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HINDUISM

  • Period: 1500 BCE to 500 BCE

    1500 BCE - 500 BCE

    Indian scholars of the so-called Vedic Period commit the Vedas to written form; basic tenets of Hinduism are established.
  • Period: 400 BCE to 200

    400 BCE - 200 CE

    The Bhagavad Gita, part of the Mahabharata, is written at some point between 400 BCE and 200 CE.
  • Period: 480 to 500

    480 CE - 500 CE

    The Gupta-era Hindu temple at Bhitargaon is built.
  • 770

    770 CE

    The Kailasa rock-cut temple at Ellora is completed and dedicated to Shiva.
  • 1122

    1122 CE

    Construction begins of the Hindu temple at Angkor Wat.