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51Channa (Buddhist) — Prince Siddharta after leaving the palace, intending to take up the life of a wandering ascetic or monk. He travelled with his friend and servant Channa, and his horse Kanthaka …
52The Ladder of Divine Ascent — or Ladder of Paradise (Κλίμαξ; Scala or Climax Paradisi ) is an important work for monasticism in Eastern Christianity, composed by John Climacus in ca. AD 600, at the request of John, Abbot of Raithu, a monastery situated on the shores of the… …
53Kaundinya — (Sanskrit: कौण्डिन्य, Kauṇḍinya , Pali: Kondañña ) also known as Ajnata Kaundinya (Sanskrit: अज्ञात कौण्डिन्य, Ajñāta Kauṇḍinya , Pali: Añña Kondañña ) was a Buddhist bhikkhu in the sangha of Gautama Buddha and the first to become an arahant. He… …
54Christian pacifism — Blessed are the Peacemakers (1917) by George Bellows Christian pacifism is the theological and ethical position that any form of violence is incompatible with the Christian faith. Christian pacifists state that Jesus himself was a pacifist who… …
55Bhadda Kapilani — was a Buddhist bhikkhuni and a leading disciple of Gautama Buddha. Among the bhikkhunis she was regarded as the foremost in analysing the previous reincarnations of beings and their previous karma, as described in the Jataka of the Pali Canon.… …
56Giulio Romano Vercelli — (1871–1951) was an Italian painter.Vercelli was born at Brusasco Marcorengo, in Piedmont, of an instinctive and good dialectal poet. He spent his boyhood surrounded by the exclusively agricultural activities of his fellow countrymen, but the view …
57Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies — Infobox Two Sicilies Royalty|prince name = Prince Carlos full name = Carlo Maria Francesco d Assisi Pasquale Ferdinando Antonio di Padova Francesco de Paola Alfonso Andrea Avelino Tancredi title = Prince Carlos of Bourbon Two Sicilies caption =… …
58Soviet historiography — is the history of the academic study of history as written by scholars of the Soviet Union. [It is not the history of the Soviet Union. See definitions of historiography for more details.] Soviet history mostly served to promote Communist… …
59Aris Velouchiotis — (Greek: Άρης Βελουχιώτης), real name Athanasios (Thanasis) Klaras (August 27, 1905 – June 16, 1945), was a prominent leader of Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS), the military branch of the National Liberation Fron ( EAM, Εθνικό… …
60Serie B Alta Italia 1945-46 — This championship was organized with geographical criteria with Serie B and the best Serie C teams from northern Italy taking part. For this reason, it s not included in the official statistics.Ausonia La Spezia was admitted to Serie B after the… …
