Ancient India and ancient arab

ombakth · February 6, 2007

Some Jains went to south during the time of Famine it is probably at the time of Chandragupta Maurya during 320 BCE to 293 BC his ruling period whereas he was born in 340 BCE. It is possible that some Jains in the north India must have traveled west to Arab. It can be also possible that other ascetics even Hindu sadhus and rishis have traveled to arab during that era because Islam was founded much later around 622 CE.

The map of the empire which ruled areas from Northern India to Eypt.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ian_Empire.jpg

Arabia was occupied by traders from Indian and all traders were Jains. Also, It was said that Mohammed received his first preaching in Hera cave and it is well know fact that digambara sect of Jains live in Cave hence he might have got his preaching by Jains. Also, in his childhood he used to trade with his Uncle. He had even gone to Syria and in syria buddhism was famous. Hence instead of making him rishi, sant, sadhu or Mahammat acharya his follower made him prophet.

Even the christanity have adopted saint isophat whose story is similar to Gautam Buddha and also the teacher of saint Isophat as saint Barlaam. Barlaam looks similar to Vardham. Also, buddhist believe that Mahavir Vardhman had once preached Gautam Buddha hence the christanity had copied Gautam Buddha and Mahavir Vardham into Christanity. Some relate Jesus to Apollonious of Tyana did came to India and he also learnt from Hindu Sadhus, Buddhist and Jains.

Even Jews have adopted ancient Indian dharma. They have learnt from Buddhism. Just like how buddha used to not talk anything about God hence even they used that practice of not calling their name of God.

Not only Indian but also all religion in the world should give proper respect to Om (the formless god who does not has his idol).

Islam was formed from Jainism. Jews and Christanity was formed from Buddhism. Buddhism and Jainism was formed from ancient Indian Dharma.

There were actually three vikramaditya in our country.

325 B.C.E. Harsha Vikramaditya

75 B.C.E. Shakari Vikramaditya

50 B.C.E. Vikramaditya (Vikrama Era) This might be the one who ruled Arvasthan.

375 C.E. Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) of Gupta dynasty

650 C.E. Vikramaditya I Chalukya Dynasty (Vatapi) Even this can be possible

because traders were generally from south india because of the sea route for

spice trade because the northern part of Arab was ruled by persians. same year Indian

knowledge to Mid East

Yemen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabia_Felix

Yemen was one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East. Its relatively fertile land and adequate rainfall in a moister climate helped sustain a stable population, a feature recognized by the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy, who described Yemen as Eudaimon Arabia (better known in its Latin translation, Arabia Felix) meaning "fortunate Arabia" or Happy Arabia. Between the 12th century BCE and the 6th century CE, it was dominated by six successive civilizations which rivaled each other, or were allied with each other and controlled the lucrative spice trade:

Also Aden a province in Yemen was a part of Bombay Presidency.

The Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. At its greatest extent, Bombay Presidency comprised the present-day state of Gujarat, the western two-thirds of Maharashtra state, including the regions of Konkan, Desh, and Kandesh, and northwestern Karnataka state of India; It also included Pakistan's Sind province and the British territory of Aden in Yemen. It consisted partly of districts, which were directly under British rule, and partly of native or princely states, which were ruled by local rulers under the administration of a governor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Presidency

It could be possible that even Oman was some what related to ancient Indian Trade business. Also, if you closely look at Arabian peninsula and if you try to merge the world map you find out that Oman might have been attached to Balochistan or Sind long long time back. It is quite possible that ancient time Jains long before Mahavira something probably inbetween Rishabdev (1st Jain Tirthankara) and Mahavira might have reached there

http://www.peeters-leuven.be/boekoverz.asp?nr=6415

http://www.peeters-leuven.be/related...sp?bookID=6415

http://www.omanet.om/english/history/sec_first.asp

Harapan and Mohen jo daro type Pre Islamic dynasty in Oman

http://www.omanet.om/english/history/third.asp

There was also a place called Karn in ancient arab.