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The Monk Bridge

What does "I would turn into a bridge for 500 years and endure the wind and rain mean?

  • Before one of the Buddha's disciples became a monk he met a beautiful girl and fell in love with her. Buddha asked him: "How much do you love her?" And he answered he would turn into a stone bridge and endure 500 years of wind, 500 years of sunlight and 500 years of rain. He only asked that the girl would walk over the bridge.
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#Quote Researchers have discovered a two-foot-tall #Buddha statue in #Berenike, an #ancient #Egyptian port city.

The #artifact is the first Buddha ever found west of Afghanistan, according to the New York Review of Books’ William Dalrymple. Made from Mediterranean marble, it provides new evidence of trade between #ancient #Rome and #India.

Based on stylistic details, the researchers think it was made in Alexandria around the second century C.E.

Founded in the third century B.C.E., Berenike eventually became one of the largest ports in Roman-controlled #Egypt, according to the antiquities ministry. Goods such as ivory, textiles and semi-precious metals passed through the city for many years, until it was eventually abandoned around the sixth century C.E.

Recent excavations at Berenike have revealed other items that suggest a similar cultural blending. Among them is an inscription in Sanskrit dating to the reign of the emperor Marcus Julius Philippus, known as Phillip the Arab. Born in what is now Syria, he ruled the Roman Empire from 244 to 249 C.E.

Such finds are part of a growing body of evidence that shows just how interconnected the Roman Empire was to its ancient Indian counterpart. They also help shed light on the unique role played by Egypt, which was “centrally located on the trade route that connected the Roman Empire to many parts of the ancient world,” says the antiquities ministry.

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#Jyeshtha #Nakshatra According to #Astrology

This is the eighteenth nakshatra in the #Zodiac belt of 27 #nakshatras. The astonishing qualities of Lord #Indra are being shown by this nakshatra that demonstrates accomplishment and excellence. The people who are brought into the world under this nakshatra are presented with unrivaled logical and thinking abilities which extraordinarily help them in managing everything sanely. Mercury being the decision planet of this nakshatra, the natives are exceptionally unadulterated and blessed like Ganga. The decision divinity of this nakshatra is Vishnu, who is known to be the oldest sister of Ganga and represents this nakshatra.

Jyeshtha Nakshatra

The orientation of this Nakshatra is female. Master Indra being the divinity of this planet favors the Natives with fortitude and insightful nature. The people who were brought into the world in this nakshatra are exceptionally unadulterated and certifiable in nature. They now and again love flaunting their characteristics and accomplishment and loves acquiring appreciation and notoriety. They find it hard to maintain mysteries regardless of how significant it is. They are not reliable people to trust privileged data to them.

Jyeshtha Natchathiram

They are exceptionally touchy and grumpy people who get handily aggravated and irate in little matters. Because of this issue, they face many difficulties in life that they find hard to manage. They are very rash in nature which causes them to blow their head effectively and the circumstance leaves their hands.

Lord of Jyeshtha Nakshatra

The word Jayestha implies the oldest or the first. Here Jyeshtha nakshatra master is known to be #Buddha or #mercury. The word Jayestha in Malayalam is named Thrikketta and in Tamil it is Kettai.

Jyeshtha Nakshatra Famous Personalities

Many individuals under this Nakshatra have procured a lot of names and popularity in their particular fields and turned out to be exceptionally renowned. Jyeshtha nakshatra superstars are Nicole Kidman who is an extremely renowned entertainer, Adele Adkins an exceptionally well-known pop singer, Alka Yagnik a renowned Indian vocalist, and Suchitra Sen a notable entertainer in Indian film.

Jyeshtha Nakshatra Pada 1

The first pada position of this nakshatra is being managed by Jupiter and it is falling under Sagittarius Navamsha. The Natives are for the most part busy with monetary interest and money-related issues. They are probably going to go for higher examinations and will become fruitful in acquiring a great deal of information in their separate field and apply it in a legitimate manner for an effective profession. Natives are extremely liberal and humble in their personalities who were brought into the world in this pada. The Natives are generally kind and delicate natured who is cherished and revered by everybody in their group of friends.

Jyeshtha Nakshatra Pada 2

The second pada position of this nakshatra is falling under Capricorn Navamsha which is represented by the planet Saturn. This position basically centers around liabilities, obligations, and following morals and virtues throughout everyday life. The Natives who are brought into the world in this pada are entirely mindful characters. They apply their legitimate and objective abilities in acquiring outcomes in their life and dealing with things in a legitimate way. They are having an ideal character and stay valid in following ethics and standards throughout everyday life.

Jyeshtha Nakshatra Pada 3

The third pada position of this nakshatra is falling under Aquarius Navamsha which is represented by the planet Saturn. This position predominantly centers around awareness and straightforwardness. The people who are brought into the world under this position are a lot of delicate to others' feelings and empathic in managing opinions. They are useful people who loan their assistance to anyone deprived of their fullest potential. They ought to remain extremely cognizant in managing complicated and testing circumstances any other way they could get caught in managing tough spots. They are exceptionally straightforward and basic individuals who could do without much intricacy and cynicism in their life.

Jyeshtha Nakshatra Pada 4

The fourth pada position of this Nakshatra is falling under Pisces Navamsha which is administered by the planet Jupiter. The people who are brought into the world in this pada are extremely emotional in nature and they find it hard to get a grip on their feelings and go overboard. They are leaned in investigating occult sciences, acquiring exciting experiences and undertakings throughout everyday life. They are delicate-natured, charitable people who are compassionate in nature and are caring and circumspect towards lamentable ones, and love kids.

Jyeshtha Nakshatra Zodiac Sign

The Zodiac indication of this nakshatra is Scorpio. They are known to be the nakshatra who are extremely horrendous in nature. The Natives who are brought into the world in this nakshatra are areas of strength for having assurance and decisiveness. They are extremely fierce in nature with outraged about the executive's issues.

https://bejandaruwalla.com/blogs/astrology/jyeshtha-nakshatra

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A #camel reacts before being #sacrificed in honor of those who died during the revolution overthrowing Moammar #Gaddafi, during a gathering at the main square in #Tripoli, #Libya on Sept. 29, 2011.

#Animal sacrifice is older than #history. #Human #beings have #slaughtered #birds and #livestock throughout the ages in attempt to propitiate the #gods—to alter fate, to enhance fortune, to pay for sins.

One of the great hymns of the #Rigveda is that of the #Horse #Sacrifice, which only a king can perform. The rituals continue to this day, as the photographs in this collection show: in the #Muslim and #Hindu worlds, as well as in #Judaism.

The #first #murder related in the #bible stems from jealousy over sacrifice. #Cain’s sacrifice of vegetables did not please God as much as his brother’s sacrifice of animals—and so Cain slew #Abel.

Of the #world’s great #faiths, #only #Buddhism and #Daoism #eschew #rituals of animal sacrifice, indeed, the taking of any life. Indeed, according to legend, one of the #Buddha’s previous #incarnations gave up his #life to #feed a #hungry #tiger.

The various #Christian #sects and denominations very #rarely #perform animal #sacrifices.

But the very Catholic societies of #Spain and #Latin-America still hold #bullfights, which are descended from pagan animal sacrifices. And, of course, at the heart of #Christianity is a #sacrament that is essentially a human sacrifice.

https://time.com/3781731/the-blood-of-bird-and-beast-the-persistence-of-animal-sacrifice/

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In #2015, researchers in the #Netherlands performing a #CT #scan on a #statue of a sitting #Buddha discovered the last thing they were expecting to find. The statue contained a #monk that had been #mummified for 1,000 years. Rather than simply placing the monk inside the statue, researchers discovered that the monk was filled with scraps of paper covered in Chinese characters. In order to mummify oneself a monk would take on a special diet of poisonous tea in order to ensure that the body would be too toxic to be consumed by maggots. It’s rare that a monk could accomplish such a feat, but the few who pulled it off were revered within the community.

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