Buddhism Archive
Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Pakistan report they have unearthed a 1,800-year-old Buddhist stupa and relics in the region of the northwestern province of Khyber
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Kanishka Casket (known as the Kanishka reliquary) is a beautiful Buddhist treasure of gilded copper. The relic dates back to the first
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is a truly puzzling ancient carving in Sri Lanka covered with strange symbols, lines, and other geometric figures. The ancient chart-like carving
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A tomb with a white marble coffin bed dated to the Sui Dynasty (A.D. 581–618) has been unearthed in Anyang, Central China's Henan
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among many fantastic hybrid creatures with often an arguable origin, a legendary and complex sea creature in Hindu mythology is known as Makara.
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A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Hindu beliefs, the rakshasas were a terrible danger to all living creatures, and especially to their enemies. Sculptures of Rakshasa in Thailand. Credit: Stock
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In many Asian countries, people celebrate the Hungry Ghost festival in August. It’s an ancient tradition and a time when people make offerings
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Emperor Ashoka (304 B.C -232 B.C.) is long gone but this great historical figure left behind an everlasting legacy and he is remembered
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ancient Bazira, also known as the city of Alexander the Great was established after the destruction of the lower city in the third century
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - People have observed the water and its powers over the centuries and created related myths and legends. The sea symbolizes the water of the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ahimsa is an ancient multidimensional concept strongly emphasizing the importance of non-violence and compassion towards all living beings. Not causing injury includes not only
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Chinese Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When angry with someone, we often say, “Go to hell”. Whether we believe in the existence of hell is unimportant. We have simply
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Ancient Symbols
David Tee - AncientPages.com - Taken from the Sanskrit language the word mandala means circle. Most users of mandalas define it as being a representation of a perfect universe.
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Sokushinbutsu Buddhist monks of northern Japan were those who were able to mummify their bodies while alive. These monks practiced an extreme, physical
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Zuni Indians in New Mexico are unlike any other Native American tribe. Not only is their language, religion, and blood type surprisingly
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Dragon Empress Wu Zetian was a colorful, strong and unique person and this naturally made her either popular or disliked by many. She was
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sacred number “four” is considered to be a perfect number with a deep and worldwide symbolic meaning that goes back to the dawn of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sacred Mount Fuji on Honshu Island, Japan, has been a widely venerated mountain in Japan since ancient times. People of both Buddhist and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Worshiping trees is one of the oldest traditions in India. One such sacred tree is the Kalpa Tree, also known as the Kalpavriksha,
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