Showing posts with label sacred. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sacred. Show all posts
Friday, April 10, 2026
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Climbing Mt. Kailash: healing hot springs
Risking life on thrilling trek up south face of Mt. Kailash to touch the holy rock
My followers have grown to over 250,000, and more than 1,000 tourists from around the world have learned about and traveled to Tibet through my videos and traveled with me.
This trek up the south slope of Mt. Kailash was incredibly thrilling and dangerous. In August, heavy snow fell from the sky, and I nearly slid off the steep and slippery rocks into a valley more than 50 meters (150 feet) deep. I believe my efforts were worthwhile. As a Tibetan guide, I have successfully led tourists from all over the world in over 60 Kora treks around Mt. Kailash. This is my second successful climb to the 13 stupas on the south slope.
The 13 stupas, also known as the "Inner Kora of Mt. Kailash," are the holiest sites for Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims.
If YOU wish to explore Mt. Kailash in depth, I can take you there. It may be dangerous, but you can join me on this adventure for passion and faith, right? I believe in you. Contact me at jamyangtour@gmail.com. I will plan it all with you.
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ABOUT: I am Jamyang. I have been working as a tour guide with Tibet Vista Tour for 15 years. In 2020, during the Covid-19 global pandemic, I lost my job as a tour guide. With the support of the company, I immersed myself in filming videos and documenting the culture of Tibet. My goal is to share the beautiful landscapes of Tibet, Tibetan culture, and the genuine and enchanting lifestyle of the local Tibetans with people around the world who love and care about my beloved home country of Tibet. If you plan to visit Tibet, be sure to get in touch with me. I can show you the best and most authentic Tibet.
- Jamyang (Tibet Vista Jamyang Tour); CC Liu, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
What psychedelic did ancient Greeks use?
The surprising link between LSD and Greek mythology | Psychedelics Integration
Psychedelic ancient Greece (freepik.com) - Ergot, a fungus that grows on grain, yields LSD
- Eleusinian Mysteries (ancient drug use)
- Bad (synthetic) drugs vs. good entheogens
- Dr. Gabor Mate distinguishes "drugs" that obtund (like alcohol) and substances that elevate consciousness; yet, we call both of these opposite experiences getting "high"
- Cult drug use: Greco-Roman mysteries
"The last wild frontier of classical studies" (The Times UK).
The Chemical Muse uncovers decades of misdirection and a coverup to reveal the history of widespread drug use in ancient Rome and Greece.
In the city-states that gave birth to Western civilization, drugs were an everyday element of a free society.
Often, they were not just available but vitally necessary for use in medicine, spiritual-religious ceremonies, and war campaigns.
Their proponents and users existed in all classes, from common soldiers to emperors. Citing examples in myths, medicine, and literature, Dr. Hillman, Ph.D., shows how drugs have influenced and inspired the artists, philosophers, and even politicians whose ideas have formed the basis for civilization as we know it.
What is "consciousness"?
Many of these ancient texts may seem well-known, but Dr. Hillman shows how timid, prudish translations have left scholars and readers in the dark about the reality of drug use in the Classical world.
Dr. Hillman's argument is not simply "pro-drug." Instead, he appeals to intellectual honesty to acknowledge the use of drugs in ancient societies despite today's conflicting social mores.
Dr. Hillman's argument is not simply "pro-drug." Instead, he appeals to intellectual honesty to acknowledge the use of drugs in ancient societies despite today's conflicting social mores.
In the modern world, where academia and university life are often politically charged, The Chemical Muse offers a unique and long overdue perspective on the contentious topic of drug use and freedom of thought. More
Thursday, December 25, 2025
New Year Sacred Ceremonies (12/27)
10th Annual New Year Sacred Ceremony, Fundraiser, and Veggie Potluck with Stella Han
Come to a conscious yoga party! - KINSHIP STUDIOS kinshipyoga.com
- Highland Park, Northeast Los Angeles
- Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, 6:00-10:00 pm
- Room: Studio B
- Register here: Kinship Studios
Event: Tenth annual New Year Sacred Ceremony (yoga fundraiser for girls, veggie potluck, and gift-giving blanket Native American tradition). Social, potluck, gift-giving blanket
price: $25 in advance, $33 day of event.
Beneficiary: Fundraising proceeds will be donated to Yoga Gives Back (YGB), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers women and children in India through education and micro-loans.
- Learn more: yogagivesback.org hosted by Yogini Stella Han, MSW
- In the Valley? Come to the Vegan Winter Solstice Party and Candlelight Ritual for Animals, Saturday night, Dec 27, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
ABOUT: Join us for Kinship Yoga’s beloved annual year-end gathering to honor what we are releasing and welcome what we are inviting in. We do this through community, intention setting, and celebration with live music and activities, plus a vegan/vegetarian potluck to share with all -- and lots of gifts.
All fundraising proceeds are donated to Yoga Gives Back (YGB)!
Event Schedule and Flow
- 6:00 pm–7:45 pm: Sacred Ceremony - a contemplative space honoring the interconnectedness of all life, with culturally respectful observances and shared intentions for peace and renewal in the year ahead.
- Smudging with Sage – cleanse and ground as we begin.
- Guided Journaling – reflect on the past year and set clear, heart-aligned intentions.
- Sacred Chanting – unite our voices and cultivate collective harmony for the New Year.
- 7:45–10:00 pm: Gift-Giving Blanket, Fundraiser, and Veggie (vegan/vegetarian) Potluck Gift-Giving Blanket – inspired by Native American traditions. Bring one or more new or gently used (mindful) items to place on the blanket, then select a gift someone else has offered. (No purchase necessary—and re-gifting is highly encouraged!
Fundraiser for Yoga Gives Back
– How? We’ll host a small silent auction and raffle gift certificates. Anyone can also donate monetarily by Venmo: @stella_han_yoga. (Please note “Yoga Gives Back” or “YGB” + your email and phone; this info is visible only to Stella Han). Cash/checks accepted on site. For checks, please write: “Yoga Gives Back.”
Veggie Potluck (optional)
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| I have to choose what I wear very carefully. |
What to Wear?
Yoga pants and gear are fine. Or dress warmly and comfortably. Festive or spiritual white attire is welcome (optional) as we gather to set intentions for the New Year.
Questions?
Please contact Stella Han by email (stellaheartyoga@gmail.com) or call the studio or send through the Wisdom Quarterly messaging system.
Second party option (FREE)
All are cordially invited to our festive holiday party to celebrate the winter solstice with good cheer and join a candlelight ritual to bring light to animals suffering in dark places around the globe. The ritual includes devotional chanting with Devi Daly as sacred witnessing and an expression of compassion. As the shortest day and longest night of the year, the solstice symbolizes rebirth, renewal, and the return of the light. May our lights usher in a new era of inner peace and peace for all beings! It's a vegan potluck, too. Calabasas, in the San Fernando Valley More
- Vegan Spirituality Online Gathering (every other month, January, March, etc.), Thu, Jan 8, 2026, 5:00 PM | Meetup
- Yogihantas, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Jen B., Araceli, Veronica, Cody (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Monday, December 22, 2025
Origin of the God YAHWEH (YHVH, Allah)
YHWH’s real source revealed — It changes everything!
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Guided by the profound insights of Dr. Joshua Bowen and Dr. Kipp Davis, two esteemed scholars in ancient Near Eastern Studies and biblical archaeology, this episode delves deeply into the dusty realms of ancient texts and artifacts. As we navigate through the complex tapestry of history, culture, and theology, Dr. Bowen and Dr. Davis illuminate the path, shedding light on how YHWH evolved from a regional tribal deity to a monotheistic icon, shaping the spiritual landscape of billions of fearful humans.
Join us as we uncover the layers of faith, myth, and history that surround the origins of YHWH, revealing a story as profound and enduring as the name itself.
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Saturday, December 13, 2025
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Roman Empire copied Greece’s religion?
Did Rome copy ancient Greece’s religion?
The earliest Italic tribes of the Tiber Valley, whose worldview was shaped by animism (the belief that nature itself is alive with spirit), totemism (sacred tribal animals like wolves, woodpeckers, and boars), and fetishism — the idea that certain objects held divine power.
Discover the “pledges of Rome’s eternity,” seven sacred relics believed to guarantee the survival of the Roman state. From there, trace how Etruscan and Greek religion influenced Rome.
The Etruscans gave Roman gods human form, while the Greeks provided myths to explain their origins — pairing Jupiter with Zeus, Venus with Aphrodite, Mars with Ares, and so on.
But this blending was never perfect. Roman gods had different roles, personalities, and meanings. Explore gods the Greeks never had:
- Janus, god of beginnings and endings;
- Quirinus, protector of the Roman people;
- the household Lares and personal Genius;
- Pomona, Vertumnus, Terminus, Mefitis, and many others.
Unlike Greek religion -- which emphasized myth, emotion, art, and beauty -- Roman religion was about duty, tradition, and exact ritual. The Romans believed the gods cared less about faith and more about whether rituals were performed flawlessly.
Every sacrifice, prayer, and gesture had to be precise — or repeated from the beginning. Divination was another core part of Roman religion.
Inherited from the Etruscans, practices like haruspicy (reading the entrails of sacrificed animals) and auspicy (interpreting bird signs) guided political decisions, wars, and daily life.
Uncover stories like Publius Claudius Pulcher at the Battle of Drepana, who mocked the sacred chickens — and lost an entire fleet.
Roman priests were not a separate religious class. Priesthoods were held by politicians and generals — Julius Caesar, Cicero, Sulla, Augustus, and Scipio Africanus all served as priests while leading the state, proving how religion and politics were inseparable in Rome.
In the end, Roman religion wasn’t a copy of Greek religion — it was a fusion of Italic, Etruscan, and Greek beliefs shaped by Roman values: duty, order, family, and the power of the state.
This video uncovers how it worked, what the Romans truly believed, and why their religious system helped build one of the greatest empires in history.
Bibliography
1. Beard, Mary. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome. Profile Books, 2015.
2. Beard, Mary, John North, and Simon Price. Religions of Rome. Vol. 1: A History. Cambridge University Press, 1998.
3. Cicero, Marcus Tullius. De Haruspicum Responsis.
4. Cicero, Marcus Tullius. De Natura Deorum.
4. Cicero, Marcus Tullius. De Natura Deorum.
5. Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Roman Antiquities.
6. Plutarch. Parallel Lives.
7. Scheid, John. An Introduction to Roman Religion. Indiana University Press, 2003.
8. Turcan, Robert. The Gods of Ancient Rome. Routledge, 2000.
9. Varro, Marcus Terentius. Antiquitates Rerum Divinarum (Fragments).
10. Wissowa, Georg. Religion und Kultus der RΓΆmer. C.H. Beck, 1912.
11. RΓΌpke, JΓΆrg. “Divination and Roman Political Decision-Making.” Numen 44 (1997): 1–22.
12. RΓΌpke, JΓΆrg, ed. A Companion to Roman Religion. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
13. North, John. “Roman Religion.” In The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 7. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
14. Scheid, John. An Introduction to Roman Religion. Translated by Janet Lloyd. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
15. Scheid, John. Graeco Ritu: A Typically Roman Way of Honoring the Gods.
16. Bispham, Edward, and Christopher Smith, eds. Religion in Archaic and Republican Rome and Italy: Evidence and Experience
17. Schultz, Celia E., and Paul B. Harvey, eds. Religion in Republican Italy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Origins of Sacred Temple Prostitution
The Origins and History of Prostitution | doc
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| Yeah, I think sacred would be better. |
Deeply rooted in tradition, culture, and socio-economic dynamics, it grew with civilization, oftentimes blurring lines between religious acceptance and societal norms.
Commerce, slavery, segregation -- various factors intertwined, shaping its complex history. With changing times, the perception and status of prostitution has also metamorphosed, sparking a spectrum of laws, debates, and attitudes around the world.
Let's journey back in time, unraveling the enigmatic roots of sacred prostitution in Sumer as reported in the oldest written work we have, The Epic of Gilgamesh.
Archeologist finds tomb of Gilgamesh in Euphrates
Get Real: Pimps 'n Hoes
On the Block with Pimps and Prostitutes
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Would it be the worst thing to bring back sacred prostitution?
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| Girls Gone Bible (not Wild) |
There is a fascinating little book out there in the world somewhere (and lost in the stacks of the Wisdom Quarterly Library), a pamphlet really, called something like An Experience of Enlightenment. Fascinating title but misleading. First of all, no one gets enlightened.
What happens is that the author recounts the true story of an incident that happened to affluent Westerners, friends dabbling in the occult by having a seance to "communicate with the other side." Sounds ominous, but who wouldn't want to connect to the Other Side, the Twilight Zone, the Shadow World? Sounds scary, but it ended well, not with actual enlightenment but with an experience that was eye opening.
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| The banana hammock is a popular undergarment |
One day a prince is traveling through, and as priest he shows him hospitality. He claps for a temple dancing girl to come out and entertain this guest, this youth, as he is given food and drink. The priest has a crush on this dancing girl, possibly a temple prostitute of some kind or just a veiled sacred Kathak dancer, She immediately falls in love with the youth and he with her. The priest notices and sends her away. But it's too late. They elope. And when the priest, the spirit through the medium, notices, he loses control and kills her. He might have killed the youth, too.
In either case, it's in contradiction to his religion and priestly duties, so when he dies and expects to get into Brahma's heaven for his life of religious devotion to protecting the temple to some god or another, he is unable. Kind Brahma tells him he needs to get their forgiveness. That is, it's not enough that he apologize. That would be easy. It's that they must forgive him. Everyone at the seance table is moved by his testimony and glad he contacted them with this story of past lives, heaven, sin, lust, possessiveness, God, and karma, BUT what's it got to do with them?
What's a Hell's Half Acre? The U.S. has had various.
Westerners horsing around at an American seance table. That's when he lays down the boom, showing how strange the working-out-of-karma is: Those two people he needs to get the forgiveness from at sitting at the table right now. You're one of them, temple dancing girl being ogled by the priest, and that guy's the former youth.
Would sacred temple prostitution have mitigated this situation? Or is emotional love going to always win out, prompting our craving, longing, and attachment? This poor priest, possessive murderer. This poor frustrated couple, gets reborn to find each other anew, in the holy precincts of a temple to the God, but then this jerk's attachment leads him to a jealous rage that gets people killed and him in 3,000 or more years' worth of trouble, trying to track these two down to get them to understand what happened, accept his apology, and grant their forgiveness so he finally move on and up. Do they grant it?
Readers come a way with a dizzying set of questions about what the Buddha was talking about when he warned about craving, lust, attachment, karma (deeds), thoughts, views, words...and forgiveness (khanti). This is a Western author talking to Westerners. There is no Indian, except what we were before rearising here. Even us, why do we care about spiritual India so much?
Why did Paramahamsa Yogananda claim he found his former students now living in the West, reborn white and prosperous? And they recognized him, were attracted to him, found his Kriya Yoga teaching perfectly in line with the Jesusism and Christianity they were now born into, when even today few people realize the "lost years" of Jesus (Issa) were spent in northern India, at that time culturally Tibet, at Hemis Gompa, where he
- studied with Buddhist monks,
- met Brahmins,
- learned Vedic teachings...
And if we go much further back to the Sumerian roots of Judaism (who took those ancient stories and made them about themselves), to a time before the Jewish priests desecrated "God's House" and turned the temple into a usury-bank for moneychangers, a den of iniquity and hypocrisy, so odious that Saint Issa/Jesus Christ flipped those tables over and chased them out, securing the place for godly things again.
Imagine a temple economy based not on the disgusting ritual slaughter of sacrificial animals and black magic rites of scapegoats and blood atonements to some insane tribal war god demanding the scent of burnt offerings (roasted flesh) wafting up to Him but instead the disgusting ritual prostitution of holy orgasm and sex with respect and not possessiveness and clinging. We could be as bonobos rather than chimps and vicious apes!
- This temple economy based on killing animals is exposed in Christspiracy and is just like the ancient Greeks' obsession with dead offerings to their pantheon in Homer's The Odyssey and which even the good Vedas talk about having Brahmin priests do for Brahma or other more sinister spirits, godlings, demigods/titans, ogres, reptilians/Draconians, and interlopers (superiors, devas, asuras, yakkhas, nagas, brahmas)
Who knows how the great Sumerians set up a system of sex at church, sex at temple, sex in the holy precincts of houses of worship, devotion, and morality-learning, but it would be great to bring it back.
Whether prostitution is ultimately good or bad, no one can question how bad it is in current practice -- full of condemnation, shame, drug abuse, exploitation, pimps, madams, abusive boyfriends, lack of agency and advancement. Sex work could be a positive thing. It's going to be a thing anyway.
Look at the bonobos, chimps, gorillas, monkey, macaques, orangutans, and other primates, they use sex the way humans do. And to say we don't is willful ignorance, foolishly dismissing what anyone can see.
- History But Fast, March 9, 2024; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly, orig. 3/27/24
Monday, September 22, 2025
Buddhist Bamiyan, Afghanistan, today
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| Will the Taliban bring the Buddhas of Bamiyan back to formerly Buddhist Afghanistan? |
[CIA-ISI's] Taliban destroyed a 2,000-year-old wonder of Afghanistan π¦π«
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| Note big man near right foot. |
I break down the real story behind the destruction, separating myth from truth, and explaining how political motives — not religious extremism — led to the tragic demolition of these ancient marvels [which Madame Blavatsky claimed were far older than two millennia].
How to eat in Muslim Afghanistan
(Matt Shoe) 24 Hours of Eating in Afghanistan π³️π¦π«, gluten, dead meat
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The history etched into these walls is as haunting as it is beautiful. [This is the site of the world's oldest oil paintings.] π I then reveal a lesser-known truth: The Taliban is actually considering rebuilding the Bamiyan Buddhas. Is it be a shift in ideology or a strategic political move?
π½️ From there, I head into the town of Bamiyan to explore local Afghan cuisine — sampling some must-try dishes that reflect the heart of the Hazara culture.
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| American guy pulls up in American muscle car like Billie Eilish's on his way to go camping. |
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| Where Siddhartha swam? Bamiyan Province |
π¦ The journey continues to [the Himalayan lakes of the Hindu Kush near Bamiyan called] Band-e Amir, Afghanistan’s first national park — a surreal set of turquoise lakes surrounded by towering cliffs.
Around the world in a purple muscle car?
Here, I meet Keith, an adventurous soul driving a purple American muscle car around the world. We join forces and go camping together in the Afghan wilderness.
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| The Buddha's from Bamiyan |
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- Matt Shoe, Sept. 13, 2025, and Keith (Sinclairs Search); Dhr. Seven, Amber Larson, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Monday, May 26, 2025
Oldest art on Earth twice as old as Europe's
Borneo (/bore-nee-yo/) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 288,869 square miles (748,168 km2) and a population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses) [1, 2, 3]. Situated at the geographic center of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is crossed by the equator, which divides it roughly in half. More
CAVES: Borneo has significant cave systems. In Sarawak, the Clearwater Cave has one of the world's longest underground rivers while Deer Cave is home to over three million bats, with guano accumulated to over 330 feet (100 meters) deep [28]. The Gomantong Caves in Sabah have been dubbed the "Cockroach Caves" due to the presence of millions of cockroaches inside [29, 30]. The Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak and Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Karst in East Kalimantan have karst areas that contain thousands of smaller caves [31].
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| History of Borneo: the original headhunters |
- In Cave in Borneo Jungle, Scientists Find Oldest Figurative Painting in the World (The New York Times | Ghostarchive)
- Palaeolithic cave art in Borneo (Astrophysics Data System)
Science?
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| Gold standard peer reviewed publication |
The Oldest art on Earth: Discovered in a hidden Borneo cave
This was one of the most memorable expeditions I have ever directed and filmed. It is an amazing privilege to have worked with such an amazing and competent team. In memory of the brilliant Pak Pindi Setiawan. Huge thanks to Steve Backshall, Pak Pindi Setiawan, Aldo Kane, the whole filming team and True To Nature, UKTV, FMI. Watch the full episode on the BBC: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002...
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- Steve Backshall, documentalism, May 19, 2025; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit
Monday, May 19, 2025
Sedona energy vortexes, talking to ETs, travel
If Bridget Nielsen were here, she'd say this was quite possible, too!
Would Alan Watts approves of such searching?
I followed my excitement for one year
(Sky Life) Dec. 31, 2023: Happy New Year's Day. I followed my excitement for one year, and this is what happened. My one-word intention for 2023 was EXCITEMENT, and what an exciting and special year it was! Thanks so much to everyone for the continued support. It means more than anyone knows. I cannot wait to co-create more excitement, magic, curiosity, and adventure with everyone in 2024.
- Sky Life (YouTube); Eds., Wisdom Quarterly
Thursday, April 3, 2025
The Buddha's relics found in China?
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| "Relics" are so common now that replicas flood the market and found on Etsy. Real? π |
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| Beyond Science with Brilliant Host |
Siddhartha Gautama is THE Buddha because ordinary enlightened individuals, who are very rare and special, are called arahants, those who have achieved bodhi (enlightenment or awakening). But a buddha is far more rare in that "silent buddhas," known as pacceka-buddhas, discover the path, the Middle Way to enlightenment, on their own without a teacher. They are unable to teach that path. Supremely enlightened or samma-sam-buddhas not only discover the path but are able to effectively teach it and establish the Dharma in the world to benefit countless human and deva (shining ones, light-) beings. Although arahants might be called "personal buddhas," they are disciples of one of the extraordinarily rare supremely awakened buddhas. To call the Buddha "Buddha" is to fail to recognize his extraordinary rareness and diminish his importance in this world cycle. Indeed, there have been and will be other buddhas, but they come along so rarely as to be inconceivably precious.
The Buddha was an arahant but so much more.
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| This rare matter has the power to multiply. |
Archeologists and historians are calling this one of the most important spiritual and historical finds in decades. 2,500-Year-Old BUDDHA’s Remains Found in Chinese Village | Watch (MSN)
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| Precious relics (sariras) in special containers |
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| Wei Mountain, Rosemead, LA County, CA, USA (MahaStupa) |
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