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• Bramins of Nepal — Bramins Main article: BrahminThe Sanskrit word Brāhmaṇa denotes priestly class (varṇa) and caste (tribe). The Sanskrit terms Brahman and Brāhman ( belonging to Brahman ) are also used.The English word brāhmin is an anglicised form of Sanskrit… …   Wikipedia

• Bardaisan — ( sy. ܒܪܕܝܨܢ, unicode|Bardaiṣān ; 154–222; also Latinized as Bardesanes ) was a Syriac gnostic, founder of the Bardaisanites, and an outstanding scientist, scholar, astrologist, philosopher and poet, also renowned for his knowledge of India, on… …   Wikipedia

• Iconoclasm — Reformation iconoclasm in the 16th century. Relief statues in St Stevenskerk in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, attacked in the Beeldenstorm …   Wikipedia

• Charles Wilkins — Sir Charles Wilkins, KH, FRS (1749 – May 13, 1836), was an English typographer and Orientalist, notable as the first translator of Bhagavad Gita into English, and as the creator of the first Devanagari typeface.[1] He was born at Frome in… …   Wikipedia

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• Nathaniel Brassey Halhed — (25 May 1751 – 18 February 1830) was an English Orientalist and philologist. Halhed was born at Westminster. He was educated at Harrow, where he began his intimacy with Richard Brinsley Sheridan, which continued after he entered Christ Church,… …   Wikipedia

• Kodava — Infobox Ethnic group group = Kodava people ಕೊಡವ poptime = 122,000Fact|date=January 2008 region1 = flagcountry|India pop1 = 122,000 langs = Kodava Takk rels = HinduismThe Kodava (ಕೊಡವ in Kannada script) are an ethnic group of southern India who… …   Wikipedia

• Persecution of Hindus — refers to the religious persecution inflicted upon Hindus. Hindus have been historically persecuted during Islamic rule of the Indian subcontinent and during the Goa Inquisition. In modern times, Hindus in Kashmir, Pakistan and Bangladesh have… …   Wikipedia

• Ethnicity and caste in Nepal — Caste = main article CasteCaste systems are hereditary systems of social class in many parts of the world. Today, it is most commonly associated with the Indian caste system and the Varna in Hinduism. In a caste society, the assignment of… …   Wikipedia

• Descriptive Catalogue (1809) — The title page of the Descriptive Catalogue The Descriptive Catalogue of 1809 is a description of, and prospectus for, an exhibition by William Blake of a number of his own illustrations for various topics, but most notably including a set of… …   Wikipedia

• ciron — (si ron) s. m. 1°   Insecte aptère qui se développe dans le fromage et dans la farine et qui est le plus petit des animaux visibles à l oeil nu. Dans le XVIIe siècle, avant l usage des microscopes pour étudier la nature, le ciron fut pris comme… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré