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Author : A. V. Smith
Release : 1930*
Genre : Grass Lake
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Book Synopsis History of the Lotus Flower by : A. V. Smith
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Author : Mark Griffiths
Release : 2010-07-06
Genre : Nature
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Book Synopsis The Lotus Quest by : Mark Griffiths
Download or read book The Lotus Quest written by Mark Griffiths. This book was released on 2010-07-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating history of one of the world's most iconic and mysterious flowers Bewitched by a lotus which flowered from three-thousandyear- old seeds in his English garden, Mark Griffiths set out to track the origins and significance of this sublime plant in this beautifully-illustrated book. The Lotus Quest takes Griffiths from the headquarters of the Linnaean Society in London to a mountain top in northern Japan. As he travels in search of this ancient flower, Griffiths looks at the lotus's significance in ancient Egypt and India, the plant's medicinal uses and the inspiration it has provided to Western artists. As he tracks the plant, its story unveils a stunning vision of Japan's feudal era with visits to shrines, ruins, gardens and wild landscapes as well as meetings with priests and archaeologists, philosophers and anthropologists, gardeners and botanists, poets and artists. He even dines on the lotus in a Tokyo cafe. By the end of Griffiths' journey, when he reaches the hauntingly beautiful Japanese temple of Chuson-ji, readers will finally understand why the lotus has obsessed people throughout the ages.
Author : Herodotus
Release : 1858
Genre : History, Ancient
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Book Synopsis The history of Herodotus by : Herodotus
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Author : Barend ter Haar
Release : 2021-09-13
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The White Lotus Teachings in Chinese Religious History by : Barend ter Haar
Download or read book The White Lotus Teachings in Chinese Religious History written by Barend ter Haar. This book was released on 2021-09-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a new hypothesis for understanding the real nature of the term White Lotus Teachings. The author argues that there are actually two different phenomena covered by similar terms: from c. 1130 until 1400, a real lay Buddhist movement existed, which can be called the White Lotus movement. It enjoyed the respect of contemporary literati and religious elites. The movement used the autonym White Lotus Society, which came to be prohibited in the early Ming and was discarded as a result. After 1525, the name reappeared in the form White Lotus Teachings, but now only as a derogatory label, used by officials and literati rather than by believers themselves. As a result of this hypothesis, the history of the "White Lotus Teachings" changes from one of religious groups and magicians into one of elite ideology and religious persecution. The book is therefore important both for historians and anthropologists of Chinese religion and society, and for comparative historians interested in the ideological and social construction of "heterodoxy".
Author : William Henry Goodyear
Release : 1891
Genre : Art, Prehistoric
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Book Synopsis The Grammar of the Lotus by : William Henry Goodyear
Download or read book The Grammar of the Lotus written by William Henry Goodyear. This book was released on 1891. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
