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- Iconography (7643 bytes)
1: ...i]]'' is an [[iconography]] depicting [[Christ]] with his right hand raised in [[blessing]] and his le...
2: ...;, and so it is that '''iconography''' is the traditional art of portraying figures in pigment that [[...
4: ...ds, eyes, feet, and arms do not have to be taken literally.
6: ...nts depicted. It was also reckoned that the prohibition in the [[Old Testament]] scriptures against th...
7: [[Image:Shiva.jpg|thumb|The Hindu god Shiva. Note the blue skin and symbols held in his hands... - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: ...re|cultural]] context, is usually in conjunction with the [[social division]] in [[Hinduism|Hindu]] so...
3: ...ocial insect]]s like [[ant]]s, [[bee]]s and [[termite]]s have caste divisions of [[Queen bee|queen]] (...
5: ...s, [[Kshatriya]]s, [[Vaishya]]s, and [[Shudra]]s. It is believed that one is born into a caste dependi...
7: ...[[Agni]] or [[Ushas]]. In RV 3.34.5 and RV 9.71.2 it refers to the the lustrous colour of the sky at d...
13: ...indu]]s, particularly in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. It is based on four ''varnas'', (meaning "colours"): - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...In the course of the [[development of religion]], it has taken a huge number of forms in various cultu...
2: ...e religion, often taking the form of a [[legal entity]] (see [[religion-supporting organization]]).
4: [[Image:Borobudur-perfect-buddha edited.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[Borobudur]], a [[Buddhi...
10: ...ing attributed by [[Cicero]] to describe the repetition of scripture. The second interpretation, favo...
15: Beyond the above, very broad definition of religion, there are a variety of uses and m... - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
3: ...yllablle and a quintessential symbol of Hinduism. Its meanings are many.]]
6: ...dest religion." It is the third largest religion with approximately 940 [[million]] followers worldwid...
8: Perhaps the Hindu spirit of unity in diversity is best captured in a line from the ancient [[Ri...
10: :[[Sanskrit]]: '''एकम् सत...
11: :Transliteration: ''Ekam Sat Viprāha Bahudhā Vada... - Himalaya (16334 bytes)
1: ...y]] ''Himalaya'' means "abode of snow" in [[Sanskrit]] ( from ''hima'' "snow", and ''aalaya'' "abode")...
3: ...ublic of China|China]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Nepal]]. It is the source of two of the world's major [[river...
10: ...r Himalaya'' and is also the oldest of the three. It has an elevation of more than 6000 m and contains...
12: ... and altitude. While the sub-Himalayan range exhibits [[deciduous]] forests, the vegetation graduates ...
14: The [[states and territories of India|Indian states]] of [[Jammu and Kash... - Snake (17266 bytes)
1: ...-4117.jpg|550px|left]]{{Taxobox_begin | color = white | name = Snakes}}
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10: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = white | plural_taxon = [[Superfamily|Superfamilies]] a...
37: ... be found under [[serpent]]. This article deals with the biology of snakes.
40: ... fragile and unlikely to [[fossil]]ize. However, it is generally assumed that snakes derived from [[l... - Ancient Indian science and technology (21581 bytes)
1: ...] [[technology]], [[civil engineering]] and [[architecture]], [[shipbuilding]] and [[navigation]], [[s...
3: ''Grant Duff'', a [[British]] [[historian]] has remarked: �Many of the a...
9: ...|zero]], the techniques of [[algebra]] and [[algorithm]], [[square root]] and [[cube root]].
11: ... [[atom]] and [[theory of relativity]] were explicitely stated by an Indian Philosopher around [[600 B...
14: *Fine Arts � [[Veda]]s were recited and recitation has to be correct, which gave rise to a fine... - Yoga (18820 bytes)
1: [[Image:Girl-practicing-meditation-yoga-while-sitting-on-mat-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cli...
3: ...some forms of yoga have gained significant popularity outside [[India]], particularly in the West duri...
7: ...ed to by the name is that of the individual soul with the cosmos, or the Supreme.
9: ...can be any activity that leads or brings the practitioner closer to this mystical union - a state call...
11: ...l analysis or the discrimination of truth and reality ([[Jnana Yoga]]). The most conspicuous form of y... - Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (32564 bytes)
5: ...osophy and practice today as it was when it was written.
6: [[Image:Girl-practicing-meditation-yoga-while-sitting-on-mat-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cli...
7: ...ntent are strung like beads. For that reason the title is sometimes rendered in English as the Yoga Ap...
9: Traditionally, the most prominent commentary is that of ...
13: ...long before that in unwritten form. Tradition has it that Patanjali is the <i>compiler</i>, but not au...
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