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Puja are offerings to this founder; flowers are good--he likes flowers, they show the impermanence of life |
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THE RELIGIOUS RITE |
2026-02-23 |
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A temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka is said to house a very special relic: a tooth belonging to this religious founder |
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RELIGION |
2024-06-17 |
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(CNN's Dan Rivers delivers the clue.) Krung Thep is the local name for Bangkok, but that's only the first two syllables of the full name which includes "City of Angels", "Residence of the Emerald" & this religious figure |
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CNN RELIGION |
2014-02-27 |
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It can be any person who's reached Nirvana, or a specific one of the 6th century B.C. |
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RELIGION |
2005-04-29 |
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Statues of this religious figure feature a knot of hair covering a second brain that contains his enlightenment |
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RELIGION |
2003-11-21 |
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This religious leader was born around 563 B.C. in what is now Nepal |
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RELIGION 101 |
2000-11-20 |
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Legend says he spent 98 days beneath a large bo tree, 49 to solve the riddle of suffering & 49 more to meditate |
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RELIGION |
1999-10-11 |
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Some images of this "Enlightened One" show a top-knot which symbolizes his supreme wisdom |
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RELIGION |
1999-03-16 |
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Hindus consider this father of another religion to be the ninth incarnation of Vishnu |
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THE HINDU RELIGION |
1999-01-07 |
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Bodhisattvas are personifications of the virtues of this founder of a religion |
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RELIGION |
1996-07-15 |
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His final release at Kasia from the cycle of rebirth is called the Parinirvana |
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RELIGIONS |
1995-12-14 |
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The name of the Mahayana branch of this religion means "great vehicle" |
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RELIGION |
1995-07-18 |
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He sought to overcome suffering for 6 years before attaining enlightenment in the 520s B.C. |
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RELIGION |
1994-10-18 |
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This religious leader's teachings are called the Dharma |
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RELIGION |
1994-07-06 |
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Supposedly born on the same day, Ananda was this man's first cousin & an important disciple |
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RELIGION |
1993-02-03 |
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This religious figure is called Fo in Chinese & Butsu in Japanese |
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1992-05-06 |
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The festival of Vesak commemorates the birth, enlightenment & death of this religious leader |
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RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS |
1991-03-08 |
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He was born to a noble family circa 563 B.C. in the region of the Indian-Nepalese border |
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RELIGION |
1990-02-05 |
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Well-known nickname of Siddhartha Gautama |
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RELIGION |
1985-10-03 |
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