Wikipedia Trail: From Karma to
Karma: I started with Karma because I love the concept and its great history within the Hindu religion. It is so interesting to read about it as a concept and I think most people have some belief of if even though they may not be Hindu so it is cool that it has permeated western culture as well.
Mahabharata: Karma is a theme in the Mahabharata and on the wikipedia page there is a quote from it. Obviously, we read a version of the Mahabharata in class but it was neat to read about the historical importance and context of this story. In this class we work a lot with stories so it was cool to see the historical background of what was going on and what the stories meant to those reading them.
Pandava: From there I ended up reading about the Pandavas, which were sons of Pandu and characters in the Mahabharata. They were all married to the same woman which is so strange and backwards of what we would think princes would do.
Duryodhana: I ended up on Duryodhana, who was a cousin to the Pandavas. He reminds me of Napoleon with his name meaning unconquerable. He does not seem any different than other people in his picture, but the story of his birth is strange. He also had at least a hundred brothers and from someone who has 3, that is too many siblings.
Mahabharata: Karma is a theme in the Mahabharata and on the wikipedia page there is a quote from it. Obviously, we read a version of the Mahabharata in class but it was neat to read about the historical importance and context of this story. In this class we work a lot with stories so it was cool to see the historical background of what was going on and what the stories meant to those reading them.
Pandava: From there I ended up reading about the Pandavas, which were sons of Pandu and characters in the Mahabharata. They were all married to the same woman which is so strange and backwards of what we would think princes would do.
Duryodhana: I ended up on Duryodhana, who was a cousin to the Pandavas. He reminds me of Napoleon with his name meaning unconquerable. He does not seem any different than other people in his picture, but the story of his birth is strange. He also had at least a hundred brothers and from someone who has 3, that is too many siblings.
Duryodhana and Drona, Wikipedia, Source
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