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Ktetor portraits of church dignitaries in Serbian post-Byzantine painting (Part two) [PDF]
The second part of this paper is dedicated to the ktetor portraits of church dignitaries in Serbian Post-Byzantine painting. It focuses on monastic ktetor portraits (hegoumenoi, hieromonks and monks), their vestments, discussing the state of ...
Matić Miljana M.
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Chakhar-Gebshi ‘s Concept of a Pious Monk [PDF]
Buddhism occupies an important place in the history of culture of the Mongolian peoples, in particular from the 16th century, which corresponds to the third stage of the spread of the Buddhist religion among the Mongols.
Marina V. Ayusheeva
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Monks: A Population at Risk for Liver Fluke and Skin-Penetrating Helminths
Monks cannot cook received raw meat dishes and should walk barefoot while working. This population lacks both a survey of parasitic infection and a proper prevention and control policy.
Nuttapon Ekobol +3 more
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Increased migration of Lepidoptera linked to climate change
The number of species of migratory Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) reported each year at a site in the south of the UK has been rising steadily. This number is very strongly linked to rising temperatures in SW Europe.
Tim H. SPARKS +3 more
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Peregrinatio: aNever-Ending Pilgrimage to an Unspecified End
To most modern-day thinkers a pilgrimage entails a journey to a sacred place. Thus, the primary purpose of the voyage is to reach a locale that holds special meaning for the pilgrim. Typically, the end destination is a place where a significant familial,
Bernice Lamb-Senechal
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Climate signals are reflected in an 89 year series of British Lepidoptera records
Historical data sources on abundance of organisms are valuable for determining responses of those organisms to climate change and coincidence of changes amongst different organisms.
Roger L.H. DENNIS, Tim H. SPARKS
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The Astronomical Innovations of Monk Yixing 一行 (673–727)
The Chinese monk Yixing 一行 (673–727) is unique in being an early architect of the Mantrayāna tradition (Esoteric Buddhism) in East Asia in addition to featuring as a significant individual within the history of astronomy and calendrical science in China.
Jeffrey Kotyk
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The distribution of arthropod species on a 400 m elevational gradient (equivalent to a temperature decrease of 2.5°C) on Snowdon, North Wales, was examined and compared with the British distribution.
Alan BUSE, David HADLEY, Tim SPARKS
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The variety of Buddhist paths in Konjaku Monogatari-shū
The article summarizes the results of the religious-studies and historical-philosophical research based on the Konjaku monogatari-shū (1120s). This largest set of didactic setsuwa tales provides an encyclopedic picture of Buddhism as it was known in ...
M. V. Babkova +2 more
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Why Was Original Buddhism for Monks Only?
Early Buddhism was a monastic religion: the Buddha’s disciples were mendicant monks. However, there are many laypeople today who are practising Buddhists, meditating and following the eightfold Buddhist path towards nirvāṇa.This paper investigates how ...
Ferenc Ruzsa
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