Tag: Buddhism
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Discover Myths and Legends of the sacred fig tree at the Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya where Buddha sat for enlightenment under… read more
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Discover Mythology of Mother Ganga or the Ganges river read more
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Discover Myths and Legends of Lumbini Buddhas birthplace, the birthstory of Gotama Buddha and Lumbini in historical travel accounts. read more
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At Bardia National Park, a lone rhino swishes out the elephant grass. We stand very near, quite at the riverbank peering behind… read more
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Read about sacred Rituals done by Taoist priests and spirit mediums, caught in meditative trance, during the festival. Beginning with the welcoming… read more
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Discover Myth and Folklore of the Yeti read more
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Discover Myth and Folklore of Buddhas Tooth Relic and the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival in Sri Lanka. Legend of Princess Hemamali bringing… read more
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Discover treelore from Nepal The Toothache tree of Kathmandu, where you can pray to Danteshwori Devi, the Goddess alleviating toothache, if it… read more
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While doing a Panchakarma in Kerala, India we witness how Annapurṇa – The kitchen goddess – got a temple in the new… read more
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Folklore of 熊猫 – the Giant Panda, has its roots in Tibetan and Chinese culture. Read the legends on how the panda… read more
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Discover History and Mythology of Solar Eclipses in China and how it makes us connect to what our ancestors might have felt… read more
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Traveling and discovering is sometimes about being in the right place on the right day, for us that day was March 17th,… read more
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Discover Legend, Myth and Folklore of the Chinese New Year in Georgetown- Penang. Read about Customs, Rituals and Taboos and the many… read more
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Historically, the Mid Autumn Festival 中秋节 was a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat with food offerings made… read more
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Discover legend, myth and folklore of the Bodhi or Ashwattha tree in India and its use in desi culture. The Ashwattha is… read more
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The tradition of animal sacrifices in Bali and the mythological origins source from the records in palm-leafs and Hindu literature. Animal sacrifice… read more
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Discover legends, myths and folklore of the Banyan tree in India and its ritual use in Desi culture. As Kalpavriksha or Banyan… read more
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The discovery of tea, Camellia sinensis, was ever a story of many dimensions, and the telling of the tale depended on the… read more
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The story of how tea was first discovered and then spread to all of the major countries on Earth is a fascinating… read more
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The story of rice and how it was first discovered and then spread to all of the major countries on Earth is… read more
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There are many origin myths and much folklore about rice, it is believed that a goddesses gave rice to humans and taught… read more
