1850.Beauty-spot"dark spot placed on the face formerly by women to heighten beauty" is from 1650s.Beauty-contestis from 1885;beauty-queenis from 1922 (earlier it was a show-name of cattle and hogs).Beauté du diable(literally "devil's beauty") is used as a French phrase in English ...
Describes what happens when you leave a piece of yourself in yourcreative work. When you love something enough to invest in yourself, your essence is connected to it. 11. Mudita (Sanskrit) Taking delight in thehappinessof other people, even the cause for their happiness, doesn’t have a di...
direct experience, and understanding. Buddhism is no exception. Out of the nimbus of Buddha’s awakening came a single practice called by the simple word ‘chán’, which means ‘meditation’ (‘dhyāna’ in Sanskrit). Bound by the rigorous practice of watching...
Atticus (Latin)–“From Attica (municipality in Greece)” Bodhi (Sanskrit)–“Awakening and enlightenment” Cashel (Irish)–“Castle, stone fort” Chi (Vietnamese name)–“Will” and “spirit” Inigo (Basque and medieval Spanish)–“Fiery” Jago (Spanish and Cornish) –“Supplanter”; varia...
There is, however, only one idea of duty which has been universally accepted by all mankind, of all ages and sects and countries, and that has been summed up in a Sanskrit aphorism thus: "Do not injure any being; not injuring any being is virtue, injuring any being is sin." —Swami...
真如comes from the Sanskrit and Pali word often romanized as “tathata” or “tathatā.” Originally written, “तथता.” It's a Buddhist term often translated as “thusness” or “suchness,” but this does not explain it. A better explanation may be “the ultimate nature of all...
Aman-i-Khás is a wilderness camp located in a rugged brushwood forest on the fringes of Ranthambore National Park. Combining the Sanskrit word for ‘peace’ with the Hindi word for ‘special’, khás, Aman-i-Khás offers accommodation in 10 lux 每年开始从10月通过4月,最佳的季节为野生生物察...
Variants: None Bella Origin: Latin and Italian baby girl name Meaning: “Beautiful” or “beautiful one” Also a fantasy girl name after the human girl who falls in love with a vampire in the “Twilight” series Pronunciation:“bel-uh” Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables Popularity/Rank:...
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1. Sheldon Pollock, The Language of the Gods in the World of Men: Sanskrit, Culture, and Power in Premodern India (University of California Press, 2006), p. 124. ↩ 原文选自《纽约书评》 失落的国度 (节选) 公元七世纪,一位中国僧人曾写道:在那些遥远国度的人们拥有各种不同的风俗,这通常指的...