World MythologyCovers the myths and traditions, as well as social and cultural influences behind civilizations all around the world. |
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According to one account the Buddha is believed to have preached to Ravana at the summit of Sumanakutu , the sacred mountain , suggesting the ascendance of Buddhism over the earlier sky deities . The sun god Sumana , mentioned in the ...
According to one account the Buddha is believed to have preached to Ravana at the summit of Sumanakutu , the sacred mountain , suggesting the ascendance of Buddhism over the earlier sky deities . The sun god Sumana , mentioned in the ...
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Myths Retold THE BIRTH OF PADMASAMBHAVA THE INDIAN MYSTIC Padmasambhava is popularly believed to have emanated miraculously as an eight - year old youth within the heart of a lotus blossom in the Dhanakosha lake in Oddiyana ...
Myths Retold THE BIRTH OF PADMASAMBHAVA THE INDIAN MYSTIC Padmasambhava is popularly believed to have emanated miraculously as an eight - year old youth within the heart of a lotus blossom in the Dhanakosha lake in Oddiyana ...
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AFTERLIFE Believed to be where the spirit went after bodily death ; also known as paradise , Underworld , Hades , Heaven , Elysian fields , Netherworld . ALLEGORY Storytelling device where one thing is described as another in order to ...
AFTERLIFE Believed to be where the spirit went after bodily death ; also known as paradise , Underworld , Hades , Heaven , Elysian fields , Netherworld . ALLEGORY Storytelling device where one thing is described as another in order to ...
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