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The Festival of the Supreme Being, by Pierre-Antoine Demachy (1794) To inaugurate the new state religion, Robespierre declared that 20 Prairial Year II (8 June 1794) (also the Christian holiday of Pentecost ) would be the first day of national celebration of the Supreme Being, and future republican holidays were to be held every tenth day—the ...
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Rudra's evolution from a minor Vedic deity to a supreme being is first evidenced in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (400–200 BCE), according to Gavin Flood, presenting the earliest seeds of theistic devotion to Rudra-Shiva. [127] Here Rudra-Shiva is identified as the creator of the cosmos and liberator of Selfs from the birth-rebirth cycle. The ...
In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. [1] In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the universe or life, for which such a deity is often worshipped". [2]
Following the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016, Kennedy became the Senior Associate Justice of the court and the last appointed by President Reagan; he remained the Senior Associate Justice until his retirement. [44] Kennedy retired from the Supreme Court and made the transition to senior status effective July 31, 2018. [45]
The following are the 25 longest-reigning monarchs of states who were internationally recognised as sovereign for most or all of their reign. Byzantine emperors Constantine VIII and Basil II, reigning for 66 years in total (962–1028) and for 65 years in total (960–1025) respectively, are not included, because for part of those periods they reigned only nominally as junior co-emperors ...
"Supreme Being" [59] पूरुषः Purusha: Purusha Sukta "Supreme Being" [59] ब्रह्मणो नाम सत्यमिति Brahmano naam Satyamiti: Chandogya Upanishad 8.3.4 "Brahman is also called Satya "[60] प्राणो ब्राह्मणः Prano brahman: Chandogya Upanishad 7.15.1 "Vital Force is Brahman "[61]
A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it ...