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23 hours ago · A History. Part One: India and China: "Zen (Chin. Ch'an, an abbreviation of ch'an-na, which transliterates the Sanskrit Dhyāna (Devanagari: ध्यान) or its Pali cognate Jhāna (Sanskrit; Pāli झान), terms meaning "meditation") is the name of a Mahāyāna Buddhist school of meditation originating in China.
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23 hours ago · The royal clan of the Mongols is the Borjigin clan descended from Bodonchar Munkhag ( c. 850–900 ). This clan produced Khans and princes for Mongolia and surrounding regions until the early 20th century. All the Great Khans of the Mongol Empire, including its founder Genghis Khan, were of the Borjigin clan.
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23 hours ago · Franz Kafka (gelegentlich tschechisch František Kafka, hebräischer Name: אנשיל Anschel; [1] * 3. Juli 1883 in Prag, Österreich-Ungarn; † 3. Juni 1924 in Kierling, Österreich) war einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der Prager deutschen Literatur und der deutschsprachigen Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts überhaupt.
23 hours ago · Mahavira ( Devanagari: महावीर, Mahāvīra ), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna ), was the 24th Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. [10] Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Jain family of ancient India.
- One daughter, Priyadarshana, also called Anojja.
- Parshvanatha
- Vira, Ativira, Vardhamana, Sanmatinatha
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23 hours ago · Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice . The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries.
23 hours ago · Retrieved April 29, 2017. ^ Carl Manner im Alter von 87 Jahren verstorben (in German) ^ Sven Pettersson (in Swedish) ^ Former Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas dies at 80. ^ Notorious Hong Kong gangster Yip Kai-foon, who inspired hit film Trivisa, dies in hospital. ^ Bohdan Zip [permanent dead link]
23 hours ago · Photo: Wikipedia. Ukraine’s Ambassador in Latvia Anatolii Kutsevol has said that Latvia will soon be able to send to Ukraine drones and radar defence systems manufactured in Latvia. Source: Anatolii Kutsevol in an interview with Ukrinform. Details: Kutsevol said that Latvia never forgets that it has taken on the coordinating role in the ...
