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Bejeweled Bodhisattva Maitreya Meditating on a Lotus Seat
Bejeweled Bodhisattva Maitreya meditating on a lotus seat, 2nd-3rd century.
Peshawar Museum, Pakistan.
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Cup in the Shape of Lotus
Faience cup in the shape of a lotus blossom. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. New Kingdom, 1540-1290 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).
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Egyptian Holding a Lotus
This limestone fragment depicts part of delicate raised relief. It shows the head and shoulders of a male figure. The man has a small beard, looks to the right side, and holds a bunch of lotus flowers in his left hand. The right hand holds...
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Saichō
Saichō, also known as Dengyo Daishi (767-822 CE), was a monk and scholar who founded the Buddhist Tendai Sect in Japan. Based on the teachings of the Chinese Tiantai Sect, Saichō's simplified and inclusive version of Buddhism grew in popularity...
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Lakshmi
Lakshmi (or Laksmi) is the Hindu goddess of wealth, good fortune, youth, and beauty. She is the wife of the great god Vishnu and the pair is often worshipped in tandem as Lakshmi-Narayana. Just as her husband has many avatars when he descends...
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Skara Brae
Skara Brae is a Neolithic Age site, consisting of ten stone structures, near the Bay of Skaill, Orkney, Scotland. Today the village is situated by the shore but when it was inhabited (c.3100-2500 BCE) it would have been further inland. Steady...
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Wei Dynasty Buddhist Stele
This stele is carved with representations of events in the Lotus Sutra, one of the most important texts in early Chinese Buddhism. The Lotus Sutra is reconstructed as a magnificent drama, during which the historical Buddha Shakyamuni is revealed...
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Unified Silla Kingdom
The Unified Silla Kingdom (668- 935 CE) was the first dynasty to rule over the whole of the Korean peninsula. After centuries of battles with the other states of the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE - 668 CE) Silla benefitted from the help of...
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Walking in Assassin's Creed: Origins - Cyrene
Walking in the Ancient City of Cyrene in Assassin's Creed: Origins with 4K 60fps Ultra maximum graphics settings. This Walk starts in Cyrene and goes through all the main attractions in the city. Walk continues through agriculture sites near...
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Honden, Izumo-taisha
The honden of the Shinto Izumo-taisha shrine, Shimane, Japan. Founded prior to the 7th century CE, the present building dates to 1744 CE.