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- Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ...''') which means "Observing the Sounds of the [[Samsara|World]]".
9: [[Image:Aomori Buddha.jpeg|thumb|left|A statue of the Kuan Yin Bodhisat...
16: ... split into thousands of pieces. Fortunately, a [[Buddha]] assembled him back together again. With eleven ...
72: ...er took Kuan Yin to one of the more hell-like realms of the dead. However, instead of being punished ...
88: * Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay, Man-Ho Kwok: ''Kuan Yin. Myths and Prophecies ... - Relic (11473 bytes)
1: ...]] as well as many other developed religious systems besides that of [[Christianity]]. Relics are an ...
7: ...e fragment in the middle is from saint Boniface himself, the little folded papers on the left and righ...
11: ...ulombs]] in [[France]], among several others, claims to possess the relic of [[Jesus]]' [[circumcision...
15: ...n or thing that is sacred. These words have in themselves no ethical meaning and no humane implication...
17: ...bas-reliefs (particularly the faces), as our museums attest. - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
7: ...een thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves 'Their Highnesses', 'Their Majesties' and 'T...
14: ...-Greek]] population and mismanagement by Susima himself. This had led to the formation of different mi...
18: ...rst learned the teachings of the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], and it is also where he met Devi, who was his ...
26: ...y quite bloodthirsty, he became a follower of the Buddha's teaching after his conquest of Kalinga, on the ...
36: ...htenment happened, and the burial mound where the Buddha died (obverse). 3rd century BCE.]] - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
159: ... clothing, housing, medical care, and other problems exacerbated by military operations and political ...
176: ...ve-year term. The president may only serve two terms. A candidate for president must be at least forty...
178: ...ists of up to 250 members elected to five-year terms through direct elections in proportion to the pop...
185: ...s. The two famous statues of [[Buddhas of Bamiyan|Buddha]] in the [[Bamiyan Province]] were destroyed by t...
226: *[http://www.aims.org.af/ Afghanistan Information Management Servic... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
8: ...width=140 | [[Image:Nepal_COA.gif|120px|Coat of arms of Nepal]]
58: ...ist empire was displaced by resurgent Hindu fiefdoms such as the Licchavi dynasty.
62: ...s since. Critics argue that the governmental reforms did not appreciably improve the political order b...
66: ...cles and three aunts, before turning the gun on himself. His [[suicide]] attempt was not immediately s...
113: ...to forge consensus to implement key economic reforms. Nepal has considerable scope for accelerating ec... - Tibetan art (2932 bytes)
1: ... present and former [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] kingdoms ([[Bhutan]], [[Ladakh]], [[Nepal]], and [[Sikkim]...
3: The art of Tibet may be studied in terms of influences which have contributed to it over t...
7: ...els inspired both bronze and stone statues of the Buddha to be created for temple use.
18: ...ative forces have been subdued and now must serve Buddha. - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
32: ...rom [[1070 BC]]. Though the originating source seems sufficiently reliable, silk unfortunately degrade...
62: ...ge:StandingBuddha.JPG|thumb|120px|left|Standing [[Buddha]], [[Gandhara]], [[1st century|1st century AD]].]...
67: ...n the [[Nile]]-[[Oxus]] section and [[Three Kingdoms]] to [[Yuan Dynasty]] in the Sinitic zone in its ... - Caste (32815 bytes)
5:
29: ...ossible) to achieve [[moksha]] - release from [[samsara]], the cycle of [[reincarnation]], and attainm...
42: ...ha Gautama]]'', who is known to have become the [[Buddha]], was born a Hindu Kshatriya prince.
60: ...pan]], [[Korea]], and [[China]]. However, this seems a stretched comparison to some since the Manusmri...
75: ...y warrior routines. The Vaishya traders handle items like turmeric and other spices and they wear yell... - India (27950 bytes)
13: ...]], [[Indo-Scythian]] and [[Indo-Parthian]] kingdoms, and finally the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3r...
17: ...] dynasty. Nevertheless, several indigenous kingdoms remained in or rose to power, especially in the r...
21: ...with India, took advantage of the fractured kingdoms to colonise the country. After a failed insurrect...
23: ...more tests in [[1998]]. Significant economic reforms beginning in [[1991]], have transformed India int...
32: ...oral college|electoral college]] for five-year terms. The [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] i... - April (9790 bytes)
64: *The sinking of the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] (April 14-15,1912)
162: *National Crime Victims? Rights Week
195: *Wesak (Buddha's Birthday) - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...t of religion]], it has taken a huge number of forms in various cultures and individuals.
4: [[Image:Borobudur-perfect-buddha edited.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[Borobudur]], a [[B...
17: ...any). This broad definition encompasses all systems of belief, including those that affirm the exist...
19: ...es religion as any set of beliefs which makes claims that lie beyond the realm of scientific observati...
21: ...gious and non-religious, who see metaphysical claims as necessary to explain natural phenomena at a fu... - Meditation (26064 bytes)
3: ...ern]] origin, though there exists also various forms of [[Christian]], [[Jewish]] and [[Muslim]] medit...
9: == Strategies common to many forms ==
43: However, in at least some forms of vipassana, notably the Burmese Theravada schoo...
47: The Buddha achieved [[Bodhi|enlightenment]] while meditating...
53: ...en left his apostles and the crowds to distance himself in the wilderness areas of [[Palestine (region... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
12: ...be generated when the [[sea floor]] abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Suc...
18: ...y speaking, tsunamis generated from these mechanisms, unlike the ocean-wide tsunamis caused by some ea...
45: ... of an impending tsunami, and there are many systems being developed and in use to reduce the damage f...
49: ...oused the colossal statue of [[Amitabha|Amida]] [[Buddha]] at [[Kotokuin]]. Since that time, the statue ha...
76: ...igious]] and [[rationality|rational]] belief systems. Philosophers of the [[The Age of Enlightenment|E... - Bodhisattva (7734 bytes)
1: ...ama]] as a '''bodhisattva''', before becoming a [[Buddha]]. He is characteristically depicted as an Indian...
6: ...tva described in the [[Pali Canon]] is the future Buddha [[Maitreya]] ([[Pali]]: Metteyya). The Theravada ...
10: ...ning in this world of uncontrolled rebirth (''[[samsara]]''), this individual has taken the bodhisattv...
12: ...dhisattva in opposition to that of the ''[[sravakabuddha]]'' (conventionally referred to as an [[arhat]])....
14: ...ayana]] Buddhism, on his or her way to becoming a Buddha, the bodhisattva proceeds through ten, or sometim... - Amulet (8206 bytes)
6: Potential amulets include: [[gem]]s or simple [[Gemstone|stone]]s, [[statue]]s, [[coin]]s, [[drawing]]...
10: ... one can commonly see people with more than one [[Buddha]] hanging from their necks; in [[Bolivia]] and so...
18: ...]] or a [[rabbit's foot]]; possession of these items allegedly endowed their magical abilities upon th...
31: ..., [[demonolatry]], and [[witchcraft]]; these systems consider a cross or pentagram star in downward po...
47: ...r from various influences of disease and other forms of danger or to protect the wearer from demons an... - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
13: ...bsolute, or relative? In general or particular terms, how should I live?
17: ...his classification (as he believed that to call himself a [[sophist]] (lit. ''wise one'') was immodest...
27: ...Philosophers often frame their questions as problems or puzzles, in order to give clear examples of th...
29: Philosophers typically frame problems in a logical manner, historically using [[syllogi...
31: ...sophy", studies the nature of philosophical problems, philosophical solutions, and the proper method f... - History of India (31279 bytes)
8: ...]], [[Indo-Scythian]] and [[Indo-Parthian]] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [...
14: ...al]] dynasty. Nevertheless, some indigenous kingdoms remained in or rose to power, especially in the r...
26: ...more tests in [[1998]]. Significant economic reforms beginning in [[1991]], have transformed India int...
46: ==Early kingdoms and republics==
50: ...shatru]] are connected with the life of [[Gautama Buddha]]. The Puranas assign it the period [[684 BC|684 ... - Confucius (21352 bytes)
56: ...le. And he wanted the ruler to reach perfection himself, thus spreading his own virtues to the people ...
58: ...nd even tautology are common ways of expressing himself. That is why his teachings need to be examined...
63: What seems a matter of tiny importance has been long comment...
76: ...hinese, particularly the politicians, to model themselves on earlier examples — although whether...
99: ...m), Confucius was not widely welcomed; some kingdoms even forbade him to cross their borders. - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
20: *[[Marilyn McCord Adams]], (born 1943){{fn|O}}
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
22: *[[Robert Adamson]], (1852-1902)
102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
244: *[[Percy Williams Bridgman]], (1882-1961){{fn|O}}{{fn|R}} - Buddhist philosophy (14386 bytes)
2: ... Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in [[metaphysics]], [[phenomenology]], [[ethics]]...
6: ...theism]], [[monism]], and [[dualism]] alike. The Buddha criticized all concepts of metaphysical [[being]]...
8: ... soul ([[Atman]]) really exist?" have divided the Buddha's followers even during his own lifetime, and epi...
14: ...n the same sense as other religions; the Buddha himself taught that a person should accept a teaching ...
21: :''"Thus we could say that the Buddha's Dharma is,''
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