That Mayan has been influenced by several constructive elements of India are beyond doubt.
The main road blockers for such a theory however are found more general views, which would not trace the origins of many cultural aspects to India , due to the differences in chronological patterns.
If the genealogical chronology found in Indian scriptures is accepted at least partially, the western scholar would notice that the Indian culture has to be necessarily dated much earlier to many of the ancient civilization and hence, he would agree that the cultural constructive elements such as writing, star gazing, fire, wheel and several other essential aspects were originally contributed by Indian culture.
When I say Indian culture, it only means what has been given in the scriptures. For eg., the puranas describe that ancient flood has occurred in Iran Irag areas. Hence, while I describe this as Indian history, the geographical limit has to be extended.
regards,
Kishore patnaik
On Jan 18, 2008 12:04 AM, Piotr Gasiorowski <
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