Eagle syndrome is a rare condition that occurs when the styloid process, a bony projection in the skull, becomes elongated and causes pain in the head, neck, and face. The causes of Eagle syndrome are not entirely clear, but it is believed to be related to a genetic predisposition or ...
This essentially means dropping the "nath" ending to the stupa's name, which is considered by some to be a "Hindu" term and of no connection to the stupa. There is some truth to these names, but historical literature adds more.
No trip to West Lake is perfect if you miss walking the well-renowned Su and Bai Causeways, traversing some miles each. Titled after two past governors Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo, both favorite poets in the literature of China, the causeways are manicured with cherry and plum trees, and on b...
But it was certainly an intriguing read, if not exactly brilliant literature. It's basically hastily thrown-together pulp fiction, padded out with passages borrowed from multiple sources (not just Stoker) and markedly interested in theories of evolutionary degeneration and the supremacy of a superior...