Mysteries of the Ancient Vedic Empire
Recognizing Vedic Contributions to Other Cultures Around the World
By Stephen Knapp
The Vedic culture is accepted by numerous scholars as one of the most sophisticated civilizations to appear after the last glacial period of 12,000 years ago. It developed in ancient India, and as the people populated the region, they also expanded and spread into other parts of the planet, taking much of their culture with them.
This book takes us on a journey through history and across many countries as we point out similarities and remnants 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.
This book also explains:
* 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.
* How Vedic Dharma is still relevant today and can help establish peace through its timeless spiritual wisdom.
* 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.
* It also shows a mysterious side of history that few others have recognized.
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.
This book is the follow-up of a previous volume called Proof of Vedic Culture’s Global Existence, but with completely different information and resources, as well as updates, written in a more academic style, using hundreds of references, quotes and notes to verify all the information that is used.
CONTENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE
A LOOK AT THE DYNAMICS
OF INDIA
The Wide Influence of Vedic India * The Spiritual Aspect–Still Attractive Today
* Greatness of Vedas * The Age of Vedic Culture * General Area of the Vedic
Aryans * Distortions of India’s 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
CHAPTER TWO
SOUTHEAST ASIA’S VEDIC INFLUENCE
Bhutan * Tibet
CHAPTER THREE
VEDIC CULTURE IN NEPAL
Muktinatha * Janakpur
CHAPTER FOUR
THE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN SRI LANKA
Ramayana 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
CHAPTER FIVE
THE VEDIC CULTURE IN MYANMAR (BURMA)
CHAPTER SIX
VEDIC CULTURE IN THAILAND AND LAOS
Vedic Culture in Laos
CHAPTER SEVEN
VEDIC CULTURE IN CAMBODIA
The 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
CHAPTER EIGHT
VEDIC CULTURE IN VIETNAM
Present Vedic Cham Sites
CHAPTER NINE
THE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN MALAYSIA AND THE PHILIPPINES
Malayan Arts and Crafts * Malaysia Today * The Philippines
CHAPTER TEN
THE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN INDONESIA
Sumatra * Java * Seeing Vedic Culture in Java * Java’s Mayan Pyramid * Bali *
Ubud * Denpasar * Pura Besakih * Other Areas * Lombok * Borneo * The Future
CHAPTER ELEVEN
NEW ZEALAND: THE VEDIC INFLUENCE FOUND IN THE MAORI CULTURE
CHAPTER TWELVE
THE VEDIC CONTRIBUTIONS IN CHINA, JAPAN AND KOREA
Chinese Philosophy * Report From The Hindu on China’s Forgotten Connection With
India * Looking at Japan * Vedic God’s in Japan * Further Evidence of Vedic
Influence * The Vedic Influence in Korea
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
THE VEDIC INFLUENCE FOUND IN THE AMERICAS
North 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’Rourke 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–the 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
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
THE SIGNS OF VEDIC CULTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Trade 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
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
SIGNS OF VEDIC INFLUENCE IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan as Part of India * Shaivism in Afghanistan * Ganesh in Afghanistan *
Additional Vedic Connections * Conclusion
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
SIGNS OF VEDIC INFLUENCE IN IRAQ AND IRAN
Sufism * Early Muslims Were Receptive to Vedic Thought
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
VEDIC CONNECTIONS IN EGYPT
The Cow and Bull in Egypt * Akhenaten’s Vedic Family Connection * Egyptian
Temples * Egyptian Deities Taken Out of the Temples * Egyptian Worship of the
Ancestors * A More Recent Discovery
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
THE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN AFRICA
Looking at the Spiritual Connections Between Africa and Vedic Culture *
Conclusion
CHAPTER NINETEEN
THE VEDIC CONTRIBUTIONS IN ARABIA
The Arab Appreciation for Indian Knowledge * Vedic Literature in Arabia * Vedic
Source of the Arabic Gods
CHAPTER TWENTY
THE VEDIC CONTRIBUTIONS IN GREECE
Recognizing 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
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
THE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN ITALY
Roman Mithraism
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
THE VEDIC INFLUENCE IN RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
Vedic Culture in Siberia * Ancient Vedic Deities Found in Russia * Aryan Burial
Found in Russian City of Omsk * Vedic Culture in Central Asia
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
VEDIC CULTURE IN GERMANY, IRELAND AND SCANDINAVIA
Ancient Half-Man, Half-Lion Discovery * Ireland * Celtic Philosophy *
Scandinavia * Norway
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
HOW THE ESSENCE OF RELIGION CAME FROM VEDIC CULTURE
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX ONE
CAN VEDIC DHARMA BRING PEACE TO THE WORLD?
Factors That Keep Us Apart * Having Spiritual Vision * Seeing the Divinity in
Each of Us
APPENDIX TWO
THE ISSUE OF THE PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGE
The 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
APPENDIX THREE
GONDWANALAND: ANOTHER VIEW OF ANCIENT CULTURAL EXCHANGE
NOTES / REFERENCES / GLOSSARY / INDEX / ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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