ofPure Land Buddhism, for example, rely upon the vow ofAmitabhaBuddha to bring toSukhavati(the Pure Land, or Western Paradise) all who sincerely call upon his name; the Lutheran trusts injustificationbyfaithalone; and popular piety in general looks to the protection of powerful heavenly patrons...
Many passages of the Qurʾān are devoted to describing the eschatological judgment through which God will consign eachhuman beingtoparadiseorhelland portraying the ensuing rewards of the saved and torments of the damned. There are also narratives, some of which centre on biblical persons, such ...
The Persian word for “walled garden” also means “paradise,” and the scene on the carpet mirrors the Bible’s description of the beautiful and luxuriant garden of Eden. Reti leka jaku “kebun ti bedinding” dalam jaku Persia nya “paradais,” lalu rampa menua atas kapet nya ngambar...
divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered; red, black, and yellow are traditional colors of Papua New ...
such asJohn Milton’sParadise LostandBlaise Pascal’sPensées. One or more works by nearly every modern Western philosopher were censored in theIndex, even those who professed a belief in God, such asErasmus,René Descartes,Immanuel Kant,George Berkeley, andNicolas Malebranche. Other famous writers...
In the same room was the “Christmas pyramid,” a triangular construction of wood that had shelves to hold Christmas figurines and was decorated with evergreens, candles, and a star. By the 16th century the Christmas pyramid and the paradise tree had merged, becoming the Christmas tree. ...
the Court of Catherine de’ Médici was a veritable earthly paradise and a school for all the chivalry and flower of France. Ladies shone there like stars in the sky on a fine night. Catherine’s cousin, Marie de Médicis, who married Henry IV of France, also advanced the culinary arts....