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NANDA International (formerly the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) is a professional organization of nurses interested in standardized nursing terminology, that was officially founded in 1982 and develops, researches, disseminates and refines the nomenclature, criteria, and taxonomy of nursing diagnosis. In 2002, NANDA became NANDA ...
NANDA International, Inc., [4] formerly known as the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, is the primary organization for defining, researching, revising, distributing and integrating standardized nursing diagnoses worldwide.
Nanda Empire, ruled by the Nanda dynasty, an Indian royal dynasty ruling Magadha in the 4th century BCE Mahapadma Nanda, first Emperor of the Nanda Empire; Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), last ruler of the Nanda dynasty; Nanda (Buddhist nun), half-sister of Siddhartha Gautama, who became Gautama Buddha; Nanda (half-brother of Buddha) or Sundarananda
The Puranas describe the Nanda king as ekarat ("single ruler"), which suggests that the Nanda empire was an integrated monarchy rather than a group of virtually independent feudal states. [41] However, the Greek accounts suggest the presence of a more federated system of governance.
Saccidānanda (Sanskrit: सच्चिदानन्द; also Sat-cit-ānanda [1]) is an epithet and description for the subjective experience of the ultimate ...
Ānanda is a Sanskrit word regarded as a verbal noun nanda prefixed with ā. ā indicates the place where the verbal action occurs; for example, āsrama, where one toils, ārama, where one enjoys oneself, ākara, where things are scattered, etc.
Little is known about Yashoda's early life, other than her marriage with Nanda. Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura, had decided to kill Krishna as soon as he was born. In order to protect Krishna from Kamsa, Krishna and Yogamaya were born at the same time from the wombs of Devaki and Yashoda, respectively, and were exchanged by Vasudeva Anakadundubhi.
Many scholars interpret this account to mean that the Buddha was reluctant in allowing women to be ordained, and that Ānanda successfully persuaded the Buddha to change his mind. For example, Indologist and translator I.B. Horner wrote that "this is the only instance of his [the Buddha] being over-persuaded in argument". [ 50 ]