Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia - Tibet
Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng or 藏区 Z�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Name
Tibet - In English. The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European languages, ultimately derives (via Arabic and Pers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - History
Little is known of Tibet before the 7th century, though the Tibetan language is generally considered to be a Tibeto-Burman language and r...   » Read the article

Article - Vajrayana
Also known as Tantric Buddhism, Mantrayana, Tantrayana, Esoteric Buddhism, Diamond Vehicle or True Words Sect. (Secret) Mantra vehicle is...   » Read the article

Article - Nanak: Nanak's Musical Path To Ananda  
Idol worship, caste and ascetic austerity had no place in Nanak's religion. He believed in one God, Ek Omkar ; singing His praises was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sakya: Encyclopedia - Sakya
Sakya is one of four major schools (Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu and Gelug) in Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana). Sakya - Origins. The name Sakya (l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mount Kailash: Encyclopedia - Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash (also Mount Kailas, Kailasa or Kangrinbogê Feng) is the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paro: Encyclopedia - Paro
Paro is the name of a dzongkhag (district), valley, and town in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Paro district one of the most historic valleys in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amazing Man: Encyclopedia - Amazing Man
Amazing Man is a name used by several fictional characters, all of them superheroes. Amazing Man - Centaur Comics. The original Amazing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajra: Encyclopedia - Vajra
Vajra is a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond and refers to a symbol important to both Hinduism and Buddhism. The equival...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus River: Encyclopedia - Indus River
The Indus, a misnomer for Sindh nadi (Nadi literally means "river"), known as the Sindhu in Sanskrit, Sinthos in Greek, and Sindus in Lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhaisajyaguru: Encyclopedia - Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru (藥師佛／薬師 Ch. Yàoshī, Jp. Yakushi), more formally Bhaisajyaguruvaidūryaprabha (Jp. 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajrayana: Encyclopedia - Vajrayana
Also known as Tantric Buddhism, Mantrayana, Tantrayana, Esoteric Buddhism, Diamond Vehicle or True Words Sect. (Secret) Mantra vehicle is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pithoragarh District: Encyclopedia Ii - Pithoragarh District - Tourist Places
Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary is a 599.93 km² wild life sanctuary located around Askot near Didihat, in Pithoagarh district of the Himalaya ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Peling: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Peling
Peling (Tibet, Tibetan). The name given to all foreigners in Tibet, to Europeans especially.   (See also: Peling , Theosophy, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death In June: Encyclopedia Ii - Death In June - Mid-period Death In June 1985-1996
Death In June - Creation of World Serpent Distribution. In 1991, Pearce named and helped form World Serpent Distribution, [3] a British...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Tibet Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - International Tibet Independence Movement - Tibetan Freedom Concerts
With the release of the Beastie Boys album Ill Communication in 1994, the Milarepa Fund was born. The organization was named after Milare...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death In June: Encyclopedia Ii - Death In June - Crisis
Pearce formed Death In June in 1981 in England, along with Patrick Leagas and Tony Wakeford. Pearce and Wakeford had been members of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death In June: Encyclopedia Ii - Death In June - Symbolism And Aesthetics
Death In June has always used symbolism, in lyrics and aesthetic approaches. Often times, these symbols are sometimes slightly modified E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Muslims: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Muslims - History
The appearance of the first Muslims in Tibet has been lost in the mists of time, although variants of the names of Tibet can be found in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pithoragarh District: Encyclopedia Ii - Pithoragarh District - Mountain Passes Of Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh District - International Passes to Tibet. Lampiya Dhura-(5,530 m) | Lipu-Lekh pass -(5,450 m) | Lowe Dhura-(5,562 m) | Mang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tintin In Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tintin In Tibet - Changes
The original bookcover was to be entirely white with the three characters (and Snowy) positioned as they are on the current edition. Herg...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Levanah: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Levanah
Levanah (Hebrew, Jewish). The moon, as a planet and an astrological influence.     Lha (Tibet, Tibetan). Spirits of the hig...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dorjesempa: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Dorjesempa
Dorjesempa (Tibet, Tibetan). The "Diamond Soul", a name of the celestial Buddha.   (See also: Dorjesempa , Theosophy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Khubilkhan: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Khubilkhan
Khubilkhan (Mong.), or Shabrong. In Tibet the names given to the supposed incarnations of Buddha. Elect Saints.   (See also: K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pithoragarh District: Encyclopedia Ii - Pithoragarh District - Himalayan Peaks Of Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh District - Peaks 7000 M and over. Nanda Devi East-7434 M | Hardeol-7,151 M | Trishuli-7,074 M | Pithoragarh District - Pea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pithoragarh District: Encyclopedia Ii - Pithoragarh District - Skiing Ranges
High altitude meadow with gentle slope, located 7 km from Munsiyari. Betuli Dhar It is one of the best ski range of Pithoragarh. It is ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bod-lhas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bod-lhas
Bod-lhas (Tibetan) (from bod (bo) Tibet + lha (hla) spirit, divine being (cf Sanskrit deva))   A name of the civil capital of Tib...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hsi-tsang: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hsi-tsang
Hsi-tsang (Chinese) (from hsi west + tsang (cf Tibet tsan) a central province of Tibet whose most important city is Shigatse)   B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hsing: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hsing
Hsi-tsang (Chinese) (from hsi west + tsang (cf Tibet tsan) a central province of Tibet whose most important city is Shigatse)   B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Myalba: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Myalba
Myalba (Tibet, Tibetan). In the Esoteric philosophy of Northern Buddhism, the name of our Earth, called Hell for those who reincarnate...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chantong: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Chantong
Chantong (Tibet, Tibetan) "He of the 1,000 Eyes", a name of Padmapani or Chenresi (Avalokitesvara).   (See also: Cha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dorjeshang: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Dorjeshang
Dorjeshang (Tibet, Tibetan). A title of Buddha in his highest aspect; a name of the supreme Buddha; also Dorje.   (See also: D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jigten Gonpo: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Jigten Gonpo
Jigten Gonpo (Tibet, Tibetan). A name of Avalokiteswara, or Chenres-Padma-pani, the "Protector against Evil".   (See ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shakya-thub-pa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Shakya-thub-pa
Shakya-thub-pa (Tibetan-Sanskrit) Sakya the mighty one; a name of Gautama Buddha in Tibet, equivalent to the Sanskrit Sakyamuni (the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tawang District: Encyclopedia Ii - Tawang District - History
Prior to the construction of the Tawang monastery, Tawang was traditionally inhabited by the Monpa people, who reigned the Mon kingdom th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yeti: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Yeti
Yeti The Tibetan name for the Abominable Snowman, a humanlike monster whose tracks have been discovered in the frigid lands of perpetu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death In June: Encyclopedia Ii - Death In June - Discography
Death In June - Albums And EPs. Death In June - Compilations. ... See also:Death In June, Death In June - Crisis, Death In June - E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakti: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakti - Shakti Peeths
There are 51 important centres of Shakti worship located in the Indian sub-continent, most of which are located in India but some in neig...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Si-dzang: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Si-dzang
Si-dzang (Chin.). The Chinese name for Tibet; mentioned in the Imperial Library of the capital of Fo Kien, as the "great seat of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death In June: Encyclopedia Ii - Death In June - Early Death In June 1981-1985
Death In June soon left the reticent punk scene behind and began to infuse their sound with electronics and martial style drumming, combi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death In June: Encyclopedia Ii - Death In June - Contemporary Death In June 1996-present
Death In June - Collaboration With Albin Julius. After meeting Pearce backstage at a concert in 1996, Albin Julius of Der Blutharsch co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death In June: Encyclopedia Ii - Death In June - Influences
Death In June - Literary. Pearce expressed admiration for the writing of Friedrich Nietzsche, The Eddas, Yukio Mishima, Saxon poetry an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of China - Sinitic Names
In modern China, the term Zhongguo is used to refer to all of China, including China proper, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of China - Sinitic Names
In modern China, the term Zhongguo is used to refer to all of China, including China proper, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhutan: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhutan - The Name
The origins of the name Bhutan are unclear; historians have suggested that it may have originated in variations of the Sanskrit words Bho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kounboum: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Kounboum
Kounboum (Tibet, Tibetan). The sacred Tree of Tibet, the "tree of the 10,000 images" as Huc gives it.   It grows in an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puncak Jaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Puncak Jaya - History
Puncak Jaya was originally called Carstensz Pyramid, after Dutch explorer Jan Carstensz who first sighted it in 1623 on a rare clear day....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manasasarovara: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Manasasarovara
Manasasarovara (Sanskrit). Phonetically pronounced Mansoravara. A sacred lake in Tibet, in the Himalayas, also called Anavatapta. Mana...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Khe-chara: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Khe-chara
A Theosophical definition of Khe-Chara :   Khe-Chara (Khecara, Sanskrit) "Ether-goer" or sometimes rendered as "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhutan: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhutan - The Name
The origins of the name Bhutan are unclear; historians have suggested that it may have originated in variations of the Sanskrit words Bho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sapta Tathagata: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Sapta Tathagata
Sapta Tathagata (Sanskrit). The chief seven Nirmanakayas among the numberless ancient world-guardians. Their names are inscribed on a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karakol: Encyclopedia Ii - Karakol - History
A Russian military outpost since about 1860, Karakol grew in the 19th century after explorers came to map the peaks and valleys separatin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sapta-tathagatas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sapta-tathagatas
Sapta-tathagatas (Sanskrit) [from sapta seven + tathagata thus come and gone, name applied to the Buddha]   "The chief seven...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shamanic Tradition: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Shamanic Tradition
SHAMANIC TRADITION: a very individualistic tradition of Wicca as typified by the practice of Shan of the House of the Goddess in Londo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manasasarovara: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Manasasarovara
Manasasarovara (Sanskrit) [from manasa intelligent + sarovara lake of excellence]   The lake of excellent intelligence; a sacred ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Music - Buddhist Chant
Buddhist chant is chant used in or inspired by Buddhism, including many genres in many cultures: Repetition of the name of Amitabha in P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yamabooshee, Yamabusi: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yamabooshee, Yamabusi
Yamabooshee, or Yamabusi (Jap.). A sect in Japan of very ancient and revered mystics. They are monks "militant" and warriors...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vairochana: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Vairochana
Vairochana (Sanskrit). "All-enlightening".   A mystic symbol, or rather a generic personification of a class of spirit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Madhyamikas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Madhyamikas
Madhyamikas (Sanskrit). A sect mentioned in the Vishnu Purana.   Agreeably to the Orientalists, a "Buddhist sect, which is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dropa: Encyclopedia Ii - Dropa - Ham And Dropa Tribes
The area in question is still inhabited by tribes known as the Hams ([Kham]) and the Dropas. Dropa is derived from Dropka, nomadic herder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mount Everest: Encyclopedia Ii - Mount Everest - Naming
In Nepal the mountain is called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा, Sanskrit for "Forehead of the Sky"). In Tibetan it is Chomolangma or Q...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gelukpas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Gelukpas
Gelukpas dge lugs pa (ge-lug-pa, ge-luk-pa) (Tibetan) Also Gelugpas. Model of virtue, or a contraction for earlier names of Tsong-kha-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Nepal: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Nepal - Overview
Buddhist influences are evident in the culture of Nepal, including that of many Hindu and Animist castes. Due to Nepal's close proximity ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzing Norgay: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenzing Norgay - Early Life
Tenzing grew up in a peasant family in Khumbu in Nepal, very near Mount Everest, which the Sherpas called Chomolungma. At the time he cli...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchen Rimboche: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Panchen Rimboche
Panchen Rimboche (Tibet, Tibetan). Lit., "the great Ocean, or Teacher of Wisdom". The title of the Teshu Lama at Tchigadze; ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jahva Alhim: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Jahva Alhim
Jahva Alhim (Hebrew, Jewish). The name that in Genesis replaces "Alhim", or Elohim, the gods. It is used in chapter I., whil...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhrigu: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Bhrigu
Bhrigu (Sanskrit). One of the great Vedic Rishis. He is called "Son" by Manu, who confides to him his Institutes. He is one ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thought Transference: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Thought Transference
A Theosophical definition of Thought Transference :   Thought Transference The power of transferring one's thoughts without a w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mount Everest: Encyclopedia Ii - Mount Everest - Climbing Routes
Mt. Everest has two main climbing routes, the southeast ridge from Nepal and the northeast ridge from Tibet, as well as 13 other less fre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vairochana, Vairocana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vairochana, Vairocana
Vairochana Vairocana (Sanskrit) A son of the sun (Virochana -- the spiritual sun); a generalizing term for some of the highest classes...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dalai Lama: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama (from Mongolian ta-le ocean)   The title of the Great Lama or abbot of the Gedun Dubpa Monastery situated at Lhasa, Ti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Madhyamikas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Madhyamikas
Madhyamikas (Sanskrit) Belonging to the middle way; a sect mentioned in the Vishnu-Purana, probably at first a sect of Hindu atheists....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lanka: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lanka
Lanka (Sanskrit) The ancient name of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The third root-race ended its career in that part of a continen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dugpa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dugpa
Dugpa 'drug pa dug-pa (Tibetan) Adherents of the Buddhist religion of Tibet who, previous to the reform by Tsong-kha-pa in the 14th ce...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sambhala: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Sambhala
A Theosophical definition of Sambhala :   Sambhala (Sanskrit) A place-name of highly mystical significance. Many learned occide...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Social Studies Dictionary - Buddhism
Definition and meaning of Buddhism   Buddhism - [World History] Buddhism evolved from Hinduism in northern India and Nepal and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Social Studies Dictionary - Buddhism
Definition and meaning of Buddhism   Buddhism - [World History] Buddhism evolved from Hinduism in northern India and Nepal and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism. Buddhism is now split into two distinct Churches: the Southern and the Northern Church.   The former is said to be the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Expressways Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Expressways Of China - Expressway Nomenclature
Neither officially named "motorway" nor "highway," the PRC used to call these roads "freeways" which is misleading because most of the ex...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Third Eye: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Third Eye
Third Eye Possessed by early humans and, up to the physicalization of the third root-race, it was the only seeing organ in most living...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodhi Tree, Bo Tree: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bodhi Tree, Bo Tree
Bodhi Tree or Bo Tree The tree of wisdom or knowledge; the tree (Pippala or Ficus religiosa) "under which Sakyamuni meditated for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genocides In History: Encyclopedia Ii - Genocides In History - Ancient/medieval Genocides
Genocides in history - Biblical genocides. A record of several alleged genocides is found in the Bible, although the perceived accuracy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naga: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Naga
Naga (Sanskrit). Literally "Serpent". The name in the Indian Pantheon of the Serpent or Dragon Spirits, and of the inhabitan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Voodoo, Voodooism: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Voodoo, Voodooism
Voodoo or Voodooism [from Fongbe dialect vodunu from vodu moral and religious life of the Fons of Dahomey]   A definite system of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kanjur: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kanjur
Kanjur bka' 'gyur (kang-gyur, kan-jur) (Tibetan) (from bka' sacred word + 'gyur translation)   The portion of the Tibetan Buddhis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aryasangha: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Aryasangha
Aryasangha (Sanskrit) The Founder of the first Yogacharya School. This Arhat, a direct disciple of Gautama, the Buddha, is most unacco...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Veda: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Veda
Veda (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root vid to know]   Knowledge; the most ancient and sacred Sanskrit works of the Hindus. Almost ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chenresi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Chenresi
Chenresi spyan ras gzigs (chen-re-zi, or chen-re-si) (Tibetan) (short for spyan ras gzigs dbang phyug (chen-re-zi-wang-chung) from spy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas (Sanskrit). The "revelation". the scriptures of the Hindus, from the root vid, "to know ", or "divine k...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sanskrit
Sanskrit [from Sanskrit sanskrita or samskrita]   The ancient sacred language of the Aryans, originally the sacred or secret lang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death In June: Encyclopedia Ii - Death In June - Controversy
Detractors have accused Death In June of being neo-Nazi, fascist, and racist. Protests have been staged and occasional performances cance...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sikkim: Encyclopedia Ii - Sikkim - Demographics
Today the majority of Sikkim's residents are of Nepali ethnic-national origin who came to the province in the 19th century. The native Si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalimpong: Encyclopedia Ii - Kalimpong - People And Culture
The majority of the populace are ethnic Nepali, having migrated to Kalimpong in search of jobs while it was under British rule. Indigenou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Status
While there is little dispute that Tibet was once an independent country, there is intense dispute over the legitimacy of the PRC's rule ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Definitions
When the Government of Tibet in Exile refers to Tibet, they mean a large area that formed the cultural entity of Tibet for many centuries...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Status
While everyone agrees that Tibet was once independent, the government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Tibet in Ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Culture
Tibet is the traditional center of Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Vajrayana, which is also related to the Shingon Buddhist tradi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Geography
Tibet is located on the Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest region. Most of the Himalaya mountain range lies within Tibet. Its most famo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Demographics
Historically, the population of Tibet consisted of primarily ethnic Tibetans. Other ethnic groups in Tibet include Menba (Monpa), Lhoba, ...   » Read the article