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The earliest reference to the armor was made by the historian Marcus Junianus Justinus. He explains that the armor was used for soldiers and horses. and protected the whole body. [3] Based on a set found in Vize, Turkey, it was already in use by the middle first century AD, and remained so through the middle third century. [8]
A ritual "is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set sequence." Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community , including a religious community.
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A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC). The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
Divination (from Latin divinare 'to foresee, foretell, predict, prophesy') [2] is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic ritual or practice. [3]
The Mahaparinirvana sutra says that of the Buddha's four eye teeth (canines), one was worshipped in Silumini Maha Stupa in Skra's Heaven, the second in the city of Ghandara(Current location-Not specifically identified), the third in Kalinga(Current Location-Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, and the fourth one in Kingdom of Naga King Jayasena in the ...
An ōnusa, which is used in certain types of harae.. Harae stems from the myth of Susano-o, the brother of the Sun goddess Amaterasu.According to the myth, while Amaterasu was supervising the weaving of the garments of the gods in the pure weaving hall, Susano-o broke through the roof and let fall a heavenly horse which had been flayed.
Kaula, also known as Kula, Kulamārga ("the Kula path") and Kaulācāra ("the Kaula tradition"), is a Tantric tradition which is characterised by distinctive rituals and symbolism connected with the worship of Shakti and Shiva [1] that is associated with cremation-ground or charnel ground sceticism, found in Shaktism and Shaivism.