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The 13th century poet Saint Gyandev created a children's game called Moksha Patam. The British later named it Snakes and Ladders 🪜🐍 & diluted the entire knowledge unlike the original Moksha Patam.
Their limited understanding of the purpose of human
The 13th century poet Saint Gyandev created a children's game called Moksha Patam. The British later named it Snakes and Ladders 🪜🐍 & diluted the entire knowledge unlike the original Moksha Patam.
Their limited understanding of the purpose of human
life reflected in their version of the game and ended up making it a mere winner/loser ordeal.
In the original one hundred square game board, the 12th square was faith, the 51st square was reliability, the 57th square was generosity, the 76th square was knowledge, and the
In the original one hundred square game board, the 12th square was faith, the 51st square was reliability, the 57th square was generosity, the 76th square was knowledge, and the
78th square was asceticism.
These were the squares where the ladders were found and one could move ahead faster.
The 41st square was for disobedience, the 44th square for arrogance, the 49th square for vulgarity, the 52nd square for theft, the 58th square for lying,
These were the squares where the ladders were found and one could move ahead faster.
The 41st square was for disobedience, the 44th square for arrogance, the 49th square for vulgarity, the 52nd square for theft, the 58th square for lying,
the 62nd square for drunkenness, the 69th square for debt, the 84th square for anger, the 92nd square for greed, the 95th square for pride, the 73rd square for murder and the 99th square for lust.
These were the squares where the snake waited with its mouth open. The 100th square
These were the squares where the snake waited with its mouth open. The 100th square
represented Nirvana or Moksha. The top of each ladder depict a God, or one of the various heavens (Kailasa, Vaikuntha, Brahmaloka and so on).
As the game progressed various actions were supposed to take you up and down the board as in life...
Amazing, isn't it?🪜🐍
#SanatanDharma
As the game progressed various actions were supposed to take you up and down the board as in life...
Amazing, isn't it?🪜🐍
#SanatanDharma
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