Re: Aryan invasion theory and race

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:

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> Check out �http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-greek "Indo-Greeks"
> In Indian literature, the Indo-Greeks are described as�Yavanas�(in�Sanskrit),[134][135][136]�or�Yonas�(in�Pali)[137]�both thought to be transliterations of "Ionians". In the Harivamsa the "Yavana" Indo-Greeks are qualified, together with the�Sakas,�Kambojas, Pahlavas and Paradas as�Kshatriya-pungava�i.e. foremost among the Warrior caste, or�Kshatriyas. The�Majjhima Nikaya�explains that in the lands of the Yavanas and Kambojas, in contrast with the numerous Indian castes, there were only two classes of people,�Aryas�andDasas�(masters and slaves).
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Rick,
Yavana is an overloaded term and is used for many different people at different spochs in time, both indians (residents of northeastern India) and foreigners (Greeks, Mughals, British), and not just greeks.

Shivraj