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... Buddhist scriptures in the Pali language . Following him , monks from Buddhist monasteries in North India travelled and taught along the eastern coast of India before crossing to establish monastic commu- nities on the island . Buddhism ...
... Buddhist scriptures in the Pali language . Following him , monks from Buddhist monasteries in North India travelled and taught along the eastern coast of India before crossing to establish monastic commu- nities on the island . Buddhism ...
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... Buddhist substitute for Ravana . According to one account the Buddha is believed to have preached to Ravana at the summit of Sumanakutu , suggesting the ascendance of Buddhism over the Yaksha belief in the sky god . Typical of the myths ...
... Buddhist substitute for Ravana . According to one account the Buddha is believed to have preached to Ravana at the summit of Sumanakutu , suggesting the ascendance of Buddhism over the Yaksha belief in the sky god . Typical of the myths ...
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... Buddhist doctrine , and from the feathers , horns , bones and fur on the old shaman's tunic have been derived theatrical costumes for the ' Buddhist ' dances of the eagle , stag , snow - lion and skeleton . The shaman's eagle , by means ...
... Buddhist doctrine , and from the feathers , horns , bones and fur on the old shaman's tunic have been derived theatrical costumes for the ' Buddhist ' dances of the eagle , stag , snow - lion and skeleton . The shaman's eagle , by means ...
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Aboriginal Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arnhem Land Australia Baal became believed bird birth body brother Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts century BCE civilisation creation myths creatures Cúchulainn cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility figure fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting important Indian Inuit island Izanagi journey killed king Krishna lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taíno temple themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Tuatha Dé Danann Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus