Amitāyus
Amitāyus (Skt.). ‘Boundless life’, an alternative name for the
Buddha Amitābha, though perhaps originally used as a epithet for him. He is often depicted with a
begging-bowl containing the elixir of immortality.
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Drazin, Charles: The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence and Wretched Reversal in the Reign of Louis XIV.(Book review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 3/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; Drazin, Charles The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life...Wretched Reversal in the Reign of Louis XIV Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press 352 pp...Dumas again), and the occasional film. Charles Drazin, who writes about film and is the...
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Love and Louis XIV.(Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Bookmarks; 1/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...EXCELLENT "To speak of Louis XIV's 'private existence' would...interesting new book, Love and Louis XIV, proposes to do just that...Mary Queen of Scots, Royal Charles, Marie Antoinette) departs...with which she describes Louis XIV's philandering strikes some...
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Antonia Fraser Peers into the Heart of Louis XIV
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 11/11/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...about the fact that Louis the XIV was a very serious monarch...his first cousin, our King Charles II. They were first cousins. But in council meetings, Charles II was always yawning and sending...think my dog needs me. Louis XIV, on the other hand, was an...
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IBM enlists former EMC engineering head to help win storage wars; Acquisition of storage vendor XIV brings Symmetrix architect to IBM.(International Business Machines Corp.)
Magazine article from: Network World; 1/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...acquisition of Israeli storage vendor XIV, and the company's chairman...York Yankees," wrote analysts Charles King of Pund-IT and David Hill...world of credibility to the IBM/XIV deal." Yanai was ousted from...role he will play at Big Blue. XIV was founded in 2002 and is known...
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King of Luxury.(International Edition)(Louis XIV)
Magazine article from: Newsweek International; 11/16/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...remains undiminished. And Louis XIV: L'Homme et le Roi, a new...first investigation of Louis XIV as the man behind the crown...progress of his court painter Charles Le Brun to the construction of...out true works of art, Louis XIV gave a formidable push--in...
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Mon Dieu! Louis XIV planned to invade ... via Aberystwyth; Python Terry Jones reveals plot hidden in world's first road atlas.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 5/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...upon plans to land Louis XIV's forces on the Mid...apparently hatched after Charles II had signed the Treaty...map was being made, Charles II had just signed the...he plotted with Louis XIV of France to restore...Catholicism. In the treaty, Charles II was promised money...
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It was good to be 'Sun King': With France in good stead, Louis XIV could focuson romance
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/29/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...of Marie Antoinette -- Louis XIV's great-grandson's wife...French revolutionaries, Louis XIV (1638-1715) lived in a France...influence of the women around Louis XIV. Louis' empathy and kinship...Europe's royal families. King Charles II of England, one of Louis...
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Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Court Costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II. By Philip...command obedience. Louis XIV's embrace of the multicolored...courtly opulence, King Charles XII of Sweden's simple...royal military uniform. Charles's stunning victory over...but, imitating Louis XIV, wore a glittering habit...
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L'Opera a Paris au temps de Louis XIV: histoire d'un theatre.
Magazine article from: Notes; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...beginnings in 1669 to the death of Louis XIV in 1715. Though officially privately owned...activities. Ironically, it was Louis XIV, near the end of his reign, who attempted...the writings of contemporary critics - Charles Perrault, Antoine Houdar de La Motte...
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The man who outshone the Sun King; a life of gleaming opulence and wretched reversal in the reign of Louis XIV.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2009; 508 words
; ...opulence and wretched reversal in the reign of Louis XIV. Drazin, Charles. Da Capo Press 2008 338 pages $26.00 Hardcover DC130...contrast his lavish life as first minister to Louis XIV with his eventual downfall. Written for students and...
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Charles XIV
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Charles XIV (Charles John; Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte) , 1763-1844, king of Sweden...of Ponte Corvo to the pope. He succeeded to the throne in 1818 as Charles XIV. He maintained peace throughout his reign, which was marked by internal...
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Louis XIV
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Louis XIV Louis XIV (1638-1715) was king of France from...monarchy had been reestablished by Louis XIV's grandfather, Henry IV. Successive...country, assisted by England whose king, Charles II, was on his payroll. Instead of the...
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Charles Le Brun
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Charles Le Brun The French painter, decorator, and draftsman Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) served as administrator...painting and the decorative arts under King Louis XIV. Between 1661 and 1683 Charles Le Brun was virtually dictator of all the arts...
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Charles II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the Cabal ministry. Charles then took England into...the support of Louis XIV of France, with whom...dependence on Parliament, Charles was to adopt Roman Catholicism...friendly to Holland. Charles, unable to secure money...agreements with Louis XIV, by which he received...
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Charles VI
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...successor in Spain to King Charles II, who was childless...deathbed, however, Charles II left his throne to...grandson of King Louis XIV of France; Philip was...immediately against Louis XIV and Philip (see Spanish...War of the ). Although Charles, with the aid of British...
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