where they were transmitted to other regions of the world including Tibet. These sutras on banners were the original prayer flags. The origin of the prayer flag comes from the Shakyamuni Buddha‚ whose prayers were written on battle flags used by devas against their enemies the asuras. Monks carried this knowledge of the prayer flags in Tibet after 640 C.E. and the actual flags were introduced no later than 1040 C.E. The Indian monk Atisha (980-1054 C.E.) introduced the Indian practice of printing
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Sri Krishnadevaraya Sri Krishnadevaraya ruled the Vijayanagara empire for 21 years during the years‚ 1509 – 1529. The reign of Krishnadevaraya marks “the grand climax in the development of the empire‚ and the successful achievement of the objects for which it was actually founded”. He was the greatest ruler of Vijayanagara and one of the most famous kings in the history of India and is considered as the greatest Hindu kuruba king to have ever lived. The present Rayalaseema (The land of Krishnarayalu)
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The Ever Changing Religion Hinduism is one of the oldest and perhaps the most complex of all organized religions. It is its complexity that has led it to be the subject of debate for several reasons. The primary dispute appertains to the fact that Hinduism encompasses a broad spectrum of Indian religious ways as if they were only one tradition (Fisher‚ 2014‚ pg. 71). In its defense‚ Hinduism’s great age can account for much of its extreme variations. It is an evolving religion. Hinduism has evolved
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Kamma (caste) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia KammaClassification Landlords and Peasants Titles (in Regions)Chowdary ‡ Coastal Andhra Pradesh Rao‚ Rayudu‡ Andhra Pradesh Nayaka‡ Medieval Andhra Pradesh‚MedievalKarnataka Naidu ‡ Rayalaseema‚ Tamil Nadu‚ Karnataka Naicker‡ South Tamil Nadu ‡ Shared by other groups Regions with significant Population in IndiaAndhra Pradesh 50‚00‚000 Tamil Nadu 10‚00‚000 Karnataka 5‚00‚000 Orissa 15‚000 Maharashtra 5‚000 Regions with significant Population around
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AMADALLI BETWEEN THE SAHYADRIS AND THE ARABIAN SEA IS A NARROW COASTAL STRIP‚ KNOWN AS THE AMADALLI WHICH VARIES FROM 8 TO 10 KILOMETRES (5.0 TO 15 MI) IN WIDTH. AMADALLI IS A LARGE VILLAGE IN THE SOUTHERN STATE OF KARNATAKA‚ INDIA AND LIES BETWEEN THE COORDINATES 14°44’42"N AND 74°13’33"E. IT IS LOCATED IN THE KARWAR TALUK / TEHSIL OF UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT. VILLAGE CODE OF AMADALLI IS 691200 / 602627. IT IS SITUATED 18 KMS SOUTH OF KARWAR‚ 100 KMS SOUTH GOA‚ 260 KM NORTH OF MANGALORE AND 545
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INTRODUCTION The word ‘Caste’ is originally derived from the Latin word Castus‚ which means chaste and pure. From ancient times the Indian society was divided into Jatis or small groups which are distinct from classes. Due to the complexity of Jatis‚ the Portuguese who came to India gave the name castas‚ referring to the pure/impure divide. Thus the word caste came into being in the Indian society. The translation of the terms Varna and Jati into caste seems obscures the real difference between
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Buddhist believed in Devas as the God‚ per-say‚ and that after death the soul would be reborn again into the world to continue one’s journey. The teachings of Buddha were expressed in the Four Noble Truths. Unlike the other two sages‚ Buddhist believed in pain‚ and pain alone
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Reincarnation is the religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit‚ after biological death‚ begins a new life in a new body that may be human‚ animal or spiritual depending on the moral quality of the previous life’s actions. This doctrine is a central tenet of the Indian religions. It is also a common belief of other religions such as Druidism‚ Spiritism‚ Theosophy‚ and Eckankar and is found in many tribal societies around the world‚ in places such as Siberia‚ West Africa‚ North America
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passed when he returns to Earth.[2][3] The Buddhist Pāli Canons also mention time moving at different pace‚ in the Payasi Sutta‚ one of Buddha’s chief disciples Kumara Kassapa explains to the skeptic Payasi that "In the Heaven of the Thirty Three Devas‚ time passes at a different pace‚ and people live much longer. In the period of
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BMI View: Data released by the Turkish drugmakers association for 2013 sales corresponds with our own forecasts. We have also modified our pharmaceutical sales forecast for 2014 and beyond to reflect the volatile exchange rate situation. We now see Turkey’s lustre as an emerging pharmaceutical market regressing over the medium term. We believe that the business environment will continue to impede the industry and see very little scope for the central government to enact business-friendly reform in
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