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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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ASTRAL DEITIES As explanations for the planets , people or deities were
believed to have transformed into the moon , stars or sun . AFTERLIFE Believed
to be where the spirit went after bodily death ; also known as paradise ,
Underworld ...
ASTRAL DEITIES As explanations for the planets , people or deities were
believed to have transformed into the moon , stars or sun . AFTERLIFE Believed
to be where the spirit went after bodily death ; also known as paradise ,
Underworld ...
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SHAMAN Ancient priests believed to be both of the spirit and material world and
possess supernatural powers of healing and transformation . SOLAR BODIES
Stars and planets , the presence of which were explained as deities as part of ...
SHAMAN Ancient priests believed to be both of the spirit and material world and
possess supernatural powers of healing and transformation . SOLAR BODIES
Stars and planets , the presence of which were explained as deities as part of ...
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