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The Buddha image is popular , usually seated in the gesture of ' Calling the Earth to Witness ' or protected by the naga ( see Southeast Asia ) , and Jataka stories are often depicted in mural painting and silver work .
The Buddha image is popular , usually seated in the gesture of ' Calling the Earth to Witness ' or protected by the naga ( see Southeast Asia ) , and Jataka stories are often depicted in mural painting and silver work .
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GODS AND SPIRITS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AMONG NATURE SPIRITS the rice goddess is par- ticularly honoured , and the god or spirit of the mountain or volcano is also feared , especially in the islands . The god of the sea , too , is respected ...
GODS AND SPIRITS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AMONG NATURE SPIRITS the rice goddess is par- ticularly honoured , and the god or spirit of the mountain or volcano is also feared , especially in the islands . The god of the sea , too , is respected ...
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Elsewhere in the region strong religious cults developed or were introduced , some harking back directly to Asia or even the Americas , with their own distinctive shamanic underlay . The Polynesians were the great navigators and ...
Elsewhere in the region strong religious cults developed or were introduced , some harking back directly to Asia or even the Americas , with their own distinctive shamanic underlay . The Polynesians were the great navigators and ...
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