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This work proposes the virtual restoration of the Bodhidharma polychrome sculpture from the Lingyan Temple in China. Based on scientific analyses and simulation experiments, exterior colours and textures were virtually restored by combining 3D scanning ...
Yongdong Tong +3 more
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS SWEETENERS IN TERMS OF THEIR EFFECTS ON THE HUMAN BODY
This article discusses the most common sweeteners from the point of view of the impact on the human body. The relevance of this topic lies in the fact that modern humanity is constantly searching for ways to combat such diseases as diabetes, obesity ...
E. V. Nenasheva, A. V. Borisova
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Sculpture portraits of Japanese religious figures
Japanese portrait sculpture developed in Buddhist context and never completely divorced itself from that religious setting. From the beginning, the majority of the subjects portrayed were religious personages, whether legendary or historical.
Y. L. Kuzhel
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Mound of the Military Elite Sakas of Torgay
The article is devoted to the results of excavations of one complex of the Saba burial ground in the Karatorgay river valley. The monument is located in the contact zone of two worlds: Sakas and Savromat-Sarmatian.
Onggaruly Akhan. +3 more
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The Bronze Age—Iron Age transition in Central Asia (ca. 800 BCE) was a period of significant cultural change that was heavily influenced by greater population interaction and mobility.
Natsuki Murakami +12 more
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The aim of this paper is to present the use of mathematical model for an assessment of seed germination on the example of a genus Dracocephalum L. based on logistic function. An assessment of the quality of seeds and their species specificity was carried
Andrei Komarov +2 more
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The old and new faces of morphology: the legacy of D'Arcy Thompson's 'theory of transformations' and 'laws of growth' [PDF]
In 1917, the publication of On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson challenged both mathematicians and naturalists to think about biological shapes and diversity as more than a confusion of chaotic forms generated at random, but rather as ...
Abzhanov, Arhat, Arhat Abzhanov
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Mahayana Philosophy: Problems and Research
The introduction to the topic of this issue is an overview of the research articles authored by Russian, Lithuanian, and Indian scholars on various problems of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy.
Victoria G. Lysenko
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A Study of History of Buddhism and its Contribution to Indian Culture
King Asoka (ca. 270-232 BCE) converted to Buddhism. He did not make it a state religion, but supported all ethical religions. He organised the spreading of Buddhism throughout India, but also beyond; most importantly to Shri Lanka.
Walmik Kachru Sarwade +1 more
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Buddhist Perspectives on Death
The study deals with some of the central issues concerning the notion of death as discussed in Theravāda (Pāli Buddhism) as well as Mahāyāna Buddhism. What is the sense that death is regarded as an instance of duḥkha (Sanskrit) or dukkha (Pāli)?
Pradeep P. Gokhale
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