Ch'ang-an
Ch'ang-an. One of the former capital cities in imperial
China, now the modern city of Hsien (or Xi'an). A flourishing trade centre located in the north west of China at the eastern end of the
Silk Road, Ch'ang-an was an important early centre of
Buddhism.
monks arriving there with trading caravans from
India and central Asia brought scriptures and religious objects with them which attracted the attention of local gentry and stimulated curiosity about Buddhist teachings.
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Akoni Kama aims to take dirtboarding to the limit
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 8/25/1997; ; 700+ words
; IF Akoni Kama had any lingering doubts about the fate...one of three allowed jumps, catapulted Kama to the forefront of the competition. He...that this is going to hit big time," said Kama, 23. Kama, who has only been dirtboarding...
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kama-eebs Website Highlights New 'green' Energy Efficient Panels for Building.
Business Wire; 3/21/2007; 700+ words
; LAS VEGAS -- Before the introduction of kama Energy Efficient Building Systems[TM] (www.kama-eebs.com), there has never been a 100...and curved walls. Buildings constructed with kama Energy Efficient Building Systems panels...
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20 things about the Kama Sutra you weren't in a position to know; LIKE WHAT TO DO WITH A PEACOCK BONE AND HOW TO MAKE VIAGRA FROM SPARROWS' EGGS AND MILK.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 2/6/2001; 700+ words
; Byline: CLARE GOLDWIN WHAT does the Kama Sutra mean to you? An early version of...giggled nervously at the very mention of the Kama Sutra, but few actually know what the...Position Impossible: In Search of the Kama Sutra, presented by Goodness Gracious...
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A union ofthe erotic and the mundane The `Kama Sutra' - now in a new boxed edition - is renowned as a titillating manual of sexual positions. But, finds Paul Theroux, the book is also passionate about such essential skills as dancing, carpentry and bed-making
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 3/25/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...wink or pull silly faces when they say Kama Sutra (Sanskrit for "love precepts...sexual variation. The latest edition, The Kama Sutra Box, is also likely to raise smiles...version, however, and you realise that the Kama Sutra is least of all a marital aid. In...
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Memorial Service Held for Former ICTR President Kama.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 5/10/2001; 700+ words
; ...2001 A memorial service for the late Laity Kama, a judge and former president of the UN...funeral parlor in Nairobi, Kenya. Judge Kama was 62 when he died on Sunday. He had...service at the Lee Funeral Home. Judge Kama's brother, Mansour Kama, represented...
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Ancient practice of Kama Sutra offers more than meets the eye
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...sex should be performed. Today, "The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana" rests on bookshelves...techniques and erotic sounds. "'The Kama Sutra' kind of celebrates and helps people...culture, which is very sex-positive." "Kama Sutra," which means "guides to pleasure...
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Mira Nair's "Kama Sutra"
Newspaper article from: International Examiner; 3/18/1997; 700+ words
; ...Examiner 03-18-1997 Mira Nair's "Kama Sutra" That Mira Nair is a gifted filmmaker, there can be no doubt. Nair's "Kama Sutra" has all the trappings of a stunning...obligatory metaphor for betrayal. However, "Kama Sutra" fails to celebrate the power and...
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kama-EEBS Structural Systems Listed in Top 10 Green Building Products.
Business Wire; 6/24/2009; 700+ words
; LAS VEGAS -- kama-EEBS Structural Systems[TM] have been named one of...leaders on the West Coast and beyond. The Las Vegas-based kama Energy Efficient Building Systems, Inc. (kama-EEBS[TM]) has designed a technology that integrates...
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Kama Sutra Announces the Hottest Celebrity Couple of the Year.
PR Newswire; 2/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kama Sutra Company, a leading manufacturer...held throughout January and hosted via Kama Sutra's web site, invited viewers to...Shawna Taklender, Web Services Manager for Kama Sutra, "I think it's a fun way for...
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Kama Sutra road test: the ecstasy ... and the injuries: happily married writer Melissa de la Cruz had questions about hers sex life. To answer them, she literally tried every trick in the book!(YOUR SEX LIFE)
Magazine article from: Marie Claire; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...So when Marie Claire asks me to read the Kama Sutra and test its legendary positions...LITTLE about the supposedly super-erotic Kama Sutra; in Western culture, it has a reputation...porn. But in The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra, I learn that the text, compiled...
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Kama
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kama , river, c.1,260 mi (2,030 km) long, E European Russia, the chief...to join the Volga below Kazan. The Vyatka is its principal tributary. The Kama is an important transportation artery. There is a large hydroelectric station...
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Kama Sutra
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Kama Sutra, see Burton, Sir R.
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The Shangri-Las
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...recorded two singles under the name the Bon-Bons for Kama Sutra Productions. Kama Sutra never released a single, so the girls then...group ’ s success attracted the attention of Kama Sutra, who claimed it had legal rights to the newly...
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The Charlatans
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Earlier, a series of recordings made for Kama Sutra in 1966 resulted in the release of...American pop group. The Spoonful recorded for Kama Sutra Records, and the Charlatans eagerly...song made popular by the Coasters that Kama Sutra executive insisted the band perform...
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Udmurt Republic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...forested foothills of the Urals, between the Kama and Vyatka rivers. Izhevsk (the capital...the main form of transportation; but the Kama is navigable, and the Cheptsa and Kilmez...Udmurts inhabited the region between the Kama and the Vyatka in Neolithic times. They...
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