Ravidas, the poet-saint, named a fictional city(?) after one of his poems (ca. 1500).  The term begam may be translated as "queen...

Baudhayana (6th–3rd century B.C.E.) was a Wise Man, a Writer, and a Commentator.  One of the three surviving religious scriptures known as t...

One of the most impressive buildings found at Mohenjo-Daro, the Indus Valley civilization's first metropolis.  This bath is an oblong po...

Table Of Contents Prasarita means "stretched out" or "spread out" in Sanskrit, while pada means "...

Table Of Contents This inverted stretch increases the overall fitness of the body by bringing new blood to the heart and l...

Table Of Contents This is a gentler variation of the classic posture, which assists novices and people with tight backs in...

    The Ammonius Saccas followers were so called because they understood all sacred stories and mysteries. They did so using a notion of l...

      Confucius and his followers, a Chinese philosopher, said these things.  The Analects were written down based on the traditions hande...

    A Persian Goddess associated with the rivers that provide food for the people.  Her worship included Cappadocia, Armenia, Lydia, and P...

    In Buddhism, someone who is no longer to be reborn into the world of desire. You may also want to refer to my Comprehensive list of Wo...