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- Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ...Buddhism|Buddhist]]s. Commonly known as the '''Goddess of Mercy''', Kuan Yin is also reverenced by [[C...
6: ...reas Avalokitesvara in other countries is usually depicted as a man.
9: [[Image:Aomori Buddha.jpeg|thumb|left|A statue of the Kuan Yin Bodhisat...
12: ...a beautiful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ...gain. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the unique gift to se... - Relic (11473 bytes)
1: ...nd [[Hinduism]]. In some [[religious denomination|denominations]] of Christianity, a '''relic''' is an...
7: ...cited is the veneration of Polycarp's relics recorded in the Martyrdom of Polycarp (written 150-160 AD...
9: ...[[Caesar of Heisterbach]]. These miracle tales made relics much sought after during the Middle Ages. ...
15: ... the mystic potency belong to spirits, in varying degrees to the faithful, and to inanimate objects. T...
17: ..., the "idols" of our museums and archaeology, and destroying it accounts for some of the righteous rag... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
5: ...abharata rulers, to unify such a vast territory under his empire, which in retrospect exceeds the boun...
10: ...anked Queen known as Dharma. Ashoka had several elder siblings and just one younger sibling, Vitthasho...
14: ...omed by the revolting militias and the uprising ended without a fight. (The province revolted once mor...
16: Ashoka's success made his step-brothers more wary of his intentions of ...
18: ...utra]], but instead sent him back to Ujjain and made him the governor of Ujjain. - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...cluded as a part of the [[Middle East]]. It is bordered by [[Iran]] in the west, [[Pakistan]] in the s...
3: ... ''Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan''. Under its new [[Constitution of Afghanistan|constituti...
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1: ...du]] [[kingdom]]. It is in South Asia, sharing borders with the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Tibe...
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25: | [[Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev]] - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
6: ==Greek influence brought by Alexander the Great==
7: ...els inspired both bronze and stone statues of the Buddha to be created for temple use.
10: ...sattva depicted in Tibetan art is the [[Gelugpa]] deity [[Chenrezig]] (Avalokitesvara), often portraye...
13: ...ts common motif of the ''vajra'', the diamond thunderbolt (known in [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] as th...
15: ...he protection of the specific tantric practices underway in the monastery to prevent corruption of the... - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...nslation from the [[German language|German]] ''Seidenstraߥ'', the term first used by [[Germany|German...
5: ...deas may have travelled the whole way, ancient trade was probably conducted over sections of the route...
11: ...al exchange]]s among widely separated populations developed rapidly. For example, the [[dromedary]] ma...
13: ...respassing on agricultural lands. This presented ideal conditions for [[merchant]]s, mounted [[warrior...
16: ... been in use as early as [[3500 BC]]. There is evidence that [[Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian]] [[expl... - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ...
3: This term is also used in [[entomology]] to describe [[social insect]]s species who have a speci...
5:
7: ...r belief.") The language of the [[Gathas]] (the oldest part of the Avesta) is very similar to the lang...
20: ...e sacred texts, and also that of interpreting and determining the law and the rules of caste. Shudras ... - India (27950 bytes)
1: ...Nepal]], and [[Bhutan]] on the north, and [[Bangladesh]] and [[Myanmar]] on the east. On the [[Indian ...
3: ...independence in [[1947]], during the past two decades the country has grown significantly, in its econ...
5: ...#720;ɾət̪<sup>h</sup>}}), which is derived from the [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] name...
9: <!-- THIS SECTION IS A SUMMARY. CONSIDER ADDING MATERIAL TO THE 'HISTORY OF INDIA' ARTICL...
11: ...ermanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], wh... - April (9790 bytes)
7: The name is derived from the [[Latin]] ''aprilis'', either from ...
15: Poets identify April with the end of winter, but they don't...
24: ::Modernized for ''The Norton Anthology of English Liter...
28: :Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
29: :Memory and desire, stirring - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...onship with the universe. In the course of the [[development of religion]], it has taken a huge numbe...
2: ...is used to designate what should be more properly described as a "religious organization" – that...
4: [[Image:Borobudur-perfect-buddha edited.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[Borobudur]], a [[B...
5: ...ht|Fishers of men; Oil on panel by [[Adriaen van de Venne]] ([[1614]])]]
10: ...e. The second interpretation, favoured by more modern scholars such as [[Tom Harpur]], is ''re + ligi... - Meditation (26064 bytes)
3: ...me calm and focused. Several major religions include ritual meditation; however, meditation itself nee...
5: ...se is the receipt of spiritual insights and new understanding.
10: ...t-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
12: ...and some people use repetitive activities such as deep breathing, humming or chanting to help induce a...
16: Besides the physical factors related to meditation perha... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
1: ...ami that struck [[Mal靝 in the [[Maldives]] on [[December 26]], [[2004]].]]
2: ...fects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ... [[ocean]]; it simply has a much smaller [[amplitude]] (wave heights) offshore, and a very long [[wave...
6: ...re not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage is discouraged by [[o...
10: ... tsunami by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating a tsunami. - Bodhisattva (7734 bytes)
1: ...e becoming a [[Buddha]]. He is characteristically depicted as an Indian nobleman, posing with left han...
2: ...erm is applied to hypothetical beings with a high degree of [[bodhi|enlightenment]] and power. ''Bodh...
6: ...tva described in the [[Pali Canon]] is the future Buddha [[Maitreya]] ([[Pali]]: Metteyya). The Theravada ...
10: ...est state of development, full enlightenment of a Buddha. This type of motivation is known as [[bodhicitta...
12: ...dhisattva in opposition to that of the ''[[sravakabuddha]]'' (conventionally referred to as an [[arhat]]).... - Amulet (8206 bytes)
5: ...Greek]] ''telesma'') consists of any object intended to bring good [[luck]] and/or protection to its ...
6: ...aid in certain occasions – for example: ''vade retro, [[Satan]]as'' – ([[Latin]], "go back...
9: Amulets vary considerably according to their time and place of origin....
10: ... one can commonly see people with more than one [[Buddha]] hanging from their necks; in [[Bolivia]] and so...
15: ...r]] box to attract good luck (this tradition extended to the [[Philippines]]). Chinese may also spread... - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
1: ...a philosophical question that philosophers have understood and treated differently through the ages.
3: '''Philosophy''' can mean the academic exploration of various questions raised by phi...
5: ...assifed by time period (e.g. ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary, et al.), geography (e.g. Contine...
9: ...ature of these concepts--questions typically outside the scope of science. Several major works of pos...
11: *What is truth? How or why do we identify a statement as correct or false, and how do ... - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...ermanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], wh...
8: ...y]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...ntermission by the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ...e [[Sanchi|Sanchi stupa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd centur... - Confucius (21352 bytes)
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4: !style="background:#ccf; border-bottom:2px solid" align=center colspan=2|Confuci...
6: ...mily name|Ancestral name]] (姓):||style="border-top:1px solid"|'''Zi'''¹<small> ([[Chinese ...
8: ...se family name|Clan name]] (氏):||style="border-top:1px solid"|'''Kong'''<small> (Ch: </small>&#... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - Buddhist philosophy (14386 bytes)
2: ... [[563 BC]] - c. [[483 BC]]). Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in [[metaphysics]], ...
6: ...theism]], [[monism]], and [[dualism]] alike. The Buddha criticized all concepts of metaphysical [[being]]...
8: ...istemological debates over the proper modes of evidence have always been lively in Buddhism.
10: Readers should note that theory for its own sake is not...
14: ...ctrines in the same sense as other religions; the Buddha himself taught that a person should accept a teac...
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