Padayani or Padeni in colloquial speech is one of the most colorful and spectacular folk arts associated with the festivals of certain temples in southern Kerala (Aleppy, Quilon, Pathanamthitta, and Kottayam districts). The word Padayani literally means military formations or rows of army, but in this folk art we have mainly a series of divine and semi-divine impersonations wearing huge masks or kolams of different shapes, colors and designs painted on the stalks of areca nut fronds. The most important of the kolams usually presented in a Padayani performance are Bhairavi (Kali), Ka ...

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Indian folk dances, Indian folk dances - Raut Nacha Chhattisgarh, Indian folk dances - Bardo Chham Arunchal Pradesh, Indian folk dances - CHANG LO / SUA LUA NAGALAND, Indian folk dances - CHARKULA UTTAR PRADESH, Indian folk dances - CHERAW DANCE MIZORAM, Indian folk dances - DALKAI ORISSA, Indian folk dances - DEVARATTAM TAMIL NADU, Indian folk dances - DOL CHOLAM MANIPUR, Indian folk dances - DOLLU KUNITHA KARNATAKA, Indian folk dances - DUMHAL KASHMIR, Indian folk dances - GARADI PONDICHERRY, Indian folk dances - GHOOMAR HARYANA & RAJASTHAN, Indian folk dances - GOTI PUA ORISSA, Indian folk dances - HOJAGIRI TRIPURA, Indian folk dances - JAWARA MADHYA PRADESH, Indian folk dances - KARMA MUNDA BIHAR, Indian folk dances - KINNAURI NATI HIMACHAL PRADESH, Indian folk dances - KALBELIA DANCE RAJASTHAN, Indian folk dances - KOLI MAHARASHTRA, Indian folk dances - KUMMI TAMIL NADU, Indian folk dances - LAVA DANCE LAKSHADWEEP, Indian folk dances - NAMGEN HIMACHAL PRADESH, Indian folk dances - NICOBARESE DANCE ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS, Indian folk dances - PADAYANI KERALA, Indian folk dances - PANTHI MADHYA PRADESH, Indian folk dances - PAVRI NACH MAHARASHTRA, Indian folk dances - RUK MAR NACHA ORISSA, Indian folk dances - SINGHI CHHAM SIKKIM, Indian folk dances - SPAW DANCE LADAKH, Indian folk dances - TARANGMEL GOA, Indian folk dances - TERTALI MADHYA PRADESH, Indian folk dances - THANG TA MANIPUR, Indian folk dances - THAPETTA GULLU ANDHRA PRADESH, Indian folk dances - THE PADHAR DANCE GUJARAT, Indian folk dances - POIKAL ATTAM TAMIL NADU

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This is a rudimentary form of the more evolved Chhau dance of West Bengal. Performed in the Mayurbhanj district of Orissa, it has its base in the martial arts tradition. The dance is a stylized mock battle in which two groups of dancers armed with swords and shields, alternatively attack and defend themselves with vigorous movements and elegant stances. Especially notable is the accompanying music, noted for its rhythmic complexities and vigorous percussion. The instruments include 'Mahuri' - a double reeded instrument, 'Dhola' - a barrel shaped two-sided drum, 'Dhumsa' - a hem ...

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Indian folk dances, Indian folk dances - Raut Nacha Chhattisgarh, Indian folk dances - Bardo Chham Arunchal Pradesh, Indian folk dances - CHANG LO / SUA LUA NAGALAND, Indian folk dances - CHARKULA UTTAR PRADESH, Indian folk dances - CHERAW DANCE MIZORAM, Indian folk dances - DALKAI ORISSA, Indian folk dances - DEVARATTAM TAMIL NADU, Indian folk dances - DOL CHOLAM MANIPUR, Indian folk dances - DOLLU KUNITHA KARNATAKA, Indian folk dances - DUMHAL KASHMIR, Indian folk dances - GARADI PONDICHERRY, Indian folk dances - GHOOMAR HARYANA & RAJASTHAN, Indian folk dances - GOTI PUA ORISSA, Indian folk dances - HOJAGIRI TRIPURA, Indian folk dances - JAWARA MADHYA PRADESH, Indian folk dances - KARMA MUNDA BIHAR, Indian folk dances - KINNAURI NATI HIMACHAL PRADESH, Indian folk dances - KALBELIA DANCE RAJASTHAN, Indian folk dances - KOLI MAHARASHTRA, Indian folk dances - KUMMI TAMIL NADU, Indian folk dances - LAVA DANCE LAKSHADWEEP, Indian folk dances - NAMGEN HIMACHAL PRADESH, Indian folk dances - NICOBARESE DANCE ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS, Indian folk dances - PADAYANI KERALA, Indian folk dances - PANTHI MADHYA PRADESH, Indian folk dances - PAVRI NACH MAHARASHTRA, Indian folk dances - RUK MAR NACHA ORISSA, Indian folk dances - SINGHI CHHAM SIKKIM, Indian folk dances - SPAW DANCE LADAKH, Indian folk dances - TARANGMEL GOA, Indian folk dances - TERTALI MADHYA PRADESH, Indian folk dances - THANG TA MANIPUR, Indian folk dances - THAPETTA GULLU ANDHRA PRADESH, Indian folk dances - THE PADHAR DANCE GUJARAT, Indian folk dances - POIKAL ATTAM TAMIL NADU

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The Tibetan people are divided into several groups. These include the Changri, Nachan, and Hor, who are further divided into fifty-one sub-tribes, each of them maintaining a distinct yet related cultural identity. The Tibetans living in Kham are of Qiang descent and speak a Qiangic language, although they are not officially classified as part of the Qiang minority. The Hor, who are further sub-divided into thirty-nine sub-tribes, are of Mongolian descent. The Tibetans in Kham are also known as the Khampa, while those in the far west a ...

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Tibetan people, Tibetan people - Divisions, Tibetan people - Origins, Tibetan people - Notable features, Tibetan people - Religion, Tibetan people - Culture, Tibetan people - Art, Tibetan people - Drama, Tibetan people - Architecture, Tibetan people - Medicine, Tibetan people - Life cycles, Tibetan people - Clothing, Tibetan people - Customs

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During a concert on Halloween, 1994, Phish played all the songs from The White Album. In December of 2005, the BBC show One World broadcast a two-hour retrospective on The White Album. Narrated by former Beatles engineer Chris Thomas - who went on to produce such luminaries as Pink Floyd, The Sex Pistols, Roxy Music, and Brian Eno - the broadcast features reworkings of songs from The White Album from a large and diverse roster of independent artists such as Bardo Pond, Deerh ...

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The Beatles album, The Beatles album - The beginning of the end for The Beatles, The Beatles album - The songs, The Beatles album - The mono version, The Beatles album - The cover, The Beatles album - Influence, The Beatles album - Tributes, The Beatles album - Track listing, The Beatles album - Side one, The Beatles album - Side two, The Beatles album - Side three, The Beatles album - Side four, The Beatles album - Release history

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Bard (from Latin bardus from Gaulish and old Brythonic probably bardos cf Welsh bardd)

Exalted one, initiate, teacher; one of the three holy orders of Druidism -- Druids, Bards, and Ovates.

The Bards had the duty of keeping alive among the people the knowledge or intuition that there is a path that leads to wisdom and initiation. They carried this out largely by telling stories: a Mabinogi, according to Sir John Rhys, was a story belonging to the equipment of the Bards. These stories were told in such a way that their symbolic meaning might be apparent to those with intuition, but hidden from the mass. In telling the stories they used verse form a good deal, so that now in every country but Wales bard has come to mean poet.

In Wales, however, it retains some relic of its original meaning: a Bard is a member of the Gorsedd, and may or may not be a poet; no poet is a Bard unless the Gorsedd has admitted him to its ranks. The Bard's robe was of blue; that of the Druid was white; the Ovate's green.

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(天道 早雲 Tendō Sōun) Japanese Seiyū: Ryunosuke Ohbayashi English Voice Actor: David Kaye Latin American Spanish Voice Actors: Bardo Miranda, Jesse Conde. Soun Tendo is the owner of the Tendo Anything-Goes Martial Arts Dojo and the father of Kasumi, Nabiki, and Akane. With the untimely death of Soun's wife Mrs. Tendo, Soun had been left with only daughters. In the old tradition of carrying on a dojo, there has to be a man to run it after him. So Soun struck a marriage arrangement with his long time fr ...

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Ranma ½ characters, Ranma ½ characters - Ranma Saotome, Ranma ½ characters - Genma Saotome, Ranma ½ characters - Akane Tendo, Ranma ½ characters - Nabiki Tendo, Ranma ½ characters - Kasumi Tendo, Ranma ½ characters - Soun Tendo, Ranma ½ characters - Ryoga Hibiki, Ranma ½ characters - Tatewaki Kuno, Ranma ½ characters - Kodachi Kuno, Ranma ½ characters - Doctor Tofu Ono, Ranma ½ characters - Happosai, Ranma ½ characters - Shampoo, Ranma ½ characters - Cologne, Ranma ½ characters - Mousse, Ranma ½ characters - Ukyo Kuonji, Ranma ½ characters - Pantyhose Taro, Ranma ½ characters - Pink and Link, Ranma ½ characters - Principal Kuno, Ranma ½ characters - Hinako Ninomiya, Ranma ½ characters - Nodoka Saotome, Ranma ½ characters - Akari Unryu, Ranma ½ characters - Ryu Kumon

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BG has virtually always been able to skillfully combine his interests into a cohesive, if highly eclectic, whole. His lyrics can feature Hinduism, Russian Orthodoxy, and drug use in the same quatrain and not make one blink an eye. The ability has only grown stronger over the years. 1999's "Psi" switches from detailed references to samurai culture to mentions of a certain carpenter's son to data storage on hard driv ...

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Boris Grebenshchikov, Boris Grebenshchikov - Early years, Boris Grebenshchikov - Classical years, Boris Grebenshchikov - Going West, Boris Grebenshchikov - Returning East, Boris Grebenshchikov - And back to basics, Boris Grebenshchikov - Worth noting, Boris Grebenshchikov - Singles

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After Victoria shortly parts company with the Doctor at the end of Fury from the Deep, she is lured back to the Det-Sen monastery in Tibet by a dream that told her she would be reunited with her father there. Instead she found that she had been contacted by the Great Intelligence, which still possessed the mind of Professor Travers. Nearly twenty years later, in the present day, Victoria is now the vice chancellor of New World University. New World is a school which claims to offer spiritual guidance to distraught youth. In rea ...

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Downtime Doctor Who, Downtime Doctor Who - Synopsis, Downtime Doctor Who - Plot, Downtime Doctor Who - Novelisation, Downtime Doctor Who - Notes

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Buddhist texts - Buddhist tantras. The canon of the Vajrayana schools includes a number of Nikaya-related texts from a number of the schools, as well as Mahayana sutras. However it is the specifically Vajrayana texts that most strongly characterise it. They are considered to be the word of the Buddha, and the Tibetan Canon contains translations of almost 500 tantras and over 2000 commentaries to them. The texts are typically concerned with elaborate rituals and meditations. A late Tibetan t ...

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Buddhist texts, Buddhist texts - Canonical texts, Buddhist texts - Non-canonical texts, Buddhist texts - Texts of the Nikaya Schools, Buddhist texts - Vinaya, Buddhist texts - Sutta, Buddhist texts - Abhidharma, Buddhist texts - Non-canonical texts, Buddhist texts - Mahayana texts, Buddhist texts - Perfection of Wisdom Texts, Buddhist texts - Saddharma-pundarika, Buddhist texts - Pure Land Sutras, Buddhist texts - The Vimalakirti Nirdesha Sutra, Buddhist texts - Samadhi Sutras, Buddhist texts - Confession Sutras, Buddhist texts - The Avatamsaka Sutra, Buddhist texts - Third Turning Sutras, Buddhist texts - Tathagatagarbha class sutras, Buddhist texts - Collected Sutras, Buddhist texts - Transmigration Sutras, Buddhist texts - Discipline Sutras, Buddhist texts - Sutras Devoted to Individual Figures, Buddhist texts - Proto-Mahayana Sutras, Buddhist texts - Non-canonical texts, Buddhist texts - References, Buddhist texts - Vajrayana Texts, Buddhist texts - Buddhist tantras, Buddhist texts - Other products of the Vajrayana literature

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Non or semi-canonical texts have been important from very early in Buddhism. Extensive commentaries exist in Pali for the Pali Canon and in Tibetan, Chinese and other East Asian Languages. Important examples of non-canonical texts are the Visuddhimagga, or Path of Purification, by Buddhaghosa, which is a compendium of Theravada teachings that include quotes from the Pali Canon. The Milinda Pañha, or Questions of Milinda, is a popular condensation of the Dharma in the form of a dialogue between the Buddhist sage Nāga ...

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Buddhist texts, Buddhist texts - Canonical texts, Buddhist texts - Non-canonical texts, Buddhist texts - Texts of the Nikaya Schools, Buddhist texts - Vinaya, Buddhist texts - Sutta, Buddhist texts - Abhidharma, Buddhist texts - Non-canonical texts, Buddhist texts - Mahayana texts, Buddhist texts - Perfection of Wisdom Texts, Buddhist texts - Saddharma-pundarika, Buddhist texts - Pure Land Sutras, Buddhist texts - The Vimalakirti Nirdesha Sutra, Buddhist texts - Samadhi Sutras, Buddhist texts - Confession Sutras, Buddhist texts - The Avatamsaka Sutra, Buddhist texts - Third Turning Sutras, Buddhist texts - Tathagatagarbha class sutras, Buddhist texts - Collected Sutras, Buddhist texts - Transmigration Sutras, Buddhist texts - Discipline Sutras, Buddhist texts - Sutras Devoted to Individual Figures, Buddhist texts - Proto-Mahayana Sutras, Buddhist texts - Non-canonical texts, Buddhist texts - References, Buddhist texts - Vajrayana Texts, Buddhist texts - Buddhist tantras, Buddhist texts - Other products of the Vajrayana literature

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Though Lovecraft insisted the book was pure invention (and other writers invented passages from the book in their own works), there are accounts of some people actually believing his Necronomicon to be a real book. Even during Lovecraft's life he received letters from fans inquiring about the Necronomicon's authenticity. Occasionally, pranksters listed the Necronomicon for sale in book store new ...

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Necronomicon, Necronomicon - The book, Necronomicon - Origin and fictional history, Necronomicon - Criticism, Necronomicon - Appearance and content, Necronomicon - Locations, Necronomicon - Etymology of the title, Necronomicon - The Necronomicon as a real book, Necronomicon - References to the Necronomicon, Necronomicon - Commercially available books titled Necronomicon

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It is generally agreed that Tibetans share a considerable genetic background with Mongols, although other main influences do exist. Some anthropologists have suggested an Indo-Scythian component, and others a Southeast Asian component; both are credible given Tibet's geographic location. The romantic claim that American Hopi and Tibetans are close cousins is not likely to find support in genetic studies, although strong cultural similarities may be found between the two groups. Some light has been shed on their origins, however, by one gene ...

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Tibetan people, Tibetan people - Divisions, Tibetan people - Origins, Tibetan people - Notable features, Tibetan people - Religion, Tibetan people - Culture, Tibetan people - Art, Tibetan people - Drama, Tibetan people - Architecture, Tibetan people - Medicine, Tibetan people - Life cycles, Tibetan people - Clothing, Tibetan people - Customs

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Since the late 19th century, the Chinese presence in Eastern Tibet has increased, and often the Khambas there are bilingual. Still, mixed marriages between Tibetans and Chinese are not common. Tibetans typically have light brown skin, black, somewhat wavy or even curly hair, moderately high cheekbones, and brown eyes, although some have very light hazel or green eyes, due to their Mongol heritage. The men typically have full moustaches but sparse beards; traditionally, they pluck out their beards with tweezers. Nomads have long braided hair, an ...

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Tibetan people, Tibetan people - Divisions, Tibetan people - Origins, Tibetan people - Notable features, Tibetan people - Religion, Tibetan people - Culture, Tibetan people - Art, Tibetan people - Drama, Tibetan people - Architecture, Tibetan people - Medicine, Tibetan people - Life cycles, Tibetan people - Clothing, Tibetan people - Customs

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Eduardo González-Pondal Abente (1835–1917) was born in Ponteceso (a little town on Bergantiños, which is in Galicia, Spain). Being from a rich family, he could study Latin grammar from a priest relative of his. In 1848, he moved to Santiago de Compostela to study Philosophy and, afterwards, Medicine at University. As a student, he was a usual at Liceo de Santo Agostiño, a place where literary debates were usual. There, he was discovered as a poet during the banquet of Conxo. It was mainly a banquet organized by liberal stu ...

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Eduardo Pondal, Eduardo Pondal - Pondal, Eduardo Pondal - Works

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Most Tibetans wear their hair long, although in recent times some men do crop their hair short. The women plait their hair into two queues, the girls into a single queue. Men who keep their hair long coil it on top of their heads, often wrapped in a red cloth that serves as a turban. Because of Tibet's cold weather, women wear skirts and silk or cloth jackets. The men wear long, loose trousers, accompanied by a loose and sometimes sleeveless gown, with a band at the top tied on the right, and woolen or leather boots. One or both sleev ...

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Tibetan people, Tibetan people - Divisions, Tibetan people - Origins, Tibetan people - Notable features, Tibetan people - Religion, Tibetan people - Culture, Tibetan people - Art, Tibetan people - Drama, Tibetan people - Architecture, Tibetan people - Medicine, Tibetan people - Life cycles, Tibetan people - Clothing, Tibetan people - Customs

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Within Buddhism, the term rebirth or re-becoming (Sanskrit: punarbhava) is preferred to "reincarnation", as the latter is taken to imply there is a fixed entity that is reborn. However, this still leaves the question as to what exactly it is that is reborn. The lack of a fixed self does not mean lack of continuity. One of the metaphors used to illustrate this is that of fire. For example, a flame is transferred from one candle to another, or a fire spreads from one field to another. In the same way that it depends on the origin ...

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Rebirth Buddhism, Rebirth Buddhism - Rebirth in the context of other religions and other Buddhist beliefs, Rebirth Buddhism - Rebirth as Buddhist Reincarnation, Rebirth Buddhism - Rebirth as Cycle of Consciousness, Rebirth Buddhism - Commentaries

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Tibet boasts a rich culture. Tibetan festivals such as Losar, Shoton, Linka, and the Bathing Festival are deeply rooted in indigenous religion and also contain foreign influences. Each person takes part in the Bathing Festival three times: at birth, at marriage, and at death. It is traditionally believed that people should not bathe casually, but only on the most important occasions. Tibetan people - Art. Tibetan art is deeply religious in nature, from the exquisitely detailed statues found in Gompas to wo ...

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Tibetan people, Tibetan people - Divisions, Tibetan people - Origins, Tibetan people - Notable features, Tibetan people - Religion, Tibetan people - Culture, Tibetan people - Art, Tibetan people - Drama, Tibetan people - Architecture, Tibetan people - Medicine, Tibetan people - Life cycles, Tibetan people - Clothing, Tibetan people - Customs

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Arrondissement of Bayonne - Cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Bayonne are: Canton of Anglet-Nord Canton of Anglet-Sud Canton of La Bastide-Clairence Canton of Bayonne-Est Canton of Bayonne-Nord Canton of Bayonne-Ouest Canton of Biarritz-Est Canton of Biarritz-Ouest Canton of Bidache Canton of Espelette Canton of Hasparren Canton of Hendaye Canton of Iholdy Canton of Saint-� ...

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Arrondissement of Bayonne, Arrondissement of Bayonne - Composition, Arrondissement of Bayonne - Cantons, Arrondissement of Bayonne - Communes

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Though Lovecraft insisted the book was pure invention (and other writers invented passages from the book in their own works), there are accounts of some people actually believing his Necronomicon to be a real book. Even during Lovecraft's life he received letters from fans inquiring about the Necronomicon's authenticity. Occasionally, pranksters listed the Necronomicon for sale in book store new ...

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Necronomicon, Necronomicon - The book, Necronomicon - Origin, Necronomicon - Fictional history, Necronomicon - Appearance and contents, Necronomicon - Quotations, Necronomicon - Locations, Necronomicon - Etymology of the title, Necronomicon - The Necronomicon as a real book, Necronomicon - References to the Necronomicon, Necronomicon - Commercially available books titled Necronomicon

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A dictionary of Parapsycology. Please note that words in grey are hyperlinked to a corresponding archive with articles related to that particular topic.

The tradition of Kashmir Shaivism was transmitted during centuries from master to disciple only, from "mouth to ear". The first great initiate recorded in history of this extraordinary spiritual path was Vasugupta (end of VIII century – beginning of IX century B.C.). Vasugupta formulated for the first time in writing the principles and main doctrines of this system. After Vasugupta, the esoteric literature of Kashmir Shaivism explosively blossomed and lasted for almost four centuries, during which it became very voluminous ...

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Kashmir Shaivism, Kashmir Shaivism - Siva the Great Initiator and Saviour, Kashmir Shaivism - The Siva Sutra, Kashmir Shaivism - Classification of the written tradition, Kashmir Shaivism - Abhinavagupta the great initiate, Kashmir Shaivism - Trika the concept of trinity, Kashmir Shaivism - The Trika schools, Kashmir Shaivism - History of Kashmir Shaivism, Kashmir Shaivism - Shaivism in relation to other religions or spiritual paths, Kashmir Shaivism - Possibilities of learning and practicing the Kashmir Shaivism today

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Tibetans generally observe Tibetan Buddhism and a collection of native traditions known as Bön (also absorbed into mainstream Tibetan Buddhism). The Tibetan Muslims are also known as the Kache. Legend said that the 28th king of Tibet, Lhatotori Nyentsen, dreamed of a sacred treasure falling from heaven, which contained a Buddhist sutra, mantras, and religious objects. However, because the modern Tibetan script was not introduced to the people, no one knew what was written on the sutra upon the first look. Buddhism did not take root i ...

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Tibetan people, Tibetan people - Divisions, Tibetan people - Origins, Tibetan people - Notable features, Tibetan people - Religion, Tibetan people - Culture, Tibetan people - Art, Tibetan people - Drama, Tibetan people - Architecture, Tibetan people - Medicine, Tibetan people - Life cycles, Tibetan people - Clothing, Tibetan people - Customs

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