Hinduism Archive
Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Pakistan report they have unearthed a 1,800-year-old Buddhist stupa and relics in the region of the northwestern province of Khyber
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The temple was built on the banks of a large artificial lake and sponsored by King Vishnuvardhan of the Hoysala Empire, located in
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com –The Kanishka Casket, (also known as the Kanishka reliquary), is a beautiful Buddhist treasure made in gilded copper. The relic dates back to the
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Fire has played an important role in human life since the dawn of history. Generally, fire symbolizes eternity, warmth, love, spiritual enlightenment, hell, punishment,
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Ancient Symbols
Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among many fantastic hybrid creatures with often an arguable origin, there is a legendary and complex sea-creature in Hindu mythology known as Makara.
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A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Hindu beliefs, the rakshasas were a terrible danger to all living creatures, and especially to their enemies. As master magicians, the rakshasa warriors
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The holy bird Garuda is one of the most interesting figures in the Hindu pantheon. Garuda (not a god himself) is half-man, half-bird, and
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - The story behind Shiva and his third eye is an interesting one. There are many theories about his eye and what it does. But most
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - People have observed the water and its powers over the centuries and created related myths and legends. Water has been credited with purification
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ahimsa is an ancient multidimensional concept strongly emphasizing the importance of non-violence and compassion towards all living beings. Not causing injury includes not only
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Chinese Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When we are angry with someone, we often say “Go to hell”. Whether we believe in the existence of a hell is unimportant. We
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sacred number “four” is considered to be a perfect number with a deep and worldwide symbolic meaning that goes back to the dawn of
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