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    The haṃsa (Sanskrit: हंस haṃsa or hansa) is an aquatic migratory bird, referred to in ancient Sanskrit texts which various scholars have interpreted as...
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  • Hamsa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hamsa is a Near Eastern symbol often used as a protective amulet. Hamsa or may also refer to: Hamsa (bird)...
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    marble and stone slabs. It has a distinct red pinnacle (shikhara) and a hamsa bird motif. The temple sanctum sanctorum holds the image of four-headed Brahma...
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  • Macau or Canton Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong Hong (rainbow-dragon), a two-headed dragon...
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    Epics and Puranas mention a variety of birds with the root of hamsa (हंस), such as Maha-hamsa, Raj-hamsa, Kal-hamsa and others, most of which relate to various...
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    minted its own silver coinage, bearing the image of the crested argus or hamsa bird. Funan came into prominence at a time when the trade route from India...
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    Swan (redirect from Cob (bird))
    does not get wet although it is in water. The Sanskrit word for swan is hamsa and the "Raja Hamsam" or the Royal Swan is the vehicle of Devi Saraswati...
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    centuries. Wat Phra Singh Woramahaviharn. Burmese Pali manuscript depicting a hamsa bird. Lion in a Burmese Pali Manuscript Garuda and Nagas, Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok...
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    heterophyllus Western Audience Hall 4 Haṃsāsanapallaṅka ဟံသာသနပလ္လင် Hamsa (bird) Hopea odorata Eastern Hall of Victory 5 Gajāsanapallaṅka ဂဇာသနပလ္လင်...
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  • Arthashastra acknowledges Bengal as a producer of Dukula. Kausheya (silk) Hamsa (bird) Prakash, Om (2005). Cultural History of India. New Age International...
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    manuscripts, opens with a metaphorical comparison of Atman (Soul, Self) as a Hamsa bird (swan, goose), comparing both to the Om symbol and the Samkhya theory...
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  • youngest son of Aruna, brother of Sampati. The hamsa (Sanskrit: हंस, haṃsa or hansa) is an aquatic bird of passage, such as a goose or a swan. Its icon...
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    was established on the location where a hamsa sought refuge during a massive flood, hence the adoption of the bird on the flag. The former flag of Mon State...
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    When He was besieging Vanavâsî, which for a girdle has the rows of haṁsa birds that sport on the high waves of the Varadâ as their play-place, and which...
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    of the Kundalini. The "Supreme Self" (Paramatman) is compared to the hamsa bird residing in the heart of all as soul; the self-realization of which frees...
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    The Hamsa Sandesha (Sanskrit: हंससन्देश; IAST: Hamsasandeśa) or "The message of the Swan" is a Sanskrit love poem written by Vedanta Desika in the 13th...
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    Puranas (redirect from Hamsa (purana))
    Bhargava Varuna Kalika Samba Nandi Surya Parasara Vasishtha Ganesha Mudgala Hamsa Only a few have been critically edited. The Ganesha and Mudgala Puranas...
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    swan bird, with three innate characteristics (Gunas), eternal jewel, radiating in eight regions of the heaven (eight quadrants of sphere): The bird, radiating...
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    Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna: The university is promoting collaboration in bird research with BOKU. BABSEACLE: In co-operation with USAID and BABSEACLE,...
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    written in Burmese above the birds. According to local legend, the city of Bago was established on the location where a male hamsa landed on a single rock...
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    speech or music. A hamsa – either a swan or a goose – is often shown near her feet. In Hindu mythology, the hamsa is a sacred bird, which if offered a...
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  • butterflies Hansa (film), a 2012 Hindi film directed by Manav Kaul Hansa Bird, or Hamsa, a swan or goose used as a symbol and decorative element in India Hansa...
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    Bar-headed goose (category Anser (bird))
    air, birds at high altitude still need to flap harder than lowland birds. The bar-headed goose has been suggested as being the model for the Hamsa of Indian...
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    Meghaduta's Mandākrāntā metre). Examples include the Hamsa-sandesha, in which Rama asks a Hansa Bird to carry a message to Sita, describing sights along...
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  • twelve rubies each. On the left edge is an embossed figure of the mythical bird Hamsa, the king's signet, in an octagonal, richly decorated field. The signet...
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    the graveyards. Birds Galone - Garuda the archbird, nemesis of the serpents Nāgas. Hintha - Hamsa the Brahmin bird, famed as the bird with most pleasant...
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    PT2S RagWing RW11 Rag-A-Bond RagWing RW22 Tiger Moth Raj Hamsa Clipper Raj Hamsa Voyager Raj Hamsa X-Air Rainbow Aerotrike Rans S-4 Coyote Rans S-6 Coyote...
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    Hamingja (Scandinavian) – personal protection spirit Hamsa (Buddhist, Hindu and Jainism) – mystic bird Hanau epe (Rapa Nui) – long-eared humanoid Hantu Air...
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  • (Hermeticism) Greater and lesser magic Grimoire Hadit Hamingja (Norse) Hamsa Hand of Glory Haruspex Haunted Hedgewitch Hermeticism Hexagram Hex Holy...
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  • sealing of the all powerful beast. Hamsa (ハンサ, Hansa) Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (Japanese); Kyle Phillips (English) Hamsa is the reincarnation of a god...
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