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THE SACRED LANDSCAPE RESPECT FOR NATURE and animals is a fundamental theme in the traditional worldview of Arctic peoples , and is reflected in both mythology and practice . Many features in the landscape are sacred places , where ...
THE SACRED LANDSCAPE RESPECT FOR NATURE and animals is a fundamental theme in the traditional worldview of Arctic peoples , and is reflected in both mythology and practice . Many features in the landscape are sacred places , where ...
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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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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 King .
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 King .
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