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2. Tharu people - Wikipedia

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   The word थारू ( thāru) is thought to be derived from sthavir meaning follower of Theravada Buddhism. The Tharu people in the central Nepali Terai see themselves as the original people of the land and descendants of Gautama Buddha. Rana Tharu people of western Nepal connect the name to the Thar Desert and understand themselves as ...

3. Ryōan-ji - Wikipedia

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   Ryōan-ji. /  35.03444°N 135.71833°E  / 35.03444; 135.71833. Ryōan-ji ( Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺, The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism.

4. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve - Wikipedia

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   "Tadoba" is taken from the name of the god "Tadoba" or "Taru", worshipped by the tribes who live in the dense forests of the Tadoba and Andhari region, while "Andhari" refers to the Andhari river that meanders through the forest. History. Legend holds that Taru was a village chief who was killed in a mythological encounter with a tiger.

5. Hattians - Wikipedia

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   The Hattian pantheon of gods included the storm-god Taru (represented by a bull), the sun-goddess Furušemu or Wurunšemu (represented by a leopard), and a number of other elemental gods. Later on the Hittites subsumed much of the Hattian pantheon into their own religious beliefs.

6. Urashima Tarō - Wikipedia

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   Urashima Tarō (浦島 太郎) is the protagonist of a Japanese fairy tale ( otogi banashi ), who, in a typical modern version, is a fisherman rewarded for rescuing a turtle, and carried on its back to the Dragon Palace ( Ryūgū-jō) beneath the sea. There, he is entertained by the princess Otohime [a] as a reward. He spends what he believes ...

7. Yan Taru - Wikipedia

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   The Yan Taru movement was started by Nana Asma'u dan Fodio in 1838 with the purpose of empowering and educating women in the then Sokoto Caliphate. The movement survived the death of its founder, end of the Caliphate and Colonialism in Nigeria still existing today. With the establishment of the Caliphate in 1808, Shaikh Uthman dan Fodio made ...