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THE SACRED LANDSCAPE RESPECT FOR NATURE and animals is a
fundamental theme in the A Walrus being fished by Greenlanders . traditional
worldview of Arctic peoples , and is reflected in both mythology and practice .
Many features ...
THE SACRED LANDSCAPE RESPECT FOR NATURE and animals is a
fundamental theme in the A Walrus being fished by Greenlanders . traditional
worldview of Arctic peoples , and is reflected in both mythology and practice .
Many features ...
Page 159
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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With the Earl of Wind , Master of Cloud and Master of Rain , Hwanung descended
upon the summit of the Great White Mountain by the Sacred Sandlewood Tree .
Hwanung called the spot the Sacred City and he was known as the Heavenly ...
With the Earl of Wind , Master of Cloud and Master of Rain , Hwanung descended
upon the summit of the Great White Mountain by the Sacred Sandlewood Tree .
Hwanung called the spot the Sacred City and he was known as the Heavenly ...
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