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  2. Dvarapala - Wikipedia

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    Sondani, two Dvarapalas, circa 525 CE. One of two pairs of dvarapala, 9th century Buddhist temple of Plaosan, Java, Indonesia.. A Dvarapala or Dvarapalaka (Sanskrit, "door guard"; IAST: Dvārapāla Sanskrit pronunciation: [dʋaːɽɐpaːlɐ]) is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as a warrior or fearsome giant, usually armed with a weapon - the most common being the gada (mace).

  3. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi पश्मीना, Urdu پشمينه, ultimately from Persian پشمينه. Punch from Hindi and Urdu panch پانچ, meaning "five". The drink was originally made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices. [15] [16] The original drink was named paantsch. Pundit

  4. Gatekeeper - Wikipedia

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    Gatekeeper is also a term used in business to identify the person who is responsible for controlling passwords and access rights or permissions for software that the company uses. One critique of gatekeeping roles is the potential to create or reinforce inequality, for example if entry is made more difficult for minority applicants or artists.

  5. Pa gur - Wikipedia

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    (meaning "What man is the gatekeeper?") or Pa gur, or alternatively as Ymddiddan Arthur a Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr ("The dialogue of Arthur and Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr"). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a fragmentary, anonymous poem in Old Welsh , taking the form of a dialogue between King Arthur and the gatekeeper Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr , in which Arthur boasts ...

  6. Daagh Dehlvi - Wikipedia

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    He wrote romantic and sensuous poems and ghazals in simple and chaste Urdu, minimising usage of Persian words. He laid great emphasis on the Urdu idiom and its usage. He wrote under the takhallus (Urdu word for pen name ) Daagh Dehlvi (the meanings of Daagh , an Urdu noun, include stain, grief and taint while Dehlvi means belonging to or from ...

  7. Quotation - Wikipedia

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    A quotation or quote is the repetition of a sentence, phrase, or passage from speech or text that someone has said or written. [1] In oral speech, it is the representation of an utterance (i.e. of something that a speaker actually said) that is introduced by a quotative marker, such as a verb of saying.

  8. Bitu (god) - Wikipedia

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    Bitu's primary function is that of a gatekeeper (ì-du 8). [11] He could also be addressed as the "great gatekeeper," ì-du 8 gal. [5] This epithet was transcribed in Akkadian as idugallu. [5] In incantations which were meant to compel demons and ghosts to return to the underworld, a formula placing them under the control of Bitu was sometimes ...

  9. Matthew 16:19 - Wikipedia

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    The keys of the kingdom is given to Peter, which is explicated to mean that Peter has the authority to bind and loose (cf. Matthew 18:18). [2] This is not to be understood as a statement about exorcism or the forgiveness of sins (cf. John 20:23 ), but Peter, being a sort of 'supreme rabbi of the kingdom', is given teaching authority, that 'his ...