as warriors protecting their beloved monastery which is part of their history. This is realised as the stage is representing the outside of their monastery with large doors opening outside to steps which lead downwards and have 2 Chinese statues guarding them. The movements of the Shaolin monks are also very sharp and aggressive. They shout "HA!" loudly together on particularly strong movements as a warning signal and to show it is their territory and monastery. This is a characteristic of ritual
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at all. The Lindau Gospels and Codex Aureus Epternach are probably in two different languages because they were being used for different purposes. The Lindau Gospels were commissioned by Charles the Bald‚ Charlemagne’s grandson‚ to be used in a Monastery‚ most likely (Lasko). Before the making of the Lindau Gospels‚ scripture was written in an "unsightly" form of Latin‚ with no spaces between words and in all capitals‚ which made it difficult to read and study. However‚ when Charles commissioned
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Effects of Christianity on English Civilization Christianity on English civilisation had some effects. Buildings like churches‚ monasteries and Latin schools were built. Referring to Cable‚ A. C. (n.d.). Orbis Latinus. Retrieved October 17‚ 2011‚ from Orbis Latinus Web Site http://www.orbilat.com/Influences_of_Romance/English/RIFL-English-Latin-The_Inflluences_on_Old_English.html‚ a Greek Bishop‚ Theodore of Tharus and his follower‚ Hadrian devoted their time and energy to teach poetry‚ art and
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St. Patrick was a fifth century British Christian missionary and is accredited with introducing Christianity to Ireland in 431-2 AD. However this is compromised by the fact that Palladius was the first recorded missionary to be sent to Ireland by pope Celestine to be bishop to the Irish Christian people. Patrick stated that Palladius failed his mission to spread the word to the people because he was hindered by God‚ however other external documents indicate that Palladius mission was very successful
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his farm-oriented upbringing‚ Mendel had shared an interest with the study of hybridization from the very young age of nine or ten. He became a monk at a monastery in Brunn‚ Moravis (now Brno in the Czech Republic. This was where he was given the name Gregor‚ the monastery belonged to the Augustinian Order of St. Thomas. While at the monastery‚ Mendel became interested with selective breeding in animals. Many people involved in the church believed that such experimentation was tampering with God’s
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How Far Do You Agree That Henry Was Severely Damaged By The Pilgrimage Of Grace? [30 Marks] The dissolution of the monasteries had not attracted significant opposition elsewhere but was an important factor in the Pilgrimage of Grace‚ which was the only major rebellion of Henry’s reign. The Pilgrimage of Grace was the central event in a series that took place in 1536‚ firstly in Lincolnshire and the across Yorkshire and the north-west. Some would argue that this rebellion was not a major threat
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to threats looming overhead‚ many of the monasteries were moved into the woods where
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the third day they go to a monastery where they have to live for at least a week or more. I think this is a great custom for all these children because they have fun participating in the festival for two days and after that they decide if they want to stay in the monastery for more the a week so it’s their decision if they want to become monks. I also think that the custom show grown in these kids because their knowledge increases and they come back from the monastery as new people who know more
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feature of this period. Cultural and artistic achievements made during this period of time include the Jokhang‚ Ramoche‚ Changzhug and Samye monasteries. These monasteries are a combination of architecture‚ paintings and sculptures‚ the styles of which were disseminated in accordance with the world model of Buddhism. The major architectural features of these monasteries were built using a style unique to Tibet‚ and also incorporating influences from India and the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty. A unique
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marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in England‚ and Thomas Cromwell‚ Henry VIII’s head of the King’s Council‚ instigated a series of governmental policies including new taxes‚ growth of royal power in the north of England‚ closure of monasteries‚ and elimination of Catholic church lands. In response to Cromwell’s doings‚ marchers staged protests and armed demonstrations that came to be known as the Pilgrimage of Grace. The religious goals of the participants of the Pilgrimage of Grace discussed
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