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| Did you know that the Ludo, the Snakes and Ladders, the Chess, the Backgammon and many other board games played today, trace back their heritage to India? | | Did you know that the Ludo, the Snakes and Ladders, the Chess, the Backgammon and many other board games played today, trace back their heritage to India? |
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− | Games of dice have existed in India since ancient times. The Rig Veda mentions the sad story of the fate of the gambler in a beautiful verse that describes his dilemma and his social condition<ref>Rig Veda ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A6.%E0%A5%A9%E0%A5%AA Mandala 10, Sukta 34])</ref>. The verse beautifully describes the gambler's passion for a game of dice, when he hears the dice roll on the wooden boards as the evenings draw near. | + | Games of dice have existed in India since ancient times. The Rig Veda mentions the sad story of the fate of the gambler in a beautiful verse that describes his dilemma and his social condition<ref>Rig Veda ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A6.%E0%A5%A9%E0%A5%AA Mandala 10, Sukta 34])</ref>. The verse beautifully describes the gambler's passion for a game of dice (द्यूतक्रीडा), when he hears the dice roll on the wooden boards as the evenings draw near. |
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− | Games have been an integral part of our education and recreation. A very rich and mature catalogue of games must have existed to engage with a people of such deep insight and spiritual awareness. The following are a list of some of the games that possibly belong to the "Vedic Period" | + | Games have been an integral part of our education and recreation. A very rich and mature catalogue of games must have existed to engage with a people of such deep insight and adhyatmik awareness. The following are a list of some of the games that possibly belong to the "Vedic Period" or are it's derivatives |
− | # [[Buddhi Yoga (बुद्धियोगम्)]] | + | # [[Jnana Sopanam (ज्ञानसोपानम्) - Buddhi Yoga (बुद्धियोगम्)]] |
− | # [[KhojoGo Golokdham (गोलोकधाम)]] | + | # [[KhojoGo Golokdham (गोलोकधाम)|Golokdham (गोलोकधाम) - KhojoGo]] |
| + | # [[Chaturanga (चतुरङ्ग)]] |
| + | # [[Chaupar (चौपड़)]] |
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| == How to buy these? == | | == How to buy these? == |
− | Khol Khel has recreated Buddhi Yoga on wooden boards in a few formats. They can be purchased from their website linked [http://buddhiyoga.in/site/buy-now/ here] | + | Khol Khel has recreated Buddhi Yoga on wooden boards in a few formats. They can be purchased from their website linked [http://buddhiyoga.in/site/product/buynow/ here] |
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| == Are they available on Apps for mobile devices? == | | == Are they available on Apps for mobile devices? == |