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The Ashina ( Chinese: 阿史那; pinyin: Āshǐnà; Wade–Giles: A-shih-na; Middle Chinese: ( Guangyun) [ʔɑʃi̯ə˥nɑ˩]) were a tribe and the ruling dynasty of the Göktürks. This clan rose to prominence in the mid-6th century when the leader, Bumin Qaghan (died 552), revolted against the Rouran Khaganate. The two main branches of the ...
Ashin Jinarakkhita. Ashin Jinarakkhita (23 January 1923 – 18 April 2002), [web 1] born Tee Boan-an [1] ( Chinese: 戴滿安; pinyin: Dài Mǎn'ān) was an Indonesian-born Chinese [1] who revived Buddhism in Indonesia. [web 1] [2] He was also known as Bhante Ashin, Tizheng Lao Heshang 體正老和尚, [web 1] Teh-ching, [3] Sukong 師公 [web ...
Javan rhinoceros. The Javan rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros sondaicus ), Javan rhino, Sunda rhinoceros or lesser one-horned rhinoceros is a critically endangered member of the genus Rhinoceros, of the rhinoceros family, Rhinocerotidae, and one of the five remaining extant rhinoceros species across South Asia and Africa.
Nazanin Afshin-Jam ( Persian: نازنین افشین جم, Nāzanin Afŝin Jam, born April 11, 1979) is an Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author, public speaker and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Canada 2003. She is also president and co-founder of Stop Child Executions, as well as the founder of The Nazanin ...
Ashin Nyanissara (Burmese: ဉာဏိဿရ; IAST: Ñāṇissara) best known as Sitagu Sayadaw (သီတဂူဆရာတော်), is a Burmese meditation ...
Tetragnatha is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers found all over the world. It was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804, [4] and it contains hundreds of species. Most occur in the tropics and subtropics, and many can run over water. They are commonly called stretch spiders in reference to their elongated body form and their ability ...
Abhijātābhivaṃsa, the third of seven siblings, was born on 29 September 1968 (8th waxing day of Thadingyut, 1330 M.E.) in Hsinnin Village, Wetlet Township, to Tin Ya and Nyunt Khin. [5] He was ordained as a novice on 29 November 1979 (11th waxing day of Nadaw, 1341 ME), under the presiding sayadaw of Zabumingala Shweyattha Kyaung, and sent ...
Asota fiaviventris Rothschild, 1897. Asota javana is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and on Sula Island . The wingspan is 57–68 mm.