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- Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
4: ...'Kwannon''', resulting from an obsolete system of romanization, is sometimes seen. In [[Korean languag...
9: [[Image:Aomori Buddha.jpeg|thumb|left|A statue of the Kuan Yin Bodhisat...
10: ...r Buddhism was first introduced into the country from the mid-7th century.
12: ...ul, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ... together again. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the unique... - Relic (11473 bytes)
1: The word '''relic''' comes from the Latin ''reliquiae'' ('remains') and there ar...
7: ...leshly body, or that God chooses to do miracles through the sleeping bodies of His holy servants, or b...
11: ...the True Cross to build a [[ship]] from. The [[Shroud of Turin]] is another relic whose authenticity ...
13: ====Romano-Christian [[daemon]]s and the "virtue" of rel...
14: ... [[Gregory of Tours]] Ernest Brehaut analyzed the Romano-Christian concepts that gave relics such a po... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
3: ...eigned over most of the [[Indian subcontinent]], from present day [[Afghanistan]] to [[Bengal]] and as...
5: ...ch a vast territory under his empire, which in retrospect exceeds the boundaries of the present-day re...
7: ... world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves 'Their Highnesses', 'Thei...
10: Ashoka was the son of the [[Maurya|Mauryan]] emperor [[Bindusara]] by a relatively lower ranked Queen...
14: ..., but this time the uprising was crushed with an iron hand.) - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
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36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
55: ...fghanistan. The remainder of the name originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''stā...
60: ...ntral Asia]], has had a very turbulent history. Through the ages, the region today known as ''Afghanis... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
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46: | ''[[Rastriya Gaan]]'' ("May Glory Crown You, Courageous Sovereign")
58: ...n [[Lumbini]], Nepal circa [[563 BC]] and the Emperor [[Ashoka|Aśoka]] ruled over a vast empire i... - 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: ...escape to [[Nirvana]] in order to assist others. From an early time various bodhisattvas were also sub...
15: ...ion of the [[dharma]] teaching as well as to the protection of the specific tantric practices underway...
18: ...ative forces have been subdued and now must serve Buddha. - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...lly in [[Japan]]. ''Silk road'' is a translation from the [[German language|German]] ''Seidenstraߥ'',...
3: ...hern Anatolia into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] or through the [[Levant]] into [[Egypt]] and [[North Afri...
5: ..., if ever, covered the whole distance between [[Europe]], or the [[Middle East]], and [[China]], by la...
7: The last missing railroad link on the Silk Road was completed in [[1992]], when the internation...
10: ===Cross-continental travel=== - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word ''ca...
3: ...ions of [[Queen bee|queen]] (specialization in reproduction) and worker (specialization in food gather...
5:
7: ... RV 3.34.5 and RV 9.71.2 it refers to the the lustrous colour of the sky at dawn.
20: ...[[justice]], and the duties, of the [[military]] profession generally. Both share with the Brahman the... - India (27950 bytes)
3: ...grown significantly, in its economic and military roles, regionally as well as globally.
5: ...ndus'' in [[Persian language|Persian]], was used from [[Mughal]] times onwards, though its contemporar...
11: [[Stone Age]] rock shelters with paintings at [[Bhimbetka]] in [[M...
13: ...n]] kingdoms, and finally the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dy...
15: ...n philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings. - April (9790 bytes)
5: ... [[Aries]] and ends in the sign of [[Taurus]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constell...
7: ...ruscan language|Etruscan]] name ''Apru'' for [[Aphrodite]].
9: April was originally the second month of the [[Roman calendar]] and had 29 days. [[Julius Caesar]]'...
21: :The droughte of March hath perced to the roote,
25: ...ther hand, opened ''[[The Waste Land]]'' with an ironic glance at Chaucer: - Religion (72319 bytes)
1: ...nstitutions associated with such belief. In its broadest sense some have defined it as the sum total ...
2: ...ligion" is used to designate what should be more properly described as a "religious organization" &nda...
4: ...r-perfect-buddha edited.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[Borobudur]], a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[Stupa|stupa]] b...
10: ...'' or "re-reading," a meaning attributed by [[Cicero]] to describe the repetition of scripture. The s...
15: ...meanings for the word "religion." Some of the approaches are as follows: - Meditation (26064 bytes)
5: ...he mind and engages the brain in higher thinking processes. The goal in this case is the receipt of sp...
7: From the point of view of [[psychology]], meditation ...
10: ...art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
12: ...st happening". Physical postures include sitting cross-legged, standing, lying down, and walking (som...
16: ... focusing on its natural cycle. Another common approach is to attempt to block all sensory input (visu... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...e a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ...hermen]] who returned to port to find the area surrounding the [[harbor|harbour]] devastated, although...
6: ...rred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they take on the characteristics of a vio...
12: ...ceanic plates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction.
14: ...and rocks slide downslope and are redistributed across the sea floor. Similarly, a violent submarine v... - 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: ... [[bodhicitta]]. Remaining in this world of uncontrolled rebirth (''[[samsara]]''), this individual ha...
12: ...dhisattva in opposition to that of the ''[[sravakabuddha]]'' (conventionally referred to as an [[arhat]])....
14: ...is the list of ten bhumis and their descriptions from ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation'', a treatise... - Amulet (8206 bytes)
5: ...ny object intended to bring good [[luck]] and/or protection to its owner.
6: ... certain occasions – for example: ''vade retro, [[Satan]]as'' – ([[Latin]], "go back, Sata...
10: ...see people with more than one [[Buddha]] hanging from their necks; in [[Bolivia]] and some places in [...
12: ...good luck or avoid punishment for a fake oath or promise.
16: [[Turtle]]s and [[cactus]] can cause controversy, for while some people consider them benefic... - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
1: ...sophers have understood and treated differently through the ages.
5: ...s tradition distinct and distinct field of study from Western philosophy. This article will discusses...
13: ...t difference? Which actions are right, and which wrong? Are values absolute, or relative? In general o...
15: ... to be beautiful? How do beautiful things differ from the everyday? What is [[Art]]?
17: ...hes of philosophical investigation. The Greeks, through the influence of [[Socrates]] and [[Socratic m... - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ... traces of human life in [[India]]: [[Stone Age]] rock shelters decorated with paintings. The first kn...
8: ... kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dy...
11: ...n philosophy|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...d south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, foll...
17: ...upa]] in Sanchi, [[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century BC .]] - Confucius (21352 bytes)
4: !style="background:#ccf; border-bottom:2px solid" align=center co...
30: ...d [[1530]] his<br>posthumous name was: "The Lord Propagator of Culture Ultimate<br>Sage and Great Acco...
34: ...gn=left |<small><sup>'''3'''</sup> [[Romanization|Romanized]] as "Confucius".
37: ..., and justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China after being chosen among other do...
50: ...bility and common people, which later became the prominent class of [[literati]] because of the cultur... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
11: *[[John Abercrombie]], (1780-1844)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
22: *[[Robert Adamson]], (1852-1902) - Buddhist philosophy (14386 bytes)
2: ...C]]). Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in [[metaphysics]], [[phenomenology]], [[eth...
4: == Introduction ==
6: ...and non-being, and this critique is inextricable from the founding of Buddhism.
8: ...n lifetime, and epistemological debates over the proper modes of evidence have always been lively in B...
14: ...ctrines in the same sense as other religions; the Buddha himself taught that a person should accept a teac...
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