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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves ...
7: ...have reached China about 65,000 years ago from [[Africa]]. Early evidence for proto-Chinese [[rice pad...
14: ...he earliest written record of China's past, dates from the [[Shang Dynasty]] in perhaps the [[13th cen...
18: ... around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have ...
22: ...[[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of a la... - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...ng in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
5: ...[country]]'s territorial extent expanded outwards from a core area in the [[North China Plain]], and v...
7: ... formally surrendering its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and ...
16: ...eir nation as culturally and politically distinct from - and as the [[axis mundi]] of surrounding nati...
25: ... political legitimacy. It was used in this manner from the tenth century onwards by the competing dyna... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
3: ...reigned over most of the [[Indian subcontinent]], from present day [[Afghanistan]] to [[Bengal]] and a...
5: ...me "Ashoka" translates into 'without sorrow' in [[Sanskrit]] (''a'' – without, ''shoka'' – sorro...
16: ...ons of becoming the emperor, and more incitements from Susima led Bindusara to send Ashoka into exile....
18: ...his personal nurse and the daughter of a merchant from adjacent Vidisha. After recovering, he married ...
22: ...ent-day [[Iran]] and [[Afghanistan]] in the west; from the Palmir Knots in the north to the almost pen... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
14: ...i Jan'mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi Gariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and the Motherland are Worth More than ...
58: ...epali groups known to historians, having migrated from the east in the [[7th century BC|7th]] or [[8th...
85: ... five climatic zones based on altitude that range from subtropical in the south, to cool summers and s...
111: Suffering from "[[Nepal_Civil_War|People's War]]" between the ...
118: ... multi-ethnic society. The data below are derived from the 2002 <i>Nepal Population Report.</i> [http:... - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
10: ... escape to [[Nirvana]] in order to assist others. From an early time various bodhisattvas were also su...
15: ...ad. These images represent the ''Protectors'' ([[Sanskrit|Skt]]. ''[[dharmapala]]'') and their fearsome bea... - History of science (41710 bytes)
6: ...r [[empirical]] [[truth]]. [[Philosophy]] differs from science in that, while both the [[Natural scien...
11: ...fic data is self-evident, value-free, and context-free.
21: ...ccount of the development of (natural) philosophy from ancient times until recent times can be found i...
27: ...rehistoric times, advice and knowledge was passed from generation to generation in an [[oral tradition...
52: ...oration by bringing together people and new ideas from all over the Islamic world. - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word ''c...
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27: The [[Brahmin]]s (the word comes from [[Sanskrit]] for 'knowledge', root word Vid 'to know') are t...
29: ...e views possible) to achieve [[moksha]] - release from [[samsara]], the cycle of [[reincarnation]], an... - India (27950 bytes)
5: ...indus'' in [[Persian language|Persian]], was used from [[Mughal]] times onwards, though its contempora...
13: ...an]] kingdoms, and finally the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
21: ...ndia. On [[1947-08-15]] India gained independence from British rule, later becoming a [[republic]] on ...
23: ...as a [[secular]] democracy barring a brief period from [[1975]] to [[1977]] during which the then [[Pr...
32: ...rime Minister, but this option has been exercised from time to time. - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: '''Mars''' is the fourth [[planet]] from the [[Sun]] in the [[solar system]]. It is name...
6: ...#x2642; (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the...
15: ...en summer and winter, giving rise to Earth-like [[frost]] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrove...
18: ...tic field would have helped to protect the planet from [[cosmic radiation]]. Other explanations have a...
22: Amongst the findings from the Opportunity rover is the presence of [[hema... - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
9: ...ges = [[Khmer language|Khmer]]; [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]] often unde...
33: established_dates = From [[France]]<br>[[1949]]<br>[[1953]] |
49: ...) and the [[Tonle Sap Lake|Tonle Sap]] (i.e. "the fresh water river"), an important source of fish.
51: ...[[Cambodian People's Party]] is the ruling party. From 2005 on, a coalition that took one year to nego...
57: ... a formal word meaning "country"; it comes from [[Sanskrit]] and is a cognate of the word ''pradesh'' as in ... - Cheetah (6461 bytes)
17: ...90 to 140 [[pound|lb]]). Its total body length is from 112 to 135 cm (45 [[inch|in]] to 55 in), while ...
22: ...ardus'', meaning "cat-leopard": [[French language|French]] ''gué°¡rd''; [[Italian language|Italian]] '...
25: ...imes form small groups, especially when they came from the same litter.
32: Cheetahs are found in the wild only in [[Africa]], but in the past their range extended into n...
36: ...g the last [[ice age]]. They probably evolved in Africa during the [[Miocene]] epoch (26 million to 7.... - Bodhisattva (7734 bytes)
2: ...y means a "wisdom ("bodhi") being ("sattva") in [[Sanskrit]].
14: ... is the list of ten bhumis and their descriptions from ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation'', a treatis...
16: ...five paths, which are said to correspond to words from the [[mantra]] that appears at the end of the [...
30: ...lishing the second bhumi, the bodhisattva is free from the stains of immorality, therefore, this bhumi...
32: ...his bhumi, the light of Dharma is said to radiate from the bodhisattva for others. The emphasized virt... - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
1: The term '''philosophy''' derives from a combination of the [[Greek language|Greek]] w...
5: ...is tradition distinct and distinct field of study from Western philosophy. This article will discusse...
15: ...t to be beautiful? How do beautiful things differ from the everyday? What is [[Art]]?
19: [[Image:laozi3.jpg|frame|right|[[Lao Zi]] ]]
25: The word "philosophy" is derived from the ancient Greek (''Φιλο&#... - History of India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ...
23: ...modern state, followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later b... - French language (40201 bytes)
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3: ...]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Togo]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[Gabo...
4: |region=[[Africa]], [[Europe]], [[Americas]]
15: ...nbsp; '''French'''<br></td></tr>
16: |nation=[[France]] and 24 other countries - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...ought the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] to worl...
15: ... He often said that his values were simple; drawn from traditional [[Hinduism|Hindu]] beliefs: [[truth...
18: ...he [[Jain]] influences of Gujarat, Gandhi learned from an early age the tenets of non-injury to living...
23: ...India to observe the Hindu precepts of abstinence from [[meat]] and [[alcohol]]. Although Gandhi expe...
25: ...ost in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], [[South Africa]]. - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
8: ... of unity in diversity is best captured in a line from the ancient [[Rig Veda]]:
10: :[[Sanskrit]]: '''एकम् सत...
17: ...d it. In general, Hindu views are broad and range from [[monism]], [[dualism]], [[vishistadvaita|quali...
21: ...s the quest for enlightenment and to free oneself from the cycle of rebirth. Another major concept is ...
27: In Hinduism views are broad and range from monism, dualism, pantheism, panentheism, altern... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...u Granth Sahib]], the Sikh holy book. It departs from some of the social traditions and structure of ...
4: ...tain ritualistic practices that distracted people from focusing on [[God]]. He wanted to go beyond wha...
8: ...nguages including [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Bhojpuri]] and [[Persian language|Persian]].
10: ...arance that it is a blend of insights originating from two very different faiths. Sikhism's coherence ...
12: ...d matter as a veil, so that only spiritual minds, free of desire, can penetrate it by the grace of the... - Siachen glacier (3348 bytes)
1: ...ri in the Karakoram range and the altitudes range from 18,000 to 24,000 ft. The major passes on this r...
7: ...]] (named after the divine cloud messenger in a [[Sanskrit]] play) was launched on 13 April 1984 when the [[... - Guitar (36953 bytes)
2: ...es [[steel]] strings and more guide dots on the [[fretboard]].]]
6: ... '''neck'''. Typically, a '''headstock''' extends from the neck for tuning.
16: ...mbination of two words. "''Guit''" comes from the Sanskrit word ''"Sangeeta"'' meaning "music." The second h...
17: ...n in Origin, and so are the ancestral instruments from which the Westernized guitar derrived. The word...
18: ...n of the sitar. One theory states that it evolved from a purely Indian instrument called the ''Chitra ...
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