Search results for "Religion in India" - New World Encyclopedia
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- 674) was the fifth Chan (Buddhist) patriarch in the traditional lineage of ... After Chan Buddhism had been established in China for several centuries ...14 KB (1,945 words) - 17:46, 15 May 2020
- root kri, "to do") is a term used in several eastern religions referring ... with earthly existence. The concept of karma in Indian philosophy and religion ...16 KB (2,496 words) - 07:22, 5 October 2022
- Aleppo (Arabic Halab) is a city in northern Syria, the second largest ... Originating in the early second millennium B.C.E., Aleppo competes ...14 KB (2,080 words) - 05:11, 17 June 2023
- ruled large parts of southern and central India between the sixth and twelfth ... The rise of the Chalukyas marks an important milestone in the history ...41 KB (5,966 words) - 01:14, 4 December 2023
- are called Bhikkhunis. The holy orders in Buddhism connect back to the ... In addition to pursuing their own spiritual advancement, Bhikkhu and ...18 KB (2,886 words) - 03:36, 1 October 2023
- , refers to a ritual drink of importance in ancient Vedic and Persian culture ... Soma is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, which contains many hymns ...14 KB (2,226 words) - 01:08, 4 February 2023
- The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as "John ... This was arrogant but it resulted in many initiatives, such as education ...38 KB (6,054 words) - 02:25, 22 November 2023
- | religion = Buddhist |}} and to reduce inequality. She succeeded in the latter but high government ...10 KB (1,551 words) - 09:08, 9 October 2022
- and Silla. The fall of Baekje to Silla in 668 marks the recognized beginning ... Archaeological discoveries in the ancient Unified Silla dynasty reveal ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 23:42, 11 November 2022
- in Kannada) stood as a prominent South Indian empire that ruled most ... of Malnad Karnataka, an elevated region in the Western Ghats range. In ...35 KB (5,038 words) - 18:09, 15 March 2023
- passed many crucial secrets to the Soviets in the early days of the Cold War. while attending the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. He was ...16 KB (2,502 words) - 09:09, 6 June 2024
- employ yantra, mantra and other items in their sadhana, puja and yajna. ... Historically, yantras have been used in Hinduism for a variety of ...9 KB (1,275 words) - 10:12, 22 May 2023
- Lama, and as such, is often referred to in Western media simply as the ... After the collapse of the Tibetan resistance movement in 1959, Tenzin ...36 KB (5,468 words) - 03:45, 30 April 2023
- It was originally published anonymously in the 1590s during the Ming Dynasty ... , who set out on an arduous pilgrimage to India, where they receive Buddhist ...24 KB (3,989 words) - 01:59, 8 September 2022
- The term diaspora (in Ancient Greek, διασπορά – "a ... centers of Jewish diasporan culture emerged in such places as Alexandria, ...16 KB (2,452 words) - 11:56, 29 January 2024
- Incense has been used since antiquity in different parts of the world ... Incense is available in various forms and degrees of processing. Depending ...32 KB (4,937 words) - 12:45, 4 March 2024
- the late twentieth century, when many jobs in both industrial and information ... In recent years, many societies have recognized same sex marriages ...24 KB (3,629 words) - 06:41, 18 April 2024
- ) is a collection of more than twenty monuments and sites in Macao ... powers. Macao has many similarities with Goa in India. The presence of Portuguese ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 21:51, 31 January 2024
- Jainism (pronounced jayn-izm), traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is a dharmic religion with its origins in the prehistory of India, still practiced ...28 KB (4,275 words) - 12:42, 6 November 2021
- is a form of ornamental handwriting found in various cultures throughout ... typography and non-classical hand-lettering in that characters are disciplined ...19 KB (2,750 words) - 18:29, 25 November 2023
