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Was Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple a Buddhist Shrine?
Pali sources give the birthplaces of the 28 whom we already know and of the 29th whom a future generation will know.
Wouldn't it be interesting to see if there are old Buddhist shrines in Anupamanagara, Arunavattinagara, Bandhuvatinagara, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/15/2023
Was Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple a Buddhist Shrine?
Your next-recentest comment considers that in modern India widows may remarry.
What would happen to the dead husband's inheritance that would have been taken from her -- and given to whom? -- in previous times?
Would a widow nowadays be able ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/15/2023
Blarney Castle and Gardens, County Cork
Just got to visit the article and its images. I thought it would have not have a Scottish appearance in any part, but the image clearly shows the house does. One observation, with all the spires I see no Union Jack flying, a nice touch. Was ...
blackspanielgallery, on 06/15/2023
Is Buddhism older than Hinduism?
The computer crashed before I could add an additional part to my question in the comment box below.
Is it not perhaps likewise indicative of an old religion, an old spirituality that we thereby know the incarnation of Gautama Buddha at the time ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/15/2023
Is Buddhism older than Hinduism?
Pali sources from Sri Lanka identify 29 named Buddhas, of whom Gautama Buddha the 28th and Maitrya the 29th.
Is it not perhaps indicative of an old religion, an old spirituality that we thereby know the birthplaces, the enlightenment trees, the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/15/2023
The Welsh Marches
The ancient fords have been replaced by modern bridges.
frankbeswick, on 06/15/2023
The Welsh Marches
Street, as you know, is a loan word from Latin, strada being modified into the word street. Most of the significant Roman roads are called street, though some such as the Foss Way,are not. Some are still in the original form, with the ancient ...
frankbeswick, on 06/15/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
I will pray for your father.
frankbeswick, on 06/15/2023
The Harpole Burial
The site is not easy to excavate, so there could be other burials. Some women went into contents and became nuns on their husband's deaths. Most did not. Abbesses sometimes wore jewellery.
frankbeswick, on 06/15/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Thanks I follow this guidance already.
frankbeswick, on 06/15/2023
The Welsh Marches
There was a ford on the river called Trafford. We called the borough Trafford to distinguish it from the ancient town of Stretford, which is included in Trafford as a subtown.it used to have its own municipal adsministration, but was ...
frankbeswick, on 06/15/2023
Snow White and Rose Red: Analysis
Well - I do agree with you that the pace was not quite alright, character development was missing and the story did not have this secret element - unpredictability. I also disliked that a good bear kills the dwarf. The dwarf was obviously an ...
WriterArtist, on 06/14/2023
Oscar Wilde's Women
Nine of the 10 women listed appear to have been helpful to Oscar Wilde personally and professionally.
It appears that his half-sisters and his sister perhaps served as literary Muses in which their tragedies perhaps helped fuel Oscar Wilde's ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
The Pied Piper of Hamelin - The Background of the Story
The Pied Piper of Hamelin always scared, unsettled and worried me.
Would there be a family story or a memorial somewhere to tell us the names of those children who slipped between history's fingers?
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
Hansel and Gretel: Hard Facts Behind the Fairy Tale
Your first fact, There's a whole family of stories similar to Hansel and Gretel!, accesses one reassuring and two unsettling versions.
The version with the responsible sister seems the least unsettling and the most reassuring.
Which one would ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023