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Boy Buddha.(the escape from Tibet to India of Tinley Dorje, a 14-year-old, Boy Buddha.(the escape from Tibet to India of brinley Dorje, a 14-year-old, Boy Buddha.(the escape from Tibet to India of Trimley Dorje, a 14-year-old, or Boy Buddha.(the escape from Tibet to India of Turnley Dorje, a 14-year-old ?
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old in a number of names, or indicating an established and unchanging system.Old Bailey the Central Criminal Court in London, formerly standing in an ancient bailey of the London city wall. The present court was built in 1903–6 on the site of Newgate Prison.old boy network an informal system... Read more |
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The Old Homestead
Old Homestead, The (1887), a play by Denman Thompson, George W. Ryer (uncredited). [14th Street Theatre, 160 perf.] Joshua Whitcomb ( Thompson) is a New Hampshire farmer who always has a friendly welcome for neighbors and strangers alike. But he also has a problem that worries him: his son... Read more |
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Chimney Sweeps Act
Chimney Sweeps Act, 1875. The plight of small boys sent up to clean chimneys had been raised as early as the 1760s by Jonas Hanway, who characteristically composed several pamphlets. Legislation to ensure decent treatment was largely ineffective, though an Act of 1788 specified that they should... Read more |
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Old Sarum
Old Sarum , site of a former city, Wiltshire, S England, just N of Salisbury (New Sarum). Excavations in the old settlement's mound have revealed remains of an ancient British camp, the Roman station Sorbiodunum, and a later Saxon then Norman town. The bishopric, moved to Old Sarum from Sherborne... Read more |
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Blake
Blake ♂ Transferred use of the surname, which has two quite distinct etymologies. It is both from Old English blæc ‘black’ and from Old English blāc ‘pale, white’ it was thus originally a nickname given to someone with hair or skin that was either... Read more |
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Parsi
Parsi ETHNONYMS: Parsee, Zoroastrian Orientation Identification. The Parsis are an immigrant community, possibly coming from Fars, Persia, and now located in Bombay, western India. They are distinguished by their adherence to the Zoroastrian faith. Location. Parsis are found in the... Read more |
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florin
florin an English gold coin of the 14th century, worth six shillings and eight old pence; a former British coin and monetary unit worth two shillings.The word comes via Old French from Italian fiorino, diminutive of fiore ‘flower’, from Latin flos, flor-. The word originally denoted a... Read more |
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September
September the ninth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the first month of autumn. The name comes (in late Old English) from Latin, from septem ‘seven’ (being originally the seventh month of the Roman year). The native Old English name was... Read more |
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Bleeding
Bleeding Sources Cure or Killer?In January 1765 twenty-six-year-old George III was suffering from fever, restlessness, nausea, and chest pains. On the thirteenth of the month his doctors, completely stumped, reported “a violent cold, a restless night, complained of... Read more |
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Battle of Byland
Byland, battle of, 1322. The victory of his supporters at Boroughbridge in March 1322 encouraged Edward II to undertake another campaign against the Scots in the summer. After besieging Berwick without success, he retired, pursued by Robert I Bruce. While the king was at Rievaulx abbey, Bruce's... Read more |
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Rāhula
Rāhula. The only child of the Buddha, born shortly before the Buddha took his decision to renounce the world. The boy was named Rāhula, which means ‘fetter...Śāriputra. Following a protest by the boy's grandfather Śuddhodana, the Buddha... |
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Shan-tao
...He entered the order of monks as a young boy, under a master with probable connections...the Sūtra on the Contemplation of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life (Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra...more complicated than simply reciting the Buddha Amitābha's name. He himself lived a... |
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Kumāra Kassapa
...received the lower ordination (pravrajya) as a young boy and was dubbed ‘the boy’ (kumāra) Kassapa as a result. At the age of...out that the rules require a minimum age of 21, the Buddha allowed the time spent in the mother's womb to be... |
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Barlaam
...from becoming a Christian as a seer had prophesied at his birth. The boy is brought up in a palace alone in strict ignorance of any of the...conversion. The dependence of the tale on the legendary life of the Buddha is obvious. |
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Shao-kang
...tradition. He joined the monastic order (Saṃgha) as a young boy, and studied the literature of Chinese Buddhism before moving...to young children in the street for reciting the name of the Buddha Amitābha just once. He later established a temple dedicated... |
 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Thousands flock to see boy 'Buddha' INTERNATIONAL NEPAL.(News)
A teenage boy many believe is a reincarnation of Buddha has reemerged in the jungles of southern Nepal, attracting thousands of devotees. Police official Abhaya Joshi said Ram Bahadur... |
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The boy buddha; Like any teenage boy, he enjoys sci-fi movies and cartoons....
...teenager revered as a deity, a young rosy-cheeked god, a living buddha and a symbol of the second coming for Tibet. He has strong...The youth who now sits shyly with clasped hands before a gold Buddha ranks third in a centuries-old hierarchy headed by the Dalai... |
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Boy Called Reincarnated Buddha Is Missing
...2005 photo. A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha has disappeared after 10 months...file)A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he...police were investigating if the boy just wandered into the jungle... |
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Boy Called Reincarnated Buddha Missing
...2005 photo. A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha has disappeared after 10 months...file)A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he...people have come to glimpse the boy, including many who believe... |
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Boy Called Reincarnated Buddha Disappears
...2005 photo. A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha has disappeared after 10 months...file)A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he...people have come to glimpse the boy, including many who believe... |
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Boy Some Call Buddha Reincarnation Missing
...2005 photo. A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha has disappeared after 10 months...file)A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he...police were investigating if the boy just wandered into the jungle... |
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Camp lets boys embrace Buddha; Program helps youth discover Thai...
...foot shrine holding a gold Buddha sit on a wooden table next to...Next to them sit three young boys, clad in bright orange robes...chants. But not for long. Two boys start kicking each other, while...camp - Buddhist style. The boys shaved off their hair and ... |
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The boy who would be Buddha?: Nepal teen drawing crowds, who say he's a deity...
...KATMANDU, Nepal -- A teenage boy has been meditating in a Nepalese...believing he is the reincarnation of Buddha, police and media said Wednesday...officers have interviewed the boy's associates about their claim...have not directly questioned the boy, who ... |
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Is this boy the new Buddha? EXCLUSIVE THE FARMER'S SON WHO IS HAILED AS A GOD...
...his knees, the 16-year-old boy seems lost in silent meditation...India think the farmer's son is Buddha reincarnate. They believe he...nine-month disappearance, the Boy Buddha suddenly reappeared...were kept three metres from the boy and ... |
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Boy Some Call Reincarnated Buddha Missing
...2005 photo. A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha has disappeared after 10 months...file)A 15-year-old boy whose followers believe he...police were investigating if the boy just wandered into the jungle... |
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