Religion, philosophy and society (circa 300 BCE- CE 750):

(a) Consoloidation of the brahmanical tradition:

(b) Theistic cults (from circa second century BC):;

(c) The beginnings of

dharma, Varnashram, 1 +1

purusharthas 1+ 1

samskaras. 2

Tantricism 1

Mahayana 1

Puranic 1 +1