What religion did Kushans Practice?

The Kushan Empire ruled over a large part of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. In this vast area, there existed different religious traditions. In this video, we look at the different religious traditions that were practised by the Kushanas.
Reference:-
1. Empires of Ancient Eurasia: The First Silk Roads Era, 100 BCE - 250 CE by Craig Benjamin
2. History of Civilization of Central Asia, Vol - II
3. The Dynastic Arts of the Kushans by John M. Rosenfield
4. India under the Kushanas by B.N. Puri
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[@Narimann]

Ancestor's worship was very common in ancient world. Still practiced in rural India.

[@abzd5906]

Most common in jats

[@Mr.emu44]

​@arif3499nah no concrete evidence

[@akhokhar9366]

Ancestral worship in pitar form is throughout india very common.

[@ctynwbraygalm]

Still practised in china Japan korea

[@Bhatti_Saab_7773]

​@@abzd5906No, it's very common among other communities also... i am from Rajasthan and here every community worship their ancestors.

[@shekharb2981]

Thanks for pinpointing similiarity in structures found at Mathura & Surkh Kotal Afghanistan, during the times of Kushan kings also suggests the Shiv upasana exists & further even at Kashi the holy abode of Shiv,many afghan Hindu kings earlier visited and created their symbolic structures devoted to Shiv which still exists & are known by their names.

[@nitkills7070]

Jay bhai is just the GOAT. Please upload as much as you can because you are best we have. As always thanks for such insightful and informative video🙏.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

thanks bhai for the kind words

[@mockermuris]

@@JayVardhanSingh kissné= wife of kiss in magyar language kissné is kussán=kushite beliver, believe in mr. kiss

[@mockermuris]

@@JayVardhanSingh égni= to burn ég=sky égi=from sky...agne ágnes=ági, female magyer=hun name

[@mockermuris]

@@JayVardhanSingh is singh a form/version of sikh= saka, who were the heftalite huns, and same war/guard population as székely in hungary(siculy=transsylvania) szőke= blond, light in color=szaka, saxon...

[@ytpro8677]

Very important video

[@AbdulAhad-eg3se]

Absolutely love your channel

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you so much!

[@varadnilawar9802]

Kanishk was also a great shaivate he also made worship of God kartikeya compulsory

[@prasadsirdesai8349]

Yes Huvishka the name of Kartikeya means they are Shivaist

[@yogeshtayde3263]

Archelogical koi bhi penis nahi mila shiva ka kushan empire me Apni history mat ghusdoo

[@p..1695]

@@yogeshtayde3263 Lol Kushanone coins me shiv ka chitrankan Aur murtiya banaya he Mathura museum me deko.Inscription me kushanone kud shivbhakt kaha he Karthikey ka mandir Pakistan me mila he inscriptions ke sath

[@kanishkkumar5431]

@@p..1695 wo kaniska nhi h......apna pakhand kar jageh mat ghusa. ...wo shhi kha rha h Baad ke raja hindu ho skte h kaniska purely budhhist tha

[@rowlattgamer3355]

​@@kanishkkumar5431lol kanishka inscriptions and coins says otherwise. Kanishka was most likely a zorostrian not hindu or buddhist if we go by his inscription and coins. There is a video in this channel only describing kanishka relation with buddhism.

[@rowlattgamer3355]

Goldmine of a channel. Keep making such videos

[@lamphrangrovylyngdoh2780]

thankyou for lecturing in English.... this really helps👍👍

[@anselmdanker9519]

Thank you again- very informative presentation on this region of the world.

[@indo.iranian.Jat.007]

Is There any older incription than Edicts of Ashoka (Ashokan Prakrit) 268 BCE to 232 BCE ?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I don't think so. Mahasthan and Sohgaura inscirptions were considered older earlier. But presently, the consensus is that they were of a later date.

[@starrynight43451]

@@JayVardhanSingh There are far older Tamil inscriptions found in TN

[@user-uy8ii3ou3w]

There are Kannada inscriptions older than ashoka

[@AbcDef-gw4dg]

Param-Maheshwar is used by Shaivite Kings Param-Bhagwat is used by Vaishnavs Kings

[@hariunnithan9]

Great job Jay! Your videos are well-researched and engaging to watch and learn a lot of things. I do have a few points/questions. I understand the Kushanas were descended from the Yuezhi who are of Tocharian descent and not an Iranic tribe (e.g Scythians). Some Kushana coins depict the rulers like Kajula and Vima (is this probably derived from Bhima?) with a crescent moon on the brow in the manner of Shiva which may be alluding to their Shaivite beliefs.

[@Forlone-Hope]

You are underrated bhai... You need to be there with the likes of Aniruddh Kanesetti and Manu Pillai. Your videos are fantastic.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thanks bhai

[@beluga9596]

Superb video as usual , Podcast mat bhul jana

[@abhishekrana7778]

Great informative channel. Keep it up brother.🙏🙏🙏🙏🚩🚩🚩

[@raginisingh2251]

Very informative video

[@rashidmohannadi8340]

great work🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@vasudhaiv6968]

Have seen your previous videos , Appreciate your effort in presenting the information to us👌👌. I feel your channel requires a lot more Subscribers.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you!

[@Zzmaster_-mj2xv]

Wht was the relationship between kushanas and local indians

[@anujeetvishwanathvaradkar4385]

While he mentions lord shiva and mentions Kushans were NOT Buddhists he uses the term mentions “Indian religion” and Indian Gods multiple times . He stops short of calling it Hinduism or sanatan dharma . I wonder why ? Buddhism also was an Indian religion by the way !

[@Zzmaster_-mj2xv]

Buddhism in north west was very Hellenic inspired

[@AB-jw3mz]

great show-

[@MrBUCKET-gt5og]

They had majority Non hindu subjects. But the kings were Hindus. It makes sense cause they expanded towards Central asia where Zoratsrianism, TENGRI RELIGION WAS PROMINENT

[@abhinnakhale7520]

Good one👍

[@tvrulz46]

Hi Jay, very educational vids. I have a very split hair question for you... I am making the assumption that the Kushans used both Greek script (for spoken Greek) and Kharosthti script (for spoken Gandhari Prakrit) in their earlier years, is this correct? Second, did the Kushans ever stop using the Kharoshti script or Prakrit language and if so why? Third, Why did the Kushans not adopt Kharosthi instead of the Greek script to inscribe their "Arya" language? But maybe the last question is a loaded one.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you. I don't think the Kushans stopped the use of Kharoshthi. It was during the Kushan period that Kharoshthi spread in Central Asia. About the last question, I think the use of the Bactrian script was because, for the Kushans, the region of Bactria was their homeland. It was the core of the Kushan Empire. So it made sense to use their "own" language. They indeed adopted Indian culture to a considerable extent, but the Kushans also maintained their distinct identity.

[@vedanshtripathi7320]

Omg this was something unique😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@PranavGogwekar]

Are these Iranian gods remnants of pre-Zoroastrian religion of ancient Iranic people, and similar to the Vedic religion? Nana seems to have come from Mesopotamian Inanna. Are there any details about this Iranian religion? Did the Scythians also follow the same faith?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Yes, there were certainly elements of pre-Zoroastrian religion here. But I am not sure about the anitquity of these pre-Zoroastrian elements. The culture of the Scythians was also similar i.e they also worshiped Iranian Gods.

[@Texasmade74]

​@Jay Vardhan Singh the Scythians are indo Aryan or indo European

[@Unknown___5]

Pashtun are eastern iranic people just like kushans

[@extrofunny]

What is the history of India between the end of Indus civilization and the start of the Mauryan empire?

[@Bhatti_Saab_7773]

Mahajanpadas. Just read about them

[@amandeep9930]

Please make a video on ancient history of hill States of the North.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

will try to find sources on this topic

[@cbsn10]

11:00. Anybody seems can be/is being conceived as God, then why not rulers (conquerors/strong men)?

[@ieyeispy1]

Hi! What is the origin of the name Kushan? Does it come from Guishang? Where does the word Guishang come from?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

The word Guishang is used in Chinese sources for Kushans.

[@PierCollier]

I really like your channel! Were the Kushan people “northern Indians”?

[@shubhmishra6977]

Mather today's gujjar community. Because they have a kasana gotra.

[@AyushSingh-mr5cs]

​@@shubhmishra6977 is kasana related to kushans?

[@Akira-dm3tj]

No, kushans were foreigners. They were Central Asians who practiced Grecko-bacterian traditions.

[@testname2635]

People misunderstand older meaning of Dharma as religion nowadays. Most likely Dharma meant the righteousness in older times.

[@Situ656]

Thank you very much

[@vanshsharma1656]

Bro is there chance that north west Indians are descendants of these scythians,kushans and huns.There's famous temple named mahasu temple in hanol uttrakhand believed to be built by a brahmin named hun bhatt during rule of mihirkul hun.

[@Bhatti_Saab_7773]

No North-West indians are not descendants of Huns, Kushanas, Scythians... Their number was not so much, But the thing is when the Invaders came they mixed in every community... Be the ruling elite or agriculturists...

[@vinaywasnik5131]

Only speculation

[@AbcDef-gw4dg]

Lord Shiva is called Shashanka Shashi-Shekhar (one with moon on head)

[@bhuvaneshsatam4614]

As per Bhandarkar, devkulas were in built in remembrance of ancestors of Kushanas. The word Dewool (देऊळ) is derived from Devkula (देवकूला).

[@akk7791]

Nice

[@vijayraj6392]

Hello sir, I completed my bachelor's degree in science and I'm doing government job. I want to do Pg in history. Which Books should I read first to start Pg.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Every university has a syllabus so go through the syllabus first. For Ancient history you can read Upinder Singh's Ancient India.

[@MK-br3gl]

Hinduism

[@mahanirvaantantra]

Actually mixture is sanatan dharma, budhism, greko roman religion and Persian religion

[@HARRAPANBALL]

​@@mahanirvaantantra and harrapan religion like yoga , meditation

[@trrinketlad7940]

@@mahanirvaantantra buddhism came in the picture afterwards. the founder of kushan empire Kujula Kadphises didn't followed buddhism just like the founder of mauryan empire which was maharaj chandragupta maurya.

[@vishal1088]

Kushano ki statue ke sir kyun nahi hote?

[@rishavkumar1250]

Broken

[@Narimann]

Why Kusan king in thumbnail wearing IVC "Priest king" ribbon ?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

it is called Diadem and was a symbol of royalty.

[@asuranarchives]

I first about Kushans in Berserk,

[@warchariot1930]

Better than Abhijit Chavda's channel. You actually make better videos than him.

[@akhokhar9366]

Brother can you use any better word than 'cult' for religious beliefs of people.

[@JOD_PraNJal]

14:30 Pashupati nath

[@vikramekshinge9059]

Can u make a video about BMAC.??? Just overview or summary ?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I am currently not focusing on Prehistory. Maybe in future I will do a separate series.

[@vikramekshinge9059]

@@JayVardhanSingh ok no problem brother 👍

[@ozlembaytur7426]

amarendra baahubali efsanemi yoksa gerçekten yaşadımı öyle biri güneyli kabilelerle savaştımı mahishmati şehir devletimi yoksa imparatorlukmuydu gerçekse hangi tarihlerde nerelere hükmetti Türkçe kaynaklarda hakkında çok bilgi yok

[@manitdoshi]

it's fiction. bahubali was an important jain religious figure king tho.

[@ozlembaytur7426]

@@manitdoshi I wish such a person existed. man of character, good-hearted exemplary person

[@GargiSingh-op2je]

The character is fictional but there was an actual kingdom in ​central India It's mahishmati@@ozlembaytur7426

[@user-yq3kb4rt3l]

@Jay Vardhan Singh are Khusan and The Khas same people?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I don't know

[@swasg3521]

​@@JayVardhanSinghdo they video on Khasas/Khas

[@panditpusyamitra9379]

Is There any proof of Lord Vishnu's existence in ancient India (Archaeologically)🙏

[@Deepak_Dhakad]

Not before maurya

[@giiiiiiiiiiii2341]

@@Deepak_Dhakad vishnu is a vedic deity...

[@giiiiiiiiiiii2341]

Yes , in vedas but he was a minor god in vedas , bestfriend of indra and a charioteer of indra....

[@sohamshinde7978]

heliodorus pillar

[@pinklinecabs3967]

@@giiiiiiiiiiii2341 Not a "Minor" god though. Indeed īndra is heavily glorifies, lord still has a paramount position.🙏

[@devannayar6456]

I find his accent as interesting as his videos.!

[@kraut1982]

‘Cult’ of lord Shiva! That is quite offensive. Do Indian historians deride any other major living religion as a cult? Not expected this from you.

[@anantbijolia8415]

Do you even know the meaning of the word cult?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I don't think using the word cult, in this context, is deriding Hinduism.

[@kraut1982]

Jay I understand you don’t mean any offense. However the word cult does have a negative connotation such as worship of fake gods and should not be used in this instance, we already have a better term of Shivaism. I understand that as part of your studies you have to read books from 19th and 20th century authors who due to their bias used such terms. Unfortunately our historians continued to borrow from the same vocabulary. It’s best that in 21 century, cult is not associated with worship of our Gods. It’s more suitable word in context of god like fan following of movies.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

thanks for the observation. Will keep this in mind.

[@Texasmade74]

​@KR you obviously don't know the meaning of the word cult

[@abhinayrangari9693]

Kuch bhi bolo JNU se chahe economist,historian chahe koi bhi field ka ho vo dhurandhar hi nikalta hai.

[@times2508]

Wo bs PhD kr rha wha se usse pehle bhi ye esa hi tha .

[@Mr.emu44]

Outside of economics, stats and Foreign affairs jnu is pretty mediocre

[@girishg414]

So are the Kushans basically Tajik ethnicity? As they have so many Iranian religious influences & Tajiks are basically an Iranic ethnolinguistic group.

[@altaftokhi6834]

They are descendants of pashtoon tribe Yea I’m pashtoon tokhi tokharian Tokharistan I don’t know why they called them iransian Indian or gujjar 🤣 when Kushan empire was tokharistan they are Tocharians means tokharian tokhi

[@rishukumarsingh4069]

Where do u live bhai ????

[@pappug5319]

Kushan dna was R1a1????? please reply or make some video plz

[@giiiiiiiiiiii2341]

Yes....

[@pappug5319]

@@DamianKnox11 r1a1 originated in ind found in saharia tribes. Means it's out of ind theory brought civilization in the world

[@user_nagauri]

@@pappug5319 lol

[@HARRAPANBALL]

​@@pappug5319 this theory comes from high concentration of r1a in north India specially in Punjab And Kashmir And some intellectuals colured it such a way as it originated in india But it has a loop we can observe this area is in continuous invasion by various r1a groups throught history and highly dense area so it had variety and density

[@Mr.emu44]

​@arif3499give the source lmao no they have high austro aboriginals related subgroup which left Africa much earlier than most ancestors The Harappan was mostly Ifc and some minor cultures Dravidian theory is the last standing reminance of the Aryan invasion theory which now has "evolved"( more like pushed back goal post) to Aryan migration theory

[@yogeshtayde3263]

Shiva krishna vishnu all more recognise in gupta period and then later feudal period

[@srikantamohanty4214]

Kusan headed by Kaniska were Kansa of Bhagabat.

[@pappug5319]

Tucharian scripts r pure sanskrit their alphabets

[@tejyadav]

Greeks were outsiders who adopted to Indian cultural hence adopting Buddhism alongwith their original religion. Show an evidance of lord shiva before Mahayana formation to support your claim. As per buddhist texts Shiva, Maheshwar are Bidhisatva and Avalokiteshwara Buddha which came to existence after Mahayana formation

[@cbsn10]

Please suggest any books on the earliest origin and development of worship of Lord Shiva. Was he originally a Vedic convention or Buddhist convention or Tibetan convention, or by any remote past any other convention?

[@DakshPratap-qh3cn]

Idk should I laugh on you or just ignore you as we ignore stupid go and read rig veda read hittani mithani Kingdom 3200 years old vedic script they mentioned about every vedic god now go and do

[@viveknmotghare99]

You tell wrong history You didn't give any proof You read the gods name this god was not hindu gods This was greek gods

[@nowwhat6716]

The connection to shiva is too vague. Why not depiction of shiva in the coin. Don't let Ur Bias guide the judgement . It sounds like calling something Pashupati seal without any proof or connection to shiva which looks extremely unprofessional.

[@trrinketlad7940]

pashupati means shiva. Shiva is the first yogi. and the dude in pashupati seal is clearly seated in a yoga position.

[@SunnySunny-wr4zh]

Dionysus is the Greek god which known as shiva in Mathura as per Megasthenes in Indika. This was approx 400 years prior to Kushanas. Greek used to worship own their Gods , not Indian Gods . may be some Iranian Gods but not Indian. Because these Gods sculpture or any written proof not found in India during 1500BCE to 500BCE . Which advocated for Brahmanism. Indian accepted Greeks Gods and Greek accepted our Buddhism. Many Bodhisatvas are Greek Gods. Herakles , Dionysus etc. So Buddhist accepted Greek Gods first in India. If Shiva was an Indian origin God then we should have to provides archeological evidences of these Gods in India. Oral tradition of Vedas or Vedic period workout proof can not be accepted. So Greek adopted Buddhism in India and they proliferated Buddhism only in the world in form form of Mahayana , worshiping idols. Which was not like Hinyanas, which we finds in Mauryan’s Era. They did not proliferate any Shaivism or Brahmanism or Hinduism to other countries. Shiva , sarveshwara, these are some name of Buddha , Buddha in the form of shiva , drinking Halahal poison , such kind of sculpture we finds in angkorwat temple , in Kambodia.

[@sudipkumarroy3790]

What nonsense!!! Lord krishna and balarama are depicted in greek coins. And then we have heliodorus calling himself bhagvatena. Shiva is mentioned as rudra in the vedas and their are many Shivalingas found in ivc sites along with many terracotta structures of yogic postures. I don't know what mental orgasm do u people get by ascribing everything good in India as due to some foreign influence.

[@SunnySunny-wr4zh]

@@sudipkumarroy3790 Yes definitely whatever you wrote is nonsense 🤣🤣🤣!! 1.Wikipedia knowledge- the coins you saw , they are not Krishna or Balarama. Wikipedia is not the final truth. Can you read Brahmi Script then read what is written there. Is there Krishna or Balarama's name?😂😂😂😂Nooooo!!!then on what basis you are speeding this nonsense false? Are you a product of mental orgasm? Some scholar says it's Buddhist Dhamma chakra in king Athekles hand. It's more logical because Greeks were Buddhist kings. They spread mahayana Buddhism all over Asia, they developed two important sculpture Buddhist arts like Gandhara and Mathura, they arranged Buddhist religious council in India, they complied Buddhacharta. Helidorus saying Bhagvatism is nothing but the Buddhism.only. Don't dare to establish Brahmanism in 500BCE to 800 CE. This was only Buddhist or Jainism's Era. Siva is one of the name of Buddha Amang his 21 names. Angkorwat temple in one sculpture Buddha is drinking Halahal a poison is siva Buddha. Magesrhenis says and I quote Dionysus a Greek God, which was know as Bodhisattva by Indians of that Era worships in Mathura as Shiva. And they were Buddhist people and not today's Hindu, as Buddhism was the only religion of India. And Jainism as minority. Vedas Rudra is just having some similarities with Shiva but both are not same, and don't be under impression that Vedas are old. Vedas also wrote when Devanagari script developed say after 12 century CE. Now don't tell me oral tradition! Do you have any proof for oral tradition!!😂😂😂. In IVC we haven't found any temple nor in Vedic period. How you prove these structure are Shivlingas?? About Yogic posture Jaina are saying this was the Rishabh deva. Yogic posture means Shiva?? Don't spread such stupid mental orgam 😂😂😂

[@p..1695]

@@SunnySunny-wr4zh LoL Archaeologist Alexander Cunningham in his Archaeological Report clearly states that the coin depicts Krishna and Balarama.

[@SunnySunny-wr4zh]

@@p..1695 please tell me the page nber?

[@SunnySunny-wr4zh]

@@p..1695 send the photo of that coin with names written bellow as Krishna and balarana

[@viveknmotghare99]

I don't agree with you You don't study properly You need to study on greek Buddhism This was a branch of Mahayana Buddhism Greek Buddhism was a mixture of greek gods and Bodhisattva Read about them

[@ZarghoonKushana]

Proud of my ancestry ❤ Hail the mighty Göçer nation, presently Gujjars/Gurjars (Greater Yuezhi "Kushanas" and Lesser Yuezhi "The Huns")

[@D__Ujjwal]

Huns are Chinese people btw

[@mogambo4565]

Haha nice try to make them look Hindu gods with huge assumptions and trying to twist words to fit a narrative 😄 iranic and greek gods that's what they are. And keep ignoring the bamiyan buddhas constructed in Afghanistan not to mention all the architectures and coins of buddhism still being dug out there but talk about some small temple of greeks/Iranians and assume its some Hindu God. 🤦‍♂️

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Read about the Bamiyan Buddha and find whether there's some connection between the Bamiyan Buddha and the Kushans.

[@mogambo4565]

@@JayVardhanSingh I was talking about the culture on the whole following buddhism before the kushana even came there pointing out the architecture. Didn't huvishka also follow buddhism according to some texts? Let's just hypothetically assume if it was giant vishnu statues instead of buddha statues there and you would have found Hindu temples all across Afghanistan would you assume the people of the region and the kings following a separate religion there?? You yourself said they followed greco Persian traditions but then say sarva and oesho means shiva.. how?? You say buddha coins are less but forget to mention in early buddhism image form of buddha wasn't permitted. Showing buddha in physical form started in indo greeks time so kushan must have carried that tradition later on hence less coins of buddha before kanishka time.

[@rishavkumar1250]

@@mogambo4565 arre Bhimbedkarite , we have Gardez Ganesha from Kabul though

[@mogambo4565]

@@rishavkumar1250 Abe tunni woh 8th century figure jaake Google kar le😂😂

[@rishavkumar1250]

@@mogambo4565 arre Tunni Bhimte .... we also Have krishna coins from Greco Bactria

[@Unknown___5]

Kushan were afghans not indic

[@Bhatti_Saab_7773]

They were not even Afghans u fool

[@meteor541]

Pashtos? No

[@Unknown___5]

@@meteor541 indic? No Kushan were iranic just like pashtun, tajik, pamiris

[@Bhatti_Saab_7773]

@@Unknown___5 u r just fool, Kushanas were nor indic nor afghani and nor Iranic, they were mix of East and West, means mix of two different races

[@meteor541]

@@Unknown___5 they worshipped iranic deities Just like they did with Indian ones but they were from Uzbekistan

[@yogeshtayde3263]

Without any archeological evidence you try to proof brahmical hindu gods worshiped by kushan. Kushan empire have diverse culture and people followed many religion Kushan kings respect all faith with evidense of their coins. And there is no any shiva, shiv linga , trishul something proof that they are hindu. Only by showing name this this this doent mean they are hindu. Hindu word came from muslim sultanate then mughal.not any brahminical text contain hindu word or hindu religion. kushan patronoge buddhism conduct 4th buddhist council. Bamiyana buddhist statue construction completed by kanishka.

[@meteor541]

Make a video or write an article with citation, crying in the comments isn't going to cut it

[@meteor541]

Btw Hindu is a bastardisation of Indu which means the people of Indus. It originated from Persians not muslims

[@subratabhattacharya7983]

Bhimte ki jall gayi😂

[@trrinketlad7940]

all your ancestors were hindus. buddha was also a upper caste hindu

[@kbrv89]

Aja burnol laga deta hu! 😂😂

[@devenderlombar3584]

,jaat ,gujjar descendant huns,khusan

[@Bhatti_Saab_7773]

Nope.

[@Ultimatefitness360]

अभिजीत चावड़ा की माने तो शका हो या कुषाण ये सब भारत से ही उन छेत्रो म गए थे इसलिए भारत की संस्कृति म रचने बसने म उन्हें बिल्कुल समय नही लगा और कुषाणों का शैव होना भी इसी बात को सिद्ध करता ह ऐसा मेरा मानना ह

[@worlddata8982]

Some Kushans were Zoroastrianists, some were Buddhists and some were Hindus. Kushans aren't Indians. They are Yuezhis from Xinjiang, China.

[@Ultimatefitness360]

@@worlddata8982 they were yuchis but they originally from persia and zorostrian and sanatani both worship fire that was common and our vedas also mention about worship of fire so there are possiblties that zorostrians also was vedic

[@worlddata8982]

@@Ultimatefitness360 Yuezhis were from Xinjiang. Only first 3 rulers of Kushan empire were Zoroastrianists. Others were Buddhists and Hindus. Zoroastrianists wasn't Vedics. They believe in Avesta. Also Fire worship didn't originate in Vedic religion. Fire worship was originated in Ancient Iranian religion. Vedic religion was originated from Proto-Indo-European religions. Mostly Ancient Iranian religion was closest ansestor of Vedic religion. Also Zoroastrianism started from Ancient Iranian religion. Saying that Zoroastrianists were Vedics is wrong. But If you say that Hinduism and Zoroastrianism has a common ancestor, That's true.

[@Ultimatefitness360]

@@worlddata8982 accdng to rigved fire is very inportant for rituals and rigved much more old than any proto indo iranian culture .. Sarswati sukta in rigveda is enough to proove that rigved is older than mahabharat period ... Yes thats true that iranians and indians are closely related and region aryana was spreaded upto iran

[@worlddata8982]

@@Ultimatefitness360 Rigveda was composed in 1500 BCE. Proto-Indo-European religions are much older than it. Mahabharata war couldn't be older than 1800 BCE. Because Iron age of India started in 1800 BCE.

[@TruePM621]

Sarva Candavira no way related with Shiva , lord shiva invention don in 800 AD.

[@kbrv89]

Lol!! This video must be hurting you so much! 😂

[@mittusharma3824]

so dumb, why separate shiva from buddhism? when sarv is mentioned why it is not related to buddhism? afterall siva originated in buddhism first time as avlokiteshwara

[@kbrv89]

Shiva originated in Buddhism? Lol!! What have you been smoking bruh! Must be some really good stuff! 😂

[@mittusharma3824]

@@kbrv89 go read about avlokiteshwara and maheshwara. King harasha one of the biggest buddhist king was also devotee of maheshwar, have you ever read mahayan buddhist sutta? Go and see trilokinath temple in himachal where buddha is sitting on top of shiva. hindu worship shiva while buddhist worship him as avlokiteshwara. but buddha is supreme that's why he sitting at the top. go check lokeshwar temple in nepal same story. your whole religion was originated from buddhism.

[@kbrv89]

@@mittusharma3824 Lol! So 1 temple proves everything? In that case, Buddha himself said that he is from Rama's lineage. What do you have to say about that?

[@kbrv89]

@@mittusharma3824 Also why there's no archeological evidence of Buddha? He is said to have born in a princely family yet there's no evidence of his royal mansion or palace or forts of any kind. Buddhism is just repackaged Jainism with a few changes. That's why our religion is called Sanatana dharma while Buddhism is called Boudha dharma and Jainism is called Jaini dharma.

[@shatabdabasu505]

@@mittusharma3824 You are taking about king harshavardhan Who was a shavite and also patronised B Mahayana Buddhism and also Jainism Source : Harsha charita and huen Tsang account And sorry the primary mahayana texts Authored by Nagarjuna the mull Madamika karika and other famous texts doesn't mentions any Shiva worship And About temples yes it's true there are even many jaina temples which are mistook as hindu temples by the locals Even the jangannath temple of Orissa was Buddhist If hinduism was originated from Buddhism Then why is Dhamma sutta of the sutta pitak mentions bhraman ,the tevijja sutta mentions Vedas and criticism The asvagosha s Buddha charita compares Buddha with rama The sutta pitak mentions so frequently About Brahmins and Vedas ( criticism) The most famous monks of Nalanda Who later created the Mahayana Buddhism and others schools WERE ALL BHRAMINS BY BIRTH Aryabhata. • Asvagosha • The great ,great Nagarjuna 💕 Aryadeva, student of Nagarjuna. Asanga, proponent of the Yogacarya school. Atisha, Mahayana and Vajrayana scholar. Buddhaguhya, Vajrayana Buddhist monk and scholar. Chandrakirti, student of Nagarjuna. Chandragomin. So rather it's opposite Buddhism and mostly later Buddhism was born out of hinduism. Ab bol

[@rajakc1514]

Are Khas people descendants from the Khusans?

[@Bhatti_Saab_7773]

Actually Aryans.

[@times2508]

Aryans