11.12 Cultural Aspects
- Increased Sinification of Chinese Buddhism meant that Indian Buddhism was now not essential for the Chinese Buddhism to survive
- Indian texts being translated into Chinese continued
- Cultural activities in Peninsular India 550-750 CE
Views
Sheldon Pollock : there were 2 great moments of transformation of culture : Reinvention of Sanskrit as language of literary and political expression and Vernacular speech forms became literary languages
- Expansion of state society -> interaction b/w tribal and Brahmanical cultures that is seen in inscriptions like Sanskrit insc of Assam. Bhils transformed from Hunter gatherers to farmers.
- Tribal chiefs enhanced their political power and got Hinduized.
- Jagannatha cult of Orissa had tribal origins