of pratipa with a princess from those regions.

By: dr. udai narain sinha

dr. udai narain sinha — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:59:25 +0000

yest very well informative. there also a mention in kautilya’s arthashastra “Chinnapatta”. this is the only reference that puts arthashastra around third century.

By: Shalini Dwivedi

Shalini Dwivedi — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:50:18 +0000

“Not that the regions of bhArata did not produce these materials indigenously– the value of the gifts is in these being of foreign origin therefore exotic, and worthy of royal gifts”.

It is true in today’s context as well. If you visit the gift shops, these are full of Chinese stuff.

An interesting post, and very informative indeed.