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16 hours ago · Etymology. The English meditation is derived from Old French meditacioun, in turn from Latin meditatio from a verb meditari, meaning "to think, contemplate, devise, ponder". In the Catholic tradition, the use of the term meditatio as part of a formal, stepwise process of meditation goes back to at least the 12th-century monk Guigo II, before which the Greek word theoria was used for the same ...
16 hours ago · Bodhidharma ( Chinese: 達磨; Hiragana: だるま; Romaji: Daruma ), painted by Miyamoto Musashi, swordsman artist and philosopher who was close to Takuan Soho, a monk of the Rinzai sect (linked to the samurai caste) founded by the 28th Patriarch. There are early texts which explicitly associate Bodhidharma with the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra.
16 hours ago · Istanbul. / 41.01361°N 28.95500°E / 41.01361; 28.95500. Istanbul [a] is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of ...
16 hours ago · You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Chinese Wikipedia article at [[:zh:馬來西亞車輛號牌]]; see its history for attribution.
- 4th Division (Present-day Miri Division)
16 hours ago · Hanuman ( / ˈhʌnʊˌmɑːn /; Sanskrit: हनुमान्, IAST: Hanumān ), [5] also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, [6] is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine vanara, and a devoted companion of the deity Rama. Central to the Ramayana, Hanuman is celebrated for his unwavering devotion to Rama and is considered a chiranjivi.
- Matiman, Shrutiman, Ketuman, Gatiman and Dhritiman (brothers)
- Gada (mace)
16 hours ago · Aleister Crowley ( / ˈælɪstər ˈkroʊli / AL-ist-ər KROH-lee; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into ...
16 hours ago · Hiberno-English (/ h aɪ ˈ b ɜːr n oʊ, h ɪ-/ hy-BUR-noh, hih-; from Latin: Hibernia "Ireland") or Irish English (IrE), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
