Samrat Siddhartha Gautama is one of the most influential figures in Human history, Born as a Prince in Shakya Republic, He was prophesied to be either the Ruler of all India or one of histories greatest philosopher, Fearing this his father kept him locked up in his kingdom for most of his life, till the age of 29, when he finally went out to see how things are really, but was horrified to see suffering of people, and things like diseases, old age, natural death, aestheticism as well as discrimination based on caste, religion, gender or language and conflicts between local rulers, All this astonished him as he was always presented with a rose tinted view of the world.
After witnessing all this suffering and misery, he felt that the only way it all can be changed could be changed was through A Strong State the uses strict Legalistic and State Policies , A meritocratic and highly centralized form of governance to achieve this, A common Linguistic and Cultural Identity through assimilation, A meritocratic form of government that does not see caste as a way of governance and integration and common Economic policy along with complete standardization of all form of measurements such as Time, Distance, Calculation, Language, Weapons etc to create unity.
As Such Siddhartha, with this new form knowledge and ambition set out to conquer All of India to impose his will across India. leading to what will be called the Wars for Indian Unification, which after nearly 30 years, succeeded in creating a Common Indian Political, Economical, Social, Cultural and Linguistic unity and identity, which will last till modern day, Stretching from Gandhara in North to Lanka in South and Paratarajas in the West to Manipur in the East, It was all unified by this One Man under his one policy of unification, and the Juggernaut of the Country throughout history might not have existed
So, how different would history be if Siddartha Gautama does not become a Emperor, and Instead becomes of of the many thousand Sages across India, Does he actually find something revolutionary in teaching ?
After witnessing all this suffering and misery, he felt that the only way it all can be changed could be changed was through A Strong State the uses strict Legalistic and State Policies , A meritocratic and highly centralized form of governance to achieve this, A common Linguistic and Cultural Identity through assimilation, A meritocratic form of government that does not see caste as a way of governance and integration and common Economic policy along with complete standardization of all form of measurements such as Time, Distance, Calculation, Language, Weapons etc to create unity.
As Such Siddhartha, with this new form knowledge and ambition set out to conquer All of India to impose his will across India. leading to what will be called the Wars for Indian Unification, which after nearly 30 years, succeeded in creating a Common Indian Political, Economical, Social, Cultural and Linguistic unity and identity, which will last till modern day, Stretching from Gandhara in North to Lanka in South and Paratarajas in the West to Manipur in the East, It was all unified by this One Man under his one policy of unification, and the Juggernaut of the Country throughout history might not have existed
So, how different would history be if Siddartha Gautama does not become a Emperor, and Instead becomes of of the many thousand Sages across India, Does he actually find something revolutionary in teaching ?