#Monastery

Byzantine Ambassador

byzantinepower

Byzantine Women, Sex etc. – A Thread Matrona of Perge – C5th runaway housewife/mother who disguised herself as a eunuch to be admitted to the monastery of Basianos, Constantinople and

Mateusz Fafinski

Calthalas

In 2006 a book was found in a Tipperary bog. It turned out to be a psalter from the early 9th century with a global story. The cover of the

allison davis

allimcdavis

Let me introduce you to one of my favorite saints, my homegirl Macrina the Younger. She was born in Cappadocia around 330 CE. After the death of her betrothed, she

Arun

indtravelphoto

[Thread] This weekend, let's explore a fascinating community of people called the 'Changpa', who live high up the mountains in the Trans-Himalayan regions of Ladakh-Tibet, rearing pashmina goats that produce

Varsha Singh

varshaparmar6

Ellora is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Hindu, Buddhist & Jain monuments & artwork.It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.गर्व है हमें हमारे प

Joe Bassey

Joe__Bassey

Ethiopian bible is the oldest and most complete bible on earth.They were written on goat skin in the early Ethiopian language of Ge’ez.How come no one talks about the Ethiopian

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PersuasionKing

~Why You Should STOP Following Naval~That's right, this guy -->@naval >>//THREAD//

U Dhammaloka

DhammalokaU

So this seems like a good day to tell you the story of the first (known) Irish trans Buddhist, Lobzang Jivaka (Michael Dillon).This is him in Kalimpong in 1959. Jivaka's

Edward C. Yong ن

infernoxv

not the Chora church, with the finest surviving Byzantine mosaics and frescoes in Constantinople! oh my heart. https://ahvalnews.com/chora/turkey-re-converts-istanbuls-chora-church-museum-mosque this is even more upsetting for me, as the Ch

madeline odent

oldenoughtosay

Let us commence Round 1!! #SexiestRuins Round 1, Bracket A! Holyrood Abbey vs Dryburgh AbbeyHolyrood was an Abbey but also freelanced as a Royal residence and as a Parliamentary palace

Nicole Minet

mouvement33

{thread} Let’s talk about the human rot we know as Steve Bannon. He is the most dangerous American on earth. He’s a radicalized Catholic and member of Dominionistic breeding ground

{زائین خان} Lord Of Darkness

DLordOfDarkness

History of Tibet-Ladakh BorderIn 1670s Tibetian Gov. Of the Dalai Lama had rivalry with the King of Bhutan and the King of Ladakh(Deldan Namgyal) sided with Bhutan in the dispute

Vamangi

RudraaShiv

NalandaNalanda was an ancient Mahavihara, a revered Buddhist monastery which also served as a renowned centre of learning, in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India.At the height of it’s glory, Nalanda Universi

Raghu

IndiaTales7

Ruins of Nalanda University :It has been called “one of the first great universities” in recorded history In 1193, Nalanda, One Of The Most Important Seat of Learning Was Destroyed

New-Cleckit Dominie

ncdominie

A wee Sunday map thread...This is not my favourite building.It's the University of Strathclyde's Technology and Innovation Centre. It tries to be clever, and just manages to be bland and

AJ

OkkiPepernoot

An excellent week to pester you all again with my favourite painting, Hunters in the Snow by Brueghel. The depth, the detail is amazing. Let's look at some of the

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