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    Title: Everest Base Camp Trekking- Full Guide The Everest locale is the most popular destination among the tourists in Nepal‚ which is renowned for its fabulous mountain tops and the magnificence of the slopes. A large portion of this spot experience edges and trails. However‚ you would have sufficient space to rest and have a meal on your way. Taking us to the most notable base camp of all‚ at the best mountain on the planet‚ Mount Everest (8848m)‚ Everest Base Camp Trek is one of the world’s greatest

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    enabled China to be more open to the populations and cultures of its far western regions. Also‚ The Silk Road allowed the spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism completely transformed the Chinese Empire and Buddhist cave monasteries formed along the route into China. The Vedic religion known as Brahmanism attempted to explain all theological problems and to help to unify the people of South Asia although it was not the universal faith. The Gupta dynasty wrote down the Brahmanism

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    Sigiriya

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    of Sri Lanka. Sigiriya may have been inhabited through prehistoric times. It was used as a rock-shelter mountain monastery from about the 5th century BC‚ with caves prepared and donated by devotees to the Buddhist Sangha. According to the chronicles as Mahavamsa the entire complex was built by King Kashyapa (AD 477 – 495)‚ and after the king’s death‚ it was used as a Buddhist monastery until 14th century. The Sigiri inscriptions were deciphered by the archaeologist Senarath Paranavithana in his renowned

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    he serpentine coastline and sheer natural beauty of Croatia (Hrvatska) make it an irresistible European destination. Its tourist industry is now fully fledged‚ but the accompanying development has been fairly unobtrusive and there are still plenty of secluded rocky beaches and pristine old towns to explore. As well as a rich cultural heritage‚ the country offers a wealth of outdoor activities and a rapidly expanding festival scene. Already a hit destination among those in the know‚ Croatia looks

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    Description About Croatia

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    In home reading I read about one of the world’s most beautiful countries - Croatia. Croatia is located in South-Eastern Europe between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia‚ and bordering the Adriatic Sea. Croatia is the place where is meeting historic and modern‚ and where can see the beautiful mountains‚ plains‚ coast‚ lakes and rivers and it’s all in one place. [1] As the tourist destination Croatia is popular‚ of course‚ in summer and several millions tourists visit Croatia n the summer months

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    Charlemagne History 101 - Fast Forward Fall 1996 PREPARED BY: SUBMITTED: September 30‚ 1996 Charlemagne‚ or Charles the Great‚ King of the Franks (742-814)‚ was a strong leader who unified Western Europe through military power and the blessing of the Church. His belief in the need for education among the Frankish people was to bring about religious‚ political‚ and educational reforms that would change the history of Europe. Charlemagne was born in 742 at Aachen

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    in England were the monasteries where monks lived. They were also the most loyal supporters of the pope. This made them a threat to Henry. They did not help the community as they were meant to do. All they seemed to do was take money from the poor. Henry wanted to make the Dissolution appear to be backed by law. He sent round government officials to check up on what the monks were doing. Anything to discredit the monks was considered useful. In 1535-6‚ 200 smaller monasteries were dissolved by statute

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    The Name of the Rose

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    of the Rose:Discuss the religious content of a text “The step between ecstatic vision and sinful frenzy is all too brief.” Said William of Baskerville in the film based on the book The Name of the Rose which was set in a medieval Italian monastery. As the church gained power from the authority and strengthened than any authority in the call of spiritual comfort from the God‚ people who serviced for religion became addictive to power‚ and they also made faith an excuse to acquire

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    highlight Buddha’s teachings. Different parts of Buddha life is instilled in the architecture. According to "The Buddhist Architecture" (2007)‚ “Caves or grottoes are the oldest form of the Buddhist architecture. They are also known as the rock-cut monasteries‚ which were hewn from the cliffs and rock walls of the valleys. In India‚ the most significant cave is Ajanta caves‚ near modern Aurangabad‚ Maharashtra.” (para. Two and Four). The caves had played a large part in the history of Buddhist architecture;

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    kings‚ along with Philip I and Louis XI‚ who were not buried in the Abbey church of Saint-Denis (Verdon and Dally 190-191).         Abbot Suger was born to a minor noble family and he was intelligent as a child (Bradbury 129). He was raised at the monastery of Saint-Denis. He studied there and at a very

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