{"id":419,"date":"2023-02-04T11:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T11:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/?p=419"},"modified":"2023-02-04T14:43:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T14:43:41","slug":"society-culture-and-religion-under-satavahanas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/society-culture-and-religion-under-satavahanas\/","title":{"rendered":"Society culture and religion under Satavahanas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The scociety during Satavahanas dynasty was culturally rich and diverse, with a mix of influences from different regions and traditions. The Satavahanas were known for their secular nature and their patronage of various religions like Vedic, Buddhism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_78 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/society-culture-and-religion-under-satavahanas\/#Social_life_of_people_during_Satavahanas\" >Social life of people during Satavahanas :<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/society-culture-and-religion-under-satavahanas\/#Different_Occupations_during_Satavahanas\" >Different Occupations during Satavahanas:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/society-culture-and-religion-under-satavahanas\/#Religion_under_Satavahanas\" >Religion under Satavahanas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/education\/society-culture-and-religion-under-satavahanas\/#Culture_and_Language_of_Satavahanas\" >Culture and Language of Satavahanas<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_life_of_people_during_Satavahanas\"><\/span>Social life of people during Satavahanas : <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Satavahanas adopted paternal society , even though they respected woman and even the names of kings were prefixed with their mother names.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People wore short clothes and village life was simple and happy. People lived in huts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the other hand , city culture was grandeur , lived even in multi storied buildings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agriculture was the primary source of occupation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Different_Occupations_during_Satavahanas\"><\/span>Different Occupations during Satavahanas: <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Halika<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; cultivator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kolika &#8211; weaver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tilapsakara<\/em> &#8211; Oil Extractor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kammara<\/em> &#8211; blacksmith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Shreshti<\/em> &#8211; head of the trade guild<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Religion_under_Satavahanas\"><\/span>Religion under Satavahanas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Satavahana rulers were&nbsp;<em>followers of the Vedic religion<\/em> (Hinduism). They were evidences that they regularly performed various rituals and sacrifices. <em>&#8216;Parihara&#8217;<\/em>, kind of donations were given in land form to the brahmins by selling agraharas of kings(core farms)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Important fact about the satavahana rulers was they were very much tolerant towards other religions like Buddhism and Jainism. According to Jain legends, simuka , the founder of satavahana dynasty  adopted&nbsp;<strong>Jainism<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Woman in the royal families followed Buddhism and had also made many donations to the buddhis monks. They had also constructed buddhist monasteries called viharas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acharya Nagarjuna , who widely considered to be the founder of the Madhyamaka, was contemporary and in the court of Yagnasri Satakarni , one of the last notable ruler of satavahanas. Thus they had also patronized Buddhism to wider extent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Satavahanas were known for their tolerance of different religious beliefs and practices, and they allowed people of all faiths to live and worship freely within the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Culture_and_Language_of_Satavahanas\"><\/span>Culture and Language of Satavahanas <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Satavahanas dynasty was also home to a thriving culture of the arts and literature. The kingdom was known for its poetry, music, and dance, and it was home to a number of skilled writers, artists, and musicians. The Satavahanas were also known for their love of learning and education, and they supported the establishment of schools and universities throughout the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Language: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prakrit was the official language followed in royal court and the common people spoke a native language called &#8216;Desi&#8217; , as per historians it is a most earliest form of Telugu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This language was mentioned in the book &#8220;GathaSaptashati&#8221; written by Hala which was originally written in prakrit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desi language is also found on the coins which were bilingual , on one side with prakrit and the other side desi language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the culture of the Satavahanas dynasty was diverse, vibrant, and culturally rich, reflecting the influence of a range of different traditions and beliefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The scociety during Satavahanas dynasty was culturally rich and diverse, with a mix of influences from different regions and traditions. 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