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Museum of Islamic Art, Doha [1] A prayer rug or prayer mat is a piece of fabric, sometimes a pile carpet, used by Muslims, some Christians, especially in Orthodox Christianity and some Baha'i during prayer. In Islam, a prayer mat is placed between the ground and the worshipper for cleanliness during the various positions of Islamic prayer.
The Bhagavad Gita ( IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, romanized : bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's Song'), [ a] often referred to as the Gita ( IAST: gītā ), is a 700-verse Hindu scripture, which is part of the epic Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita is dated to the second half of the first millennium BCE.
Tatami. Tatami (畳) are types of mat used as flooring material in traditional Japanese -style rooms. They are made in standard sizes, twice as long as wide, about 0.9 metres (3') by 1.8 metres (6') depending on the region. In martial arts, tatami are the floor used for training in a dojo and for competition. [1]
Sant Mat. Sant Mat was a spiritual movement on the Indian subcontinent during the 13th–17th centuries CE. The name literally means "teachings of sants", i.e. mystic Hindu saints. Through association and seeking truth by following sants and their teachings, a movement was formed. Theologically, the teachings are distinguished by inward, loving ...
t. e. The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to deformation at a given rate. [1] For liquids, it corresponds to the informal concept of "thickness": for example, syrup has a higher viscosity than water. [2] Viscosity is defined scientifically as a force multiplied by a time divided by an area.
Rigveda 10.71.1–4 Translated by Roger Woodard The Vedic Sanskrit found in the Ṛg-veda is distinctly more archaic than other Vedic texts, and in many respects, the Rigvedic language is notably more similar to those found in the archaic texts of Old Avestan Zoroastrian Gathas and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. According to Stephanie W. Jamison and Joel P. Brereton – Indologists known for their ...
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Mahatma Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( / ˈɡɑːndi, ˈɡændi /; [ 1] GAHN-dee; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, [ 2] anti-colonial nationalist [ 3] and political ethicist [ 4] who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, [ 5] and to later inspire ...