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8th century temple discovered while renovating another in Odisha

Edit Indian Express 10 Jun 2016
A small Parvati temple dating back to the 8th century has been unearthed near Rushikulya Rookery, in Ganjam district of Odisha. Several other 8th century artifacts have also been found ... Senior historian and retired head of history department at Berhampur university, Ashok Kumar Rath, told the Hindu that the Bateswar temple dates back to the 8th century and belonged to the Shilodvhav period....

The philosophy of dualism

Edit The Hindu 10 Jun 2016
The proposal first came from the Karnataka-based Sringeri Sharada Peetham in 2014. The math, first of the four maths established by Shankara in the 8th Century, reportedly wrote to the government about the “need to recognise and promote valuable contributions made by Sri Adi Shankara to the country through his doctrine of Advaita (non-dualism).” One is not sure of the purpose that this decision would serve ... R ... Keywords....

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Begins Teachings Requested by the Nalanda Shiksha (The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jun 2016
(Source ... When the Tibetan Emperor Trisong Detsen invited Shantarakshita to Tibet in the 8th century CE, he brought the Nalanda tradition to the Land of Snow ... ' ... Turning to Shantideva's 'Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life', His Holiness repeated what Khunu Lama Rinpoche had told him, which was that since Shantideva composed it in the 8th century CE, there had been no greater text on generating the awakening mind of bodhichitta....

Mystic Mantra: Immortal side of fasting

Edit Deccan Chronicle 07 Jun 2016
Every year, Ramzan comes as a one-month training course, that helps us develop a strong will to live a completely humane, spiritually inclined and God-conscious life ... It enables every common man and woman to gear up to be a close friend of God, called Wali Allah in Islam ... The 8th century Muslim woman mystic Rabia Basri was once walking in the streets of Basra, carrying a pot of fire in one hand and a bucket of water in the other ... ....

X-rays reveal 1,300-year-old writings inside later bookbindings

Edit The Observer 05 Jun 2016
Medieval manuscripts that have been hidden from view for centuries could reveal their secrets for the first time, thanks to new technology ... Bindings made between the 15th and 18th centuries often contain hidden manuscript fragments that can be much older ... Experiments have found a fragment from a 12th-century manuscript that includes excerpts from the work of Bede, the 8th-century monk and scholar....

Parvati temple found buried in Odisha sand

Edit The Hindu 03 Jun 2016
Buried artefacts of the 8th Century are emerging during renovation work of the Bateswar temple near Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district of Odisha ... Senior historian and retired head of history department of Berhampur University, Ashok Kumar Rath, who has researched on the archaeological remains of this region said the Bateswar temple as well as the newly-discovered temple on its premises belonged to the 8th Century....

Treasures of ‘Egyptian Atlantises’ Come to Light

Edit Sputnik 31 May 2016
British archeologists have presented the first results of their underwater excavations in the Hellenic cities of Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion, which sank into the Mediterranean Sea somewhere around the 8th century AD, Nature magazine wrote ... ....

Road to Raqqa: Long struggle looms in battle for ISIS heartland

Edit CNN 30 May 2016
(CNN)Two competing alliances are closing in on the Syrian city of Raqqa -- the emblem and administrative powerhouse of ISIS ... airstrikes is attacking from the north ... Why Raqqa matters. JUST WATCHED ... It's not the first time in history that Raqqa (a swamp or bog in Arabic) has been 'on the map.' In the late 8th century Haroun al Rashid made Raqqa the capital of his Caliphate, which encompassed much of North Africa as well as Iraq and Syria....

Exploring the ancient cultures of the Verde Valley of Arizona

Edit The Examiner 29 May 2016
Just north of Phoenix, Arizona you'll find the Verde Valley. While many go there to enjoy the Verde Valley Wine Trail, there are mysteries to be discovered in the remnants of the ancient cultures of the area. The people that settled this Valley came for the water and the rich life along the river ... Montezuma Castle isn't a castle at all ... Montezuma Well's outflow has been used for irrigation since the 8th century ... 1000 ... Photos Copyright....

Things to know about Mount Athos: 1,500 monks, no women

Edit The Miami Herald 27 May 2016
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin will go to the Monastery of St ... Here are some things to know about Mount Athos ... Monks first settled there before the 8th century, and the first monastery was founded in the 10th century ... The EU has contributed substantial funds for the conservation and restoration of its buildings and their treasures, which include centuries-old wall-paintings and icons, manuscripts and religious artifacts ... ....

Take 5: The science of doping in sports (Northeastern University)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. Northeastern University). Reports of doping by Russia's Olympic athletes continue to grab headlines ... But doping in sports is not new. As early as the 8th century B.C., Greek athletes were finding ways to boost testosterone to enhance performance ... Image by YoungHee Jang/Northeastern University ... What exactly is doping? ... As early as the 8th cen­tury B.C., ancient Greek Olympians ate sheep's tes­ti­cles to enhance per­for­mance ... (noodl....

Israel Returns Smuggled Antiquities to Egypt

Edit Voa News 23 May 2016
Israel returned two smuggled ancient sarcophagus covers back to Egypt Sunday, a sign of warmer relations between the two neighbors. Israeli authorities say one of the lids dates back to the 16th to 14th centuries BC, while the other goes back to between the 10th and 8th centuries ... The wooden lids were smuggled to Dubai, brought to London, and ended up in an Jerusalem antiques store, where Israeli authorities found them in 2012 ... ....

Ancient sarcophagi returned to Egypt (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel)

Edit Public Technologies 22 May 2016
(Source. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel) (Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson) ... The artifacts consist of two covers of Egyptian sarcophagi. One of the covers is dated to the period between the 10th and 8th centuries BCE (the Iron Age) and the other is dated between the 16th and 14th centuries BCE (the Late Bronze Age) ... In order to transfer the items, several bureaucratic procedures had to be completed ... (noodl....
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