query: Corpse Bride had Helena Bonham Carter in it.

pos: Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter , ( born 26 May 1966 ) is an English actress . She is known for her roles in low-budget arthouse and independent films to large-scale Hollywood productions . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove ( 1997 ) . For her role as Queen Elizabeth in The King 's Speech ( 2010 ) , she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . She also won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as British author Enid Blyton in the TV film Enid ( 2009 ) .   Bonham Carter began her film career playing the title character in Lady Jane ( 1986 ) , and playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View ( 1986 ) . Her other film roles include Ophelia in Hamlet ( 1990 ) , Where Angels Fear to Tread ( 1991 ) , Howards End ( 1992 ) , Elizabeth Lavenza in Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein ( 1994 ) , Woody Allen 's Mighty Aphrodite ( 1995 ) , Fight Club ( 1999 ) , Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series ( 2007 -- 11 ) , Terminator Salvation ( 2009 ) , Miss Havisham in Great Expectations ( 2012 ) , Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables ( 2012 ) , and The Fairy Godmother in Cinderella ( 2015 ) . She has frequently collaborated with director Tim Burton ; in Planet of the Apes ( 2001 ) , Big Fish ( 2003 ) , Corpse Bride ( 2005 ) , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ) , Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) , Dark Shadows ( 2012 ) , and playing the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 ) and its sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass ( 2016 ) . Her other television films include A Pattern of Roses ( 1983 ) , Fatal Deception : Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald ( 1993 ) , Live from Baghdad ( 2002 ) , Toast ( 2010 ) , and Burton & Taylor ( 2013 ) .   She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2012 New Year Honours list for services to drama , and in January 2014 , the British prime minister , David Cameron , announced that Bonham Carter had been appointed to Britain 's new national Holocaust Commission .

pos: Corpse Bride Corpse Bride is a 2005 British-American stop-motion-animated musical fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton with a screenplay by John August , Caroline Thompson and Pamela Pettler based on characters created by Burton and Carlos Grangel . The plot is set in a fictional Victorian era village in Europe . Johnny Depp leads the cast as the voice of Victor , while Helena Bonham Carter voices Emily , the titular bride . Corpse Bride is the third stop-motion feature film produced by Burton and the first directed by him ( the previous two films , The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach , were directed by Henry Selick ) . This is also the first stop-motion feature from Burton that was distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It was dedicated to executive producer Joe Ranft , who died during production .   The film was a critical and commercial success and was nominated for the 78th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature , but lost to Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit , which also starred Bonham Carter . It was shot with Canon EOS-1D Mark II digital SLRs , rather than the 35mm film cameras used for Burton 's previous stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) .

neg: Premonition (2007 film) Premonition is a 2007 American supernatural thriller film directed by Mennan Yapo and starring Sandra Bullock , Julian McMahon , and Amber Valletta . The film 's plot depicts a housewife named Linda who experiences the days surrounding her husband 's death in a non-chronological order , and how she attempts to save him from his impending doom .

neg: Malcolm (film) Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film comedy , written by the husband-and-wife team of David Parker and Nadia Tass , and directed by Nadia Tass ( who made her debut as a feature director on this film ) . The film stars Colin Friels as Malcolm , a tram enthusiast who becomes involved with a pair of would-be bank robbers . His co-stars are Lindy Davies and John Hargreaves . The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film , and seven other AFI awards including Best Script and Best Director .

neg: The Murder of Princess Diana The Murder of Princess Diana is a 2007 Lifetime Television movie , directed by John Strickland and starring Jennifer Morrison . The film was based on a novel by Noel Botham . Reg Gadney and Emma Reeves wrote the teleplay .

neg: The Thirteenth Tale (film) The Thirteenth Tale is a British drama television film that first broadcast on BBC Two on 30 December 2013 . It is an adaptation of Diane Setterfield 's gothic novel The Thirteenth Tale .

neg: Chemical Wedding (film) Chemical Wedding ( released in the U.S. as Crowley ) is a British supernatural horror/science fiction film produced by Bill & Ben Productions in conjunction with the London-based Focus Films . It is directed by Julian Doyle . The story is based on an original screenplay by Bruce Dickinson , frontman of heavy metal band Iron Maiden . Dickinson released a solo album entitled The Chemical Wedding in 1998 , which , despite sharing the title and title track from the film 's soundtrack , is otherwise unrelated .

neg: Green Card (film) Green Card is a 1990 romantic comedy film written , produced , directed by Peter Weir and starring Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell . The screenplay focuses on an American woman who enters into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so he can obtain a green card and remain in the United States . Depardieu won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . The film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay .

neg: Death and the Maiden (film) Death and the Maiden is a 1994 mystery drama film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Sigourney Weaver , Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson . It was based on the play by the same name by Ariel Dorfman , who also co-wrote the screenplay with Rafael Yglesias .

neg: Samantha Morton Samantha Jane Morton ( born 13 May 1977 ) is an English actress , screenwriter and director . She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades throughout her career , including one BAFTA Award , one BIFA Award , one Golden Globe Award and has been nominated twice for an Academy Award and once for an Emmy Award . She has been described as one of the greatest actresses of her generation .   Brought up in Nottingham , Morton joined the Central Junior Television Workshop , and soon began her career in British television in 1991 . She guest-starred in Soldier Soldier and Cracker and appeared from 1995 to 1996 in the ITV series Band of Gold . She made the transition to film with lead roles in the dramas Emma ( 1996 ) , Jane Eyre ( 1997 ) and the well-received Under the Skin ( 1997 ) . The latter made director Woody Allen cast Morton in Sweet and Lowdown ( 1999 ) , which earned her nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress .   In the 2000s , Morton continued to draw critical praise for her performances in numerous arthouse and independent films . Her role in Morvern Callar ( 2002 ) garnered her the BIFA Award for Best Actress , and she received her second Academy Award nomination , this time in the Best Actress category , for In America ( 2003 ) . She also found mainstream success with the science fiction thriller Minority Report ( 2002 ) . For her role in 2006 's television biopic Longford , she received BAFTA and Emmy Award nominations and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress -- Television Film . Morton starred in the dramas Control ( 2007 ) , Synecdoche , New York ( 2008 ) and The Messenger ( 2009 ) , and she made her directorial debut with the British television film The Unloved ( 2009 ) , winning the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama .   Her most recent acting credits include the science fiction action film John Carter ( 2012 ) , the thriller Cosmopolis ( 2012 ) , the drama Decoding Annie Parker ( 2013 ) , the period film Miss Julie ( 2014 ) , the European limited series The Last Panthers ( 2015 ) and the film adaptation Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) .

neg: Faith (TV series) Faith is a two-part British thriller political drama written by Simon Burke , first broadcast on ITV between 7 and 8 September 1994 . The programme stars Michael Gambon as Peter John Moreton , Susannah Harker as Holly Moreton and John Hannah as Nick Simon . The programme was broadcast over two nights for Thursdays . Faith was released on DVD in United States on 8 November 2005 by Koch Vision .

neg: Death Faces Death Faces , also released as Death Faces IV , also ` Dying : Last seconds of Life ' , and ( in a re edited version ) ` Beyond Reality ' , is a mockumentary about cannibalism released directly to video originally in 1988 .   Narrated by `` Prof. Bizarro Blackstone '' , the film is actually footage from various horror films about cannibalism , and newsreel footage of Bonnie and Clyde , John Dillinger , Adolf Hitler . One sequence involves the Kikuyu tribes people of Kenya , ( the film incorrectly says that they are from Papua New Guinea ) as well as various stock car crashes , and the John F. Kennedy assassination .   The direction is credited to `` Countess Victoria Bloodhart '' and Steve White , the writing to `` S. Sebastian Shock '' , the direction and production to `` Damian B. Gravenhorse PhD . '' , with one segment credited to producer `` Mink De Ronda '' . It was re edited and re released as Beyond Reality , which is credited to Steve White . There are no other technical credits given to the film .   With the exception of a few brief scenes , the entire video is in black and white . Footage from this video was later edited into Banned from Facez , parts 3 and 4 .   A sequel was also released straight to video : ` Dying : Last Seconds of Life , Part II ' , also in 1988 .

neg: Death Warrant (film) Death Warrant is a 1990 American action crime mystery-thriller film directed by Deran Sarafian and produced by Mark DiSalle . The film was written by David S. Goyer while a student at USC , and was Goyer 's first screenplay to be sold and produced commercially . In the film , the police detective Louis Burke is going into a prison facility at California as an undercover cop in order to find out who stands behind a mysterious series of murders , and finds himself locked up with his arch-nemesis ; Christian Naylor , a psychotic serial killer who calls himself `` The Sandman '' whom sets out to exact revenge upon him after getting into prison .   Death Warrant was released on September 14 , 1990 . Upon its release , the film grossed $ 46 million against production budget of only $ 6 million . The film received general mixed to poor critical reaction from critics who found the direction , its storyline , villain , and the plot poor , but highly praised the acting as well as the action scenes and the thrilling atmosphere .

neg: World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries World of the Dead : The Zombie Diaries 2 is a 2011 British horror film written by Kevin Gates . The film is a sequel to The Zombie Diaries .   The film received a limited cinema release in the UK followed by a DVD released on 27 June . The film was released in US cinemas on 2 September 2011 . The leads are played by Alix Wilton Regan , Philip Brodie and Vicky Aracio .

neg: Doom Asylum Doom Asylum is a 1987 slasher movie . It was the first film role of Kristin Davis , who later went on to notably portray Charlotte York in the television series and film Sex and the City .

neg: Dracula: The Dark Prince Dracula : The Dark Prince is a 2013 American fantasy horror film directed by Pearry Reginald Teo and written by Nicole Jones-Dion and Steven Paul . The film stars Luke Roberts , Jon Voight , Kelly Wenham and Ben Robson . The film was shot in Romania and released on 15 October 2013 .

neg: Now Is Good Now Is Good is a 2012 British teen drama film directed by Ol Parker . Based on the 2007 novel Before I Die by Jenny Downham , it was adapted by Parker who had recently written the screenplay for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel . The film , which stars Dakota Fanning , Jeremy Irvine and Paddy Considine , centres on Tessa , a girl who is dying of leukaemia and tries to enjoy her remaining life as much as she possibly can .   The first trailer for the film was released on 5 March 2012 .

neg: Mrs. Harris Mrs. Harris is a 2005 American-British drama film written and directed by Phyllis Nagy . The teleplay , based on the book Very Much a Lady by Shana Alexander , focuses on the tempestuous relationship between Herman Tarnower , noted cardiologist and author of the New York Times bestseller The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet , and headmistress Jean Harris . Produced by Killer Films , Number 9 Films , and John Wells for HBO Films , it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16 , 2005 , before its broadcast on HBO on February 25 , 2006 .   The film stars Annette Bening as Jean Harris , Ben Kingsley as Herman Tarnower , Cloris Leachman as Tarnower 's sister , and Chloë Sevigny as his secretary and lover . The film also features a cameo performance by Ellen Burstyn as one of Tarnower 's previous girlfriends ; Burstyn played Jean Harris in the made-for-television movie , The People vs. Jean Harris ( 1981 ) .

neg: Mortuary (2005 film) Mortuary is a 2005 American zombie film directed by Tobe Hooper . It stars Dan Byrd , Alexandra Adi and Denise Crosby . This film has no connection to the 1983 film of the same name .

neg: Fear Itself (film) Fear Itself is a 2015 British documentary film about horror cinema , directed by Charlie Lyne and narrated by Amy E. Watson . The film is constructed entirely from existing films with the exception of its opening and closing sequences .   The film debuted on the BBC iPlayer service in October 2015 , becoming the second film to be released on the platform after Bitter Lake . Its festival premiere took place at International Film Festival Rotterdam in January 2016 .

neg: Asylum (2005 film) Asylum is a 2005 Anglo-Irish drama film directed by David Mackenzie and made by Mace Neufeld Productions , Samson Films , Seven Arts Productions , Zephyr Films Ltd and released by Paramount Classics . It is based on the novel Asylum by Patrick McGrath and was adapted for the screen by Patrick Marber and Chrysanthy Balis .   It stars Natasha Richardson , Marton Csokas , Ian McKellen and Hugh Bonneville with a cast also including Sean Harris , Joss Ackland , Wanda Ventham , Maria Aitken and Judy Parfitt .

neg: Curse of the Black Widow Curse of the Black Widow is a 1977 American made-for-television horror film directed by Dan Curtis and starring Anthony Franciosa , Donna Mills , Patty Duke , Vic Morrow and June Allyson . It originally aired on ABC on September 16 , 1977 .


query: Sriti Jha wrote the book Pragya.

pos: Sriti Jha Sriti Jha ( born February 26 , 1986 ) is an Indian television actress , who appears in the Indian soap opera . She made her debut with the role of Malini Sharma in the Disney India 's teen drama Dhoom Machaao Dhoom . Jha rose to prominence with the serial Jyoti on NDTV Imagine as Sudha Sharma . She is a currently playing the lead role of Pragya in Zee TV 's show Kumkum Bhagya .

neg: Swami Sri Sitaramacharya Swami Sri Sitaramacharya Maharaj has been one of the most important Srivaishnava Acharyas of the 20th century . Swamiji 's revolutionary approach made the Sri Ramanuja Sampradaya ( Srivaishnava Sampradaya ) even easier for the Shishyas to follow and attain perfection .   Guru Parampara :  Lord Shrimannarayana ... Sri Ramanuja Swamiji ... Sri Varavaramuni Swamiji ... Sri Kalian Vanamamalai Swamiji ( 25th Jeeyar ) - Sri Radhakrishnacharya Swamiji - Sri Sitaramacharya Swamiji   Swamiji was Bhagawat-Sakshatkar Sampanna ( He who actually was blessed with Bhagawan 's darshan and He who really enjoyed association of Bhagawan all the time ) . Swamiji always had an intense desire to meet Bhagawan . With this intense desire , Swamiji articulated `` Siya Piya Milan Chhandawali '' ( involving 800 Chhandas & Chhappais ) . All the Chhandas and Chhappais show Swamiji 's intense desire to meet Bhagawan at that moment without any delay . Swamiji has assured us that ,   Priya Milan Hit Padhi Hai Jo Nita SiyaPiya Milan Chhandawali  Ekanta Mein Unapar Kripa Karihe Avashi Shri Maithili |  Ati Prem Se Swara Madhur Se Ekagra Man Se Sohate  Padhi Hai Avashi Mili Hai Unhe Hari Nayana Gochar Hovate | |  That is , those who will read this SiyaPiya Milan Chhandawali with intense love towards Bhagawan , slowly with pleasing voice , and with complete concentration , FOR SURE he will be blessed with the LORD 's Darshan .   Swamiji was very strict in terms of the basic principles of SriVaishnava Sampradaya laid down by Lord Srimannarayana , All Twelve Alvars , and all poorvacharyas including Sri Ramanuja Swamiji . He never wanted to gather too many people . Rather Sri Swamiji was interested in creating Perfect Devotees . He believed in Quality not Quantity .   Swamiji articulated hundreds of Srivaishnava Bhajans ( Hindi ) and Sanskrit Stotras right from when He started His journey from Sri Laxmi Narayana Mandir , Solapur . Swamiji focused on only one and the most important principle   `` Siyaram Hi Upaya , Siyaram Hi Upey ''  That is , Bhagawan Siyaram ( Srimannarayan ) should be the ONLY GOAL ( Upeya ) of our human life and Bhagawan Siyaram ( Srimannarayan ) should be the ONLY WAY ( Upaya ) to attain the goal . Our purity towards these Upaya and Upeya is the only measurement of our spiritual progress .   Thus , Swamiji eradicated Upayantar and Upeyantar completely . If we treat any thing , any person , any demigods ( anything other than Bhagawan Srimannarayana ) as our GOAL that indicates we are into Upeyantar . If we treat any thing , any person , any demigods ( anything other than Bhagawan Srimannarayana ) as our MEANS that indicates we are into Upayantar . Unless we completely come out of Upayantar and Upeyantar we can not attain perfection .   Swamiji never asked us to renounce our family , friends , business , community , etc. . He rather wants us to make our life perfect by adding Bhagawan at the top of the list .   Sri Swamiji says that once we perform Saranagati ( Prapatti ) to the Supreme Lord ( Surrender to the Lord ) , He takes care of us . We do not need anyone else to take care of us . All we have to do is serve the Supreme Lord , that too for protecting our own Swaroop as Nitya Dasa . Swamiji always stressed on clear understanding of basic principles of Sampradaya and adhering to the same . Anyone who is related to Sri Ramanuja Swamiji is assured of being liberated from this material world at the end of this life . If this is the fact , then why even ask for liberation to the Lord ? Our liberation is confirmed . All we need to do is trust this fact and enjoy serving the Lord for the rest of our life .   Swamiji always emphasized Intense Love while serving the Lord . While serving the Lord the topmost priority must be given to Love towards the Lord . All rituals , procedures , rules must be secondary to the Love towards the Lord . All our activities must be for Bhagwan 's pleasure not for our own enjoyment . Swamiji worshipped Lord Venkatesh vigraha . He used to call Him as `` Venkat Babu '' or `` Lalji '' .   Favorite Quotes :  `` Sri Swamiji Ka Mangal Ho , Sri Lalji Ka Mangal Ho ''  `` Siyaram Hi Upay , Siyaram Hi Upey ''   Swamiji established `` Vaikunth Mandap '' in Ramkot-Nazarbag , Ayodhya ( UP ) . Swamiji 's topmost contributions to the Srivaishnava Sampradaya are :  1 . Siya Piya Milan Chhandawali ( Request to the Lord for his darshan )  2 . Sharanagati Meemansa in Hindi ( Detailed analysis of Sharanagathi )  3 . Nitya Leela Granth in Hindi ( Pravachans ) ( 20 Volumes , out of which some are missing )  4 . Sri Pravachan Sangraha in Hindi ( Pravachans ) ( 20 Volumes , out of which some are missing )  5 . Guru Parampara and Mantrartha in Hindi Chhanda Format ( For Nityanushthaan )  6 . Nutan Stotra Ratnawali in Sanskrit  7 . Srivaishnava Bhajanmala in Hindi   Swamiji emphasized on nishkaam prem ( loving lord without any worldly or selfish desires ) . Swamiji stressed on not asking anything from the God because all the things in this materialistic world are perishable .   Swamiji always highlighted Gurunista , the fifth and easiest way to attain moksha because moksha is more easily achievable with Samband ( Relation ) of Sadguru ( guru who has seen and met god ) .   Swamiji attained param padam in about 1952 . Swamiji 's message was correctly preached to people by Swami Sri Vaikunthacharyaji Maharaj . Sri Sitaramacharya Swamiji was well known as `` Bade Sarkar '' and Sri Vaikunthacharyaji Maharaj was well known as `` Chhote Sarkar '' .

neg: Shukarahasya Upanishad The Shukarahasya Upanishad ( शुकरहस्य उपनिषद् , IAST : Śukarahasya Upaniṣad ) , also called Rahasya Upanishad , is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism . It is classified under one of the 21 Samanya Upanishads and attached to the Krishna Yajurveda .   The text is a mix of prose and verses . It asserts that it has six parts and is structured as a discourse between Shiva and Shuka -- the son of Vedic sage Vyasa . Shukha is celebrated in Hinduism as the one who became a sannyasi ( Hindu monk ) at a very young age .   The text is notable for extracting and describing four Mahavakyas , or sacred statements one each from the ancient layers within the four Vedas , and presenting them as meditative tools . The text asserts that Shuka achieved Jivanmukti -- achieving freedom in this life , after he meditated on the knowledge in this Upanishad that he received from Shiva . The text further asserts that anyone can achieve similar spiritual liberation by meditating on the four Mahavakyas , and there is no need for rituals , pilgrimages and mantras for the one willing to meditate on these four .

neg: Sriharsha Sriharsha ( Sanskrit : श्रीहर्ष / Śrīharṣa ) was the son of Śrīhira and Mamalladevī . His father , Srihira , was a poet in the court of the Gahadavala king Vijayachandra . According to Rājaśekhara 's Prabandhakośa , upon the wide acceptance of his poem ( kāvya ) , Naishadha Charita ( Skt Naiṣadhacarita ) , Śrīharṣa was dignified with the title Narabharati ; he spent his later life in ascetic serenity on the banks of River Ganga . Rājaśekhara tells us that Jayantcandra , son of Vijayacandra , ruled over Kanauj in the latter half of the 12th century A.D. , and that a copy of Naishadha Charita , composed in 1174 A.D. , was brought into Gujarat by Harihara during the reign of Vīradhavala to which Chandu Pandita in his Dipika , composed in 1296 A.D. , refers to as a new poem and also to the commentary of Vidyādhara . Naishadha Charita was composed earlier than Khaṇḍanakhaṇḍakhādya in which text Sriharsha alludes to the works of Kalidasa . None of his other works , such as Vijayaprasasti , Chindaprasasti , Gaudorvisakulaprasasti , Sahasankacarita , Arnavavarnana and Amarakhandana are now available . His Khaṇḍanakhaṇḍakhādya is a critique of the Śivabhaktisiddhi by Udayana , the Nyāya philosopher . Besides being a great poet , Śrīharṣa was also a great philosopher ; Khaṇḍanakhaṇḍakhādya or `` Sugar-candy pieces of refutations , '' is a refutation of the doctrines of the Nyāya system of philosophy .

neg: Vidyananda Acharya Vidyanand ji ( Born 22 April 1925 ) is one of the senior most principal thinker , philosopher , writer , composer , editor , curator and a versatile Jain monk who has dedicated his entire life in preaching and practicing the noble concept of nonviolence ( Ahimsa ) through Jainism . He is the disciple of Acharya Deshbhushan . He has written may books and articles . He is now about 90 years old . He has spent his past four chaturmas ( 4 months stay during the rainy season ) in Delhi . Several institutions like D.J. Muni Vidyanand Shodhpith , Baraut , Uttar Pradesh are named after him . He has many monk disciples like Muni and lay disciples like Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain , Dr. Jay Kumarji Upadhye , a renowned Jain Scholar . Ahinsa Sthal in Delhi was established at the initiative of Acharya Vidyanandji on the land granted by the late Prime Minister , Rajiv Gandhi . Vidyanand was a notable figure in voicing the opinions of Digambara in the Bahubali affair . There have been several distinguished Jain monks with the same name in history . One of whom is commentator of Tattvartha Sutra and Aptmimamsa , lived during 800 CE .

neg: Prabodhananda Sarasvati Prabodhananda Sarasvati - one of the legendary Gaudiya Vaishnava and hitaharivamsa tradition sannyasis .  Originally from Srirangam of Sri Sampradaya tradition , converted to the path of devotion to Radha Krishna by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu . When Chaitanya traveled through South India in 1509-10 , he stayed at the house of Venkata Bhatta , the father of Gopala Bhatta , priest of Srirangam . Venkata and his two brothers , Gopala 's uncles Trimalla and Prabodhananda Sarasvati `` were converted from their Sri Vaishnava faith in Lakshmi-Narayana as supreme to one in Radha Krishna '' as Svayam bhagavan . The dialog of this conversion is recorded in 16 c. Chaitanya Charitamrita biography by Krishna dasa Kaviraja .   Sometime after his conversion , Prabodhananda composed a text in praise of the Sacred land of Krishna 's birth , Sri Vrindavana . The text is entitled ` Sri Vrndavana Mahimamrta ' . The hindi version of Shri Vrindavan Mahimarita has been published by Shri Harinam Press , Vrindavan . The book explains the glories of Shri Vrindavan Dham and the account of the life of Shri Prabodhananda Sarasvatipada . Bhumipati Dasa has published a translated edition ( with the Sanskrit text interwoven ) through Ras Bihari Lal & Sons , in India , 2002 . In Bhumipati 's translation , he has collected various textual sources that reference Prabodhananda , and thus describes his person .

neg: Kathavatthu Kathāvatthu ( Pāli ) ( abbrev . Kv , Kvu ) , translated as `` Points of Controversy '' , is a Buddhist scripture , one of the seven books in the Theravada Abhidhamma Pitaka . The text contrasts the orthodox Theravada position on a range of issues to the heterodox views of various interlocutors ; the latter are not identified in the primary source text , but were speculatively identified with specific schools of thought in the ( historically subsequent ) commentaries . The original text is putatively dated to coincide with the reign of King Ashoka ( around 240 B.C. ) , but this , too , is debatable .   Translation : Points of Controversy , tr . S.Z. Aung & C.A.F. Rhys Davids ( 1915 , 1993 ) , Pali Text Society , Bristol .

neg: Atthakatha Aṭṭhakathā ( Pali for explanation , commentary ) refers to Pali-language Theravadin Buddhist commentaries to the canonical Theravadin Tipitaka . These commentaries give the traditional interpretations of the scriptures . The major commentaries were based on earlier ones , now lost , in Pakrit , which were written down at the same time as the Canon , in the last century BCE . Some material in the commentaries is found in canonical texts of other schools of Buddhism , suggesting an early common source .   As with the Canon itself , the contents of collected editions of the Theravadin commentaries , compiled from the fourth century CE onwards , vary between editions . The minimal collection , found in the Thai edition ( 1992 ) includes the following ( Skilling 2002 ) .  Twelve commentaries ascribed to Buddhaghosa : commentary on the Vinaya Pitaka ; one each on the Digha Nikaya , Majjhima Nikaya , Samyutta Nikaya and Anguttara Nikaya ; four on Khuddaka Nikaya books ; and three on the Abhidhamma Pitaka .  Commentaries by Dhammapala on seven books of the Khuddaka Nikaya .  Four commentaries by various authors on four other books of the Khuddaka Nikaya .  In addition , the following are included in one or both of the other two editions : the Burmese Chatthasangayana edition ( a list of contents can be found in Thein Han 1981 ) and the Sinhalese Simon Hewavitarne Bequest edition .  Buddhaghosa 's Visuddhimagga , a systematic presentation of the traditional teaching ; the commentaries on the first four nikayas refer to this for the material it details . In both Sinhalese ( Mori et al. 1994 ) and Burmese  The Patimokkha ( Pruitt & Norman 2001 , page xxxvi ) and its commentary Kankhavitarani , ascribed to Buddhaghosa  Commentary by Dhammapala on the Nettipakarana , a work sometimes included in the canon  Vinayasangaha , a selection of passages from Samantapasadika arranged topically by Sariputta in the twelfth century ( Crosby 2006 )  Saratthasamuccaya , commentary on the Paritta . In Sinhalese ( Malalasekera 1938 ) .

neg: Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita is the Doctoral ( Ph.D. ) thesis of Harekrishna Meher done in Banaras Hindu University in 1981 . It discusses philosophical ideas as reflected in the Sanskrit Mahakavya ` Naisadhacaritam ' authored by the distinguished poet Sriharsa ( 12th century ) . This book ( ISBN 9788185094212 ) , first published in 1989 by Punthi Pustak Calcutta , is circulated worldwide .   Naisadhacarita Mahakavya of poet Sriharsa enjoys a prominent position among the five great epics of Sanskrit Literature . Also known as ` Naishadha ' or ` Naishadhiya ' , this epic contains twenty-two cantos completed with 2827 verses . Its main theme is the story of love between Nala , the King of Nisadha country and Damayanti , the Princess of Vidarbha . The story of Nala and Damayanti is found in the Mahabharata of Vyasa and Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva . The episode of the epic has been taken from the Mahabharata . Poet Sriharsa has remodelled the story and has added the sentiment of love to it .   Philosophical Importance of Naisadhacarita :   In Naisadhacarita , both Indian literature and Indian philosophy are interestingly interwoven . Indian philosophy has the celebrity all over the world for its intellectual and practical eminence . The keynote of almost all the philosophical systems is the realization of Truth and Self , annihilation of mundane sufferings and attainment of supreme happiness . Ways are many , but the destination is one . Sriharsa 's epic has several philosophical trends in the light of the thoughts revealed by the minds of the great Aryan thinkers .   Poet Sriharsa is a deep-delved philosopher . His Naisadhacarita , even with its epical characteristics , forms a philosophical profile . This literary composition addresses itself to a critical review of social norms and ethics . Romanticism of the Nala-Damayanti-episode reigns superb ; yet other factors of life are also taken into account in the greater perspective of human existence .   Sriharsa has not dilated upon all the topics of all the Indian philosophical systems ; still his philosophical purview provides a general survey . Various philosophical notions are compressed and communed with the literary matter of the epic . No sequence is seen in the philosophical allusions and they are found scattered in over two hundred and thirty verses of different cantos .   For the philosophical affluence with scriptural influence , Canto-XVII is really remarkable . Some definite items of almost all the systems , theist and atheist , spiritual and non-spiritual , orthodox and heterodox , are traced with unfailing philosophical focuses . This significant canto forms an excellent index of Sriharsa 's dexterous genius , originality and inviting innovations in the Indian.philosophical sphere .   It may be observed that with the infusion of philosophical phenomena , Sriharsa 's aim is to suitably embellish the aesthetic status of his literary work and to sincerely evince his philosophical acumen as well . He has successfully designed his poetic art with the philosophical features noticeable not only in plain illustrations , but also in many a double entendre .   Author of the Book , Dr. Meher remarks :   `` Sriharsa 's Naisadhacarita seems burdensome for general readers ; but it serves as a repository of epical riches . This literary composition earns high admirations from many noted Sanskrit scholars , both oriental and occidental . For the felicitous expression , bold approach , intellectual relevance , emotional charm , scriptural significance , philosophical probing and above all , scholarly structure of Indian wisdom , this epic is renowned as a monumental masterpiece in Sanskrit . ''   The Author further expresses :   `` Sriharsa 's eruditions on all the philosophical systems are very well marked and the sublimity of Monistic Vedanta has been maintained in the Naisadhacarita . Literary merit has not been belittled by the philosophical concepts inserted into the literature ; rather it has been enhanced , since they have been contextually and befittingly utilized as some favourable figures of speech without causing any levity of meaning and without marring the literary beauty of the epic . * * Bearing , though unsystematically , the outlines of diverse philosophical aspects , from Carvaka up to Vedanta in a bird 's eye-view , this literary epic appears as an epitome of Indian Philosophy weighed carefully by the poet-philosopher Sriharsa . Through the scriptural and canonical connections , all the thoughts signify the cultural heritage of the vast country of India and Indianness . ''   Brief Sketch of the Philosophical Study :   The book `` Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita '' is accomplished with ten chapters .   Chapter - I bears Introduction regarding general observations on Sriharsa and his works .  In Chapter - II , the heterodox materialism of Carvaka has been analysed .  In Chapter - III , views of Samkhya philosophy have been summarized .  In Chapter - IV , Concepts of Yoga philosophy have been discussed .  In Chapter - V , Mimamsa philosophy has found a place of discourse .  In Chapter - VI , some doctrines of Bauddha philosophy have been elucidated .  In Chapter - VII , Jaina philosophy has been briefly brought to the philosophical disquisition .  Chapter - VIII comprises the concepts of Nyaya-Vaisesika philosophy .  In Chapter - IX , Vedanta philosophy has been critically construed .  Chapter - X forms the concluding review on the epic from different angles . Depicting the literary theme of love , Poet Sriharsa has looked into the inner sense of life through various philosophical topics in his Mahakavya ` Naisadhacarita ' .   Some Comments on this Thesis :   `` Sriharsha has the catholicity to absorb the teachings of both theistic and atheistic schools , and one is astounded to see the fusion of conflicting trends in his court-epic . The writer of the present dissertation has discussed all these issues in the work which can claim originality on many counts . On the whole , my impression on the thesis is extremely favourable . The work is marked by originality of thought and freshness of approach , and I have every reason to believe that it will be admired by posterity as a document successful in its attempt to enrich the stock of human knowledge . ''  ( Prof. Dr.Rama Ranjan Mukherjee , Former Vice-Chancellor of Burdwan University )   `` The thesis is a definite contribution to the studies of the Naisadhacarita . The study , further , has been very critical and exhaustive as can well be seen from the scholarly examination of the views of the different systems of Indian Philosophy like the Carvakas , the Nyaya-Vaisesikas , the Samkhyas , the Jainas , the different schools of Buddhism and the Advaita Vedanta , so laboriously culled from the poem . This presentation reveals not only the hard work on the part of the candidate , but also his sound understanding of the text before him and of Indian Philosophy also . The thesis has been arranged and presented in a systematic manner and has been lucidly written . ''  ( Prof. Dr. T.G.Mainkar , Former Director , Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute , Pune )   `` The candidate has taken serious pains to see how the poet has worked out the theme in the light of Indian metaphysics and ethics . It is a remarkable amalgam of truth and fiction , fact and artifact . I congratulate the candidate for his honest and sincere attempts , his critical acumen and deep philosophical insight . I have reasons to believe that it is a real contribution to the world of academicians . ''  ( Prof. Dr. K.N. Chatterjee , Former Prof. Rabindra Bharati University , Calcutta )   ( Courtesy : Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi , India )

neg: Sattriya Sattriya , or Sattriya Nritya , is a major Indian classical dance . It is a dance-drama performance art with origins in the Krishna-centered Vaishnavism monasteries of Assam , and attributed to the 15th century Bhakti movement scholar and saint named Srimanta Sankardev .   One-act plays of Sattriya are called Ankiya Nat , which combine the aesthetic and the religious through a ballad , dance and drama . The plays are usually performed in the dance community halls ( namghar ) of monastery temples ( sattras ) . The themes played relate to Krishna and Radha , sometimes other Vishnu avatars such as Rama and Sita .   Recognized in 2000 as a classical dance by Sangeet Natak Akademi of India , modern Sattriya explores many themes and plays , and its performances staged worldwide .

neg: Satya Mahima Dharma Satya Mahima Dharma ( the `` dharma of the divine glory '' ) is a religious tradition in Hinduism , from Orissa . It goes back to a historic person called Mahima Svami ( or Mahima Gosain ) .   He is said to have appeared in Puri in 1826 . Dissatisfied with the ritualised idol worship of Lord Jagannath , he left Puri and travelled to the Kapilas hills near Dhenkanal , where he engaged himself in severe Yogic practices . In 1862 , he became a siddha and started preaching a new dharma . He is said to have attained samadhi in 1876 . Under his first disciple , Govinda Baba , and the dissident saint poet Bhima Bhoi , the movement shifted away from the coastal region towards the central and western parts of Odisha . Spreading also to other states ( Madhya Pradesh , Andhra Pradesh , West Bengal , Assam ) , people from different regions and sociocultural backgrounds joined as followers . Since then , several monastic as well as lay currents and competing associations emerged and various regional centres ( Joranda , Khaliapali ) have been established . Mahima Dharma is a popular ascetic movement which considers the void , shunya , as the divine principle , opposing as such any idol worship . The void can only be venerated through fire , or its manifestation in the Sun , traits which link Mahima Dharma to the nirguna bhakti tradition .

neg: J. Bhagyalakshmi J. Bhagyalakshmi is an Indian journalist , poet , and novelist .   Bhagyalakshmi studied English Literature and trained in mass communication . She also obtained diplomas in Energo-Cybernatic Strategy Advance Management , Public relations and Book publishing Under Commonwealth Programme she completed a course in Publications and Design at COI , London . She also visited Bangladesh and Japan to study Rural development under the aegis of SAARC and Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organisation .   Formerly of Indian Information Services , she held various media positions including Director ( Media ) , ( Ministry of Rural Development , and Chief Editor Yojana , ( a magazine which is brought out in 13 languages ) . She taught at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and headed the Department of Publications . She was Editor Communicator ( IIMC ) , and also worked for Indian and Foreign Review ( Ministry of External Affairs ) . As Editor , Publications Division she edited a number of books on varied themes .  In the beginning of her career she worked with the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity and with Union Public Service Commission as Research Officer .   J. Bhagyalakshmi who made a mark as a bilingual writer has over 45 publications to her credit . Her work appeared in Triveni , and Vidura .

neg: Gonu Jha Gonu Jha was a `` Pratyutpannamati '' ( ready-witted ) character and a contemporary of Hari Singh King of Mithila in the 13th century CE . There are several humorous Maithili language folktales about him , depicting him as a witty and wise man .

neg: Jyoti swarupini Jyoti swarupini ( pronounced jyōti swarūpini ) is a rāgam in Carnatic music ( musical scale of South Indian classical music ) . It is the 68th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music . It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Ragavardhini , which is the 32nd melakarta . It is called Jyōtirāga or JotiRaganidhi by P. Subba Rao , Pub . 1964 , The Music Academy of Madras or Jyōti in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music .

neg: Bhaṭṭikāvya , or `` Bhatti 's Poem '' , is a Sanskrit-language poem dating from the 7th century CE , in the formal genre of `` great poem '' ( mahākāvya ) . It focuses on two deeply rooted Sanskrit traditions , the Ramayana and Panini 's grammar , while incorporating numerous other traditions , in a rich mix of science and art , poetically retelling the adventures of Rama and a compendium of examples of grammar and rhetoric . As literature , it is often considered to stand comparison with the best of Sanskrit poetry .   The also has ( `` The Death of '' ) as an alternative title . It is improbable that this was the original title as Ravana 's death is only one short episode in the whole poem . It may have acquired this title to distinguish it from other works concerning themselves with the deeds of .   The poem is the earliest example of an `` instructional poem '' or . That is not a treatise written in verse but an imaginative piece of literature which is also intended to be instructive in specific subjects . To modern tastes , however , this can create an unpardonable artificiality in the composition . To the critics of late classical times in India technical virtuosity was much admired . Much of the s popular success could also be ascribed to the fact that it must have been useful as a textbook .

neg: S. Srikanta Sastri Sondekoppa Srikanta Sastri ( 5 November 1904 -- 10 May 1974 ) was an Indian historian , Indologist , and polyglot . He authored about 12 books , over two hundred articles , several monographs and book reviews over four decades in English , Kannada , Telugu and Sanskrit . To his credit are such works as `` Sources of Karnataka History '' , `` Geopolitics of India & Greater India '' , `` Bharatiya Samskruthi '' ( a compendium on Indian culture and tradition ) and `` Hoysala Vastushilpa '' ( a study of temple architecture of the Hoysala period in Karnataka ) . S. Srikanta Sastri was a polyglot well versed in fourteen languages spanning Greek , Latin , Pali , Prakrit , Sanskrit and German among others . He was Head of the Department of History & Indology at Maharaja College , University of Mysore between 1940 - 1960 . He was conferred the Kannada Literary Academy award in 1970 and was subsequently honoured by Governor of Karnataka Mohanlal Sukhadia in 1973 during mythic society diamond jubilee function . A Festschrift was brought forth and presented to him during his felicitation function in 1973 titled `` Srikanthika '' with articles on History and Indology by distinguished scholars . His work on Indus Valley Civilization and town planning at Harappa and Mohenjodaro were published in successive articles and drew considerable attention . His Research articles on The Aryan Invasion theory , the date of Adi Sankaracharya , Oswald Spengler 's view on Indian Culture , Jaina Epistemology , Proto-Vedic religion of Indus Valley Civilization and Evolution of the Gandaberunda insignia remain relevant today .   __ TOC __

neg: Bhagavad Gita (Sargeant) The Bhagavad Gita is the title of Winthrop Sargeant 's translation , first published in 1979 , of the Bhagavad Gītā  ( Sanskrit : भगवद्गीता , `` Song of God '' ) , an important Hindu scripture . Among Western English translations of the Gita , Sargeant 's is unusual in providing a word-by-word translation and grammatical explanation , along with Sanskrit and English renderings . The original edition was published in 1979 with the lengthy subtitle An interlinear translation from the Sanskrit , with word-for-word transliteration and translation , and complete grammatical commentary , as well as a readable prose translation and page-by-page vocabularies . The subtitle was omitted from the 2nd edition ( 1984 ) and the 3rd edition ( 2009 ) , which were edited by Christopher Chapple . Huston Smith wrote a foreword to the 3rd edition . Sargeant 's translation has been described in The New York Times , and reviewed in professional journals .

neg: Parshvanatha Parshvanatha , also known as Parshva , was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras ( ford-maker , teacher ) of Jainism . He is the earliest Jain Tirthankara who is generally acknowledged as a historical figure . His biography is uncertain , with Jain sources placing him between the 9th and 8th century BC , and historians stating he may have lived in 8th or 7th century BC . Along with Mahavira , Rishabhanatha and Neminatha , Parshvanatha is one of the four Tirthankaras who attracts the most devotional worship among the Jains . His iconography is notable for the serpent hood over his head , and his worship often includes Dharanendra and Padmavati -- the serpent god and goddess of Jainism .   Parshvanatha is said in Jain texts to have been born in Benares ( Varanasi , India ) , renounced the worldly life and founded an ascetic community . He is credited with starting the tradition of `` four fold restraints '' for monks -- do n't kill , do n't steal , do n't lie and do n't own property . Svetambara texts , such as section 2.15 of Acaranga Sutra , state that Mahavira 's parents were followers of Parshvanatha , linking Mahavira to a pre-existing theology and as a reformer of pre-existing Jain mendicant tradition . Mahavira expanded the scope of Parshvanatha 's first four restraints , with his ideas on Ahimsa ( non-violence ) , giving up even clothes , and added the fifth monastic vow of celibacy in the practice of asceticism . Parshvanatha , in contrast , according to them , had not required celibacy , and had allowed the wearing of simple outer garments by monks . The differences between the ideas of Parshvanatha and Mahavira , have been one of the many historic foundations behind the disputes between the two major Jain sub-traditions -- Svetambaras and Digambaras . The Digambara sect disagrees with the Svetambara interpretations , and they reject the theory of difference in Parshvanatha and Mahavira 's teachings .   Parshvanatha 's popularity among Jains is widespread , according to Paul Dundas -- a professor of Sanskrit known for his publications on Jainism . Parshva is popularly seen as a ford-maker who removes obstacles and has the capacity to save . Parshvanatha died on Mount Sammeta ( Madhuban , Jharkhand ) along the River Ganges basin , a place that has been an important pilgrimage site for all sub-traditions within Jainism .

neg: Angustha purusha The Katha Upanishad ( 1.12-13 ) mentions aa puruṣa ( man , being ) of the size of the thumb ( aṅgúṣṭha ) enshrined in the interiors of the heart ( hridaye guhaayaam `` cave of the heart '' ) of a human being .   `` The purusha , who is of the size of a thumb , resides in the body .  The purusha who is the size of a thumb is a light ( jyoti ) without smoke . ''   Certain other Upanishads describe the purusha to be of a golden ( hiranmaya ) hue and the purursha as a golden being ( hiranmaya purusha ) . The purusha is seated inside the cave of the human heart . As per Hindu religious beliefs , the heart is identified as the abode of divinity within the body . In Gita , Lord Krishna enunciated that he stays within heart of each human being .   This `` being '' dwelling inside the heart has been equated with the ` jiva ' or the ` self ' which carries the consciousness and a meta-physical body ( prakriti ) , also termed as the karana sharira . The karana sharira has most transcendental existence and accumulates the experiences of the physical , earthly life . This ` jiva ' is a spark of divinity , and its place in the body is the heart region . ( Heart means not the physical heart But the spiritual heart or the heart chakra . )   As per Sri Aurobindo , the angustha purusha is made up of elements of chaitya ( chetna ) , i.e. the angustha purusha is a being existing at the psychic ( Chetas ) sphere . Sri Aurobindo mentions that behind the ordinary chakra of the human heart region , inside a deep cave nihite guhayam as described by the Upanishads , is the center where a divine spark is present . This thumb-sized purusha is the bird in the twin-bird analogy of the Rigveda and Sankhya ( dvau suparna sayuja sakhaya ) which actually gets involved in the prakriti and suffers and/or enjoys the fruits of its Karma .   As per Upanishads , the hiranmaya angustha purusha embodies the karana sharira . This hiranmaya angustha purusha is the vehicle of transmigration of soul among births .   The visualizations regarding the size of the ` self ' has been of great significance in the Upansihads . The Brhadaranyaka Upanishad in V. 5.6.1 and the Chandogya Upanishad in V. 3.14.3 maintain the size of the self to be equal to a seed . The Shatapata Brahmana , V. 10.6.3 , mentions that the self :  ... in the interior of my heart , is as tiny like a rice or barley or millet seed and golden like a smokeless light ( or flame ) .   The angustha purusha is indestructible and resplendent and is contra-distinct from the purusha of the Purusha sukta . The angustha purusha is individualistic jivaatma while the primeval purursha of the purusha sukta is the collective paramatma .

neg: Yoga Korunta The Yoga Korunta is a purported ancient text on yoga written in sanskrit by Vamana Rishi and allegedly discovered by Tirumalai Krishnamacharya in the National Archives of India in the early 20th century . Krishnamacharya later related an oral translation of the text to his students , such as K. Pattabhi Jois and B. K. S. Iyengar . Jois used it as the basis to create the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga system . The original text reportedly was not preserved , and its historicity and existence has been questioned . According to Mark Singleton 's Yoga Body : The Origins of Modern Posture Practice , this legacy of Krishnamacharya is one of the bases for `` power struggles '' among competing methods of modern yoga .   It is said to have been made up of stanzas using rhymed , metered sutras , in the manner common to texts transmitted orally in the guru-shishya tradition .   The text is said to have described several lists of many different asana groupings , as well as highly original teachings on vinyasa , drishti , bandhas , mudras and general teachings .   The name Yoga Korunta is the Tamilized pronunciation of the Sanskrit words Yoga grantha , meaning `` book about yoga '' .

neg: Four Noble Truths The Four Noble Truths refer to and express the basic orientation of Buddhism in a short expression : we crave and cling to impermanent states and things , which are dukkha , `` incapable of satisfying '' and painful . This craving keeps us caught in samsara , the endless cycle of repeated rebirth and dying again , and the dukkha that comes with it . There is , however , a way to end this cycle , namely by attaining nirvana , cessation of craving , whereafter rebirth and associated dukkha will no longer arise again . This can be accomplished by following the eightfold path , restraining oneself , cultivating discipline , and practicing mindfulness and meditation .   In short form , the four truths are dukkha , samudaya ( `` arising , '' `` coming together '' ) , nirodha ( `` cessation , '' `` confinement '' ) , and magga , the path leading to cessation . As the `` Four Noble Truths '' ( Sanskrit : catvāri āryasatyāni ; Pali : cattāri ariyasaccāni ) , they are `` the truths of the Noble Ones , '' the truths or realities which are understood by the `` worthy ones `` Encyclopædia Britannica , Arhat ( Buddhism ) who have attained nirvana .   In the sutras , Buddhist religious texts , the four truths have both a symbolic and a propositional function . They represent the awakening and liberation of the Buddha , but also the possibility of liberation for all sentient beings , describing how release from craving is to be reached . In the Pali canon scriptures , the four truths appear in a `` network of teachings , '' as part of `` the entire dhamma matrix , '' which have to be taken together . They provide a conceptual framework for introducing and explaining Buddhist thought , which has to be personally understood or `` experienced '' .   The function of the four truths , and their importance , developed over time , when prajna , or `` liberating insight , '' came to be regarded as liberating in itself , instead of or in addition to the practice of dhyana , meditation . This `` liberating insight '' gained a prominent place in the sutras , and the four truths came to represent this liberating insight , as part of the enlightenment story of the Buddha .   The four truths became of central importance in the Theravada tradition of Buddhism , which holds to the idea that insight into the four truths is liberating in itself . They are less prominent in the Mahayana tradition , which sees the higher aims of insight into sunyata , emptiness , and following the Bodhisattva path as central elements in their teachings and practice . The Mahayana tradition reinterpreted the four truths to explain how a liberated being can still be `` pervasively operative in this world . '' Beginning with the exploration of Buddhism by western colonialists in the 19th century and the development of Buddhist modernism , they came to be often presented in the west as the central teaching of Buddhism .


query: Zeus was the king of pants.

pos: Zeus Zeus -LSB- ˈzju : s -RSB- ( Ζεύς , Zeús , -LSB- zdeǔ̯s -RSB- Modern Δίας , Días -LSB- ˈði.as -RSB- ) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion , who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus . His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter . His mythologies and powers are similar , though not identical , to those of the Indo-European deities such as Indra , Jupiter , Perun , Thor , and Odin .   Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea , the youngest of his siblings to be born , though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus 's stomach . In most traditions , he is married to Hera , by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares , Hebe , and Hephaestus . At the oracle of Dodona , his consort was said to be Dione , by whom the Iliad states that he fathered Aphrodite . Zeus was also infamous for his erotic escapades . These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring , including Athena , Apollo , Artemis , Hermes , Persephone , Dionysus , Perseus , Heracles , Helen of Troy , Minos , and the Muses .   He was respected as an allfather who was chief of the gods and assigned the others to their roles : `` Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father , and all the gods rise in his presence . '' He was equated with many foreign weather gods , permitting Pausanias to observe `` That Zeus is king in heaven is a saying common to all men '' . Zeus ' symbols are the thunderbolt , eagle , bull , and oak . In addition to his Indo-European inheritance , the classical `` cloud-gatherer '' ( Greek : Νεφεληγερέτα , Nephelēgereta ) also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the ancient Near East , such as the scepter . Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses : standing , striding forward with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand , or seated in majesty .

neg: Slim Jeans Slim Jeans was the name of a weight-reducing product heavily marketed in the United States through television commercials in the 1980s . Slim Jeans were a pair of pants , very unlike jeans and more like sweatpants , made of a silver reflective material . They were supposed to help the wearer lose weight by trapping body heat and promoting the loss of `` water weight '' through sweating . Slim Jeans also came with a hooded sweatshirt made of the same material . The product and commercial , which became the subject of discussion on X-Entertainment , are considered by some to be unintentionally comic .  Monty Python even parodied the product in their skit `` Trim Jeans Theater '' .

neg: Aegae (Euboea) Aegae ( Αἰγαί Aigai ) was an ancient town on the west coast of the island of Euboea , opposite the mainland city of Anthedon . The geographer Strabo records a sanctuary of Aegean Poseidon on a mountain nearby .   It seems to be dinstict of legendary Aegae , the namesake of the Aegean Sea , which was situated on the east coast of the island , near modern Kymi . It 's not unlikely that Aegae got actually switched to Kymi/Cuma , as the generic name Kymi/Cuma , just means city in the Aeolic dialect .   Legendary Aegae is mentioned e.g. by Homer in Book 5 of the Odyssey , in which Poseidon `` lashed his long-maned horses and drove to Aegae , where he had his famous palace '' after having destroyed Odysseus ' raft with a storm . It was also mentioned by Homer in Book 13 of the Iliad , in which Poseidon '' -LSB- took three strides -RSB- , and with the fourth he reached his goal -- Aegae , where is his glittering golden palace , imperishable , in the depths of the sea . ''

neg: Cecrops I Cecrops -LSB- ˈsiːˌkrɒps -RSB- ( Κέκροψ , Kékrops ; gen. : Κέκροπος ) was a mythical king of Athens who , according to Eusebius reigned for fifty years . The name is not of Greek origin according to Strabo , or it might mean ` face with a tail ' : it is said that , born from the earth itself , he had his top half shaped like a man and the bottom half in serpent or fish-tail form . He was the founder and the first king of Athens itself , though preceded in the region by the earth-born king Actaeus of Attica . Cecrops was a culture hero , teaching the Athenians marriage , reading and writing , and ceremonial burial .

neg: Epimetheus (mythology) In Greek mythology , Epimetheus ( -LSB- ɛpᵻˈmiːθiəs -RSB- Greek : Ἐπιμηθεύς , which might mean `` hindsight '' , literally `` afterthinker '' ) was the brother of Prometheus ( traditionally interpreted as `` foresight '' , literally `` fore-thinker '' ) , a pair of Titans who `` acted as representatives of mankind '' ( Kerenyi 1951 , p 207 ) . They were the sons of Iapetus , who in other contexts was the father of Atlas . While Prometheus is characterized as ingenious and clever , Epimetheus is depicted as foolish .

neg: Midas Midas ( -LSB- ˈmaɪdəs -RSB- Μίδας ) is the name of at least three members of the royal house of Phrygia .   The most famous King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold . This came to be called the golden touch , or the Midas touch . The Phrygian city Midaeum was presumably named after this Midas , and this is probably also the Midas that according to Pausanias founded Ancyra . According to Aristotle , legend held that Midas died of starvation as a result of his `` vain prayer '' for the gold touch . The legends told about this Midas and his father Gordias , credited with founding the Phrygian capital city Gordium and tying the Gordian Knot , indicate that they were believed to have lived sometime in the 2nd millennium BC , well before the Trojan War . However , Homer does not mention Midas or Gordias , while instead mentioning two other Phrygian kings , Mygdon and Otreus .   Another King Midas ruled Phrygia in the late 8th century BC , up until the sacking of Gordium by the Cimmerians , when he is said to have committed suicide . Most historians believe this Midas is the same person as the Mita , called king of the Mushki in Assyrian texts , who warred with Assyria and its Anatolian provinces during the same period .   A third Midas is said by Herodotus to have been a member of the royal house of Phrygia and the grandfather of an Adrastus who fled Phrygia after accidentally killing his brother and took asylum in Lydia during the reign of Croesus . Phrygia was by that time a Lydian subject . Herodotus says that Croesus regarded the Phrygian royal house as `` friends '' but does not mention whether the Phrygian royal house still ruled as ( vassal ) kings of Phrygia .

neg: Sases Sases , also known as Gondophares IV Sases , ( ruled for at least 26 years during the mid-1st century CE ) , was an Indo-Parthian king who ruled in northwestern parts of India in modern Pakistan . He is only known from coins .   Sases apparently succeeded Abdagases in Sindh and Gandhara , and at some point during his reign assumed the name/title Gondophares , which was held by the supreme Indo-Parthian rulers . His coins show the Greek deity Zeus , forming a benediction sign ( possibly Vitarka mudra ) , and incorporate the Buddhist symbol of the triratana .   With the modern datings supplied by Robert Senior , Gondophares IV is a likely candidate for several possible historical references to Indo-Parthian kings of the 1st century AD . Traditionally , these references have been thought to be about Gondophares I , as earlier scholars did not realise that `` Gondophares '' became a title after the death of this king , just as the name of the first emperor , Augustus , in the Roman Empire , was used by all later emperors as a title .

neg: Maenad In Greek mythology , maenads ( -LSB- ˈmiːnædz -RSB- μαινάδες -LSB- - grcmaiˈnades -RSB- ) were the female followers of Dionysus and the most significant members of the Thiasus , the god 's retinue . Their name literally translates as `` raving ones . '' Maenads were known as Bassarids , Bacchae -LSB- ˈbækiː -RSB- or Bacchantes -LSB- ˈbækənts , _ bəˈkænts , _ - ˈkɑːnts -RSB- in Roman mythology after the penchant of the equivalent Roman god , Bacchus , to wear a bassaris or fox-skin .   Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by Dionysus into a state of ecstatic frenzy through a combination of dancing and intoxication . During these rites , the maenads would dress in fawn skins and carry a thyrsus , a long stick wrapped in ivy or vine leaves and tipped with a pine cone . They would weave ivy-wreaths around their heads or wear a bull helmet in honor of their god , and often handle or wear snakes .   These women were mythologized as the ` mad women ' who were nurses of Dionysus in Nysa : Lycurgus `` chased the Nurses of the frenzied Dionysus through the holy hills of Nysa , and the sacred implements dropped to the ground from the hands of one and all , as the murderous Lycurgus struck them down with his ox-goad . '' They went into the mountains at night and practiced strange rites .   According to Plutarch 's Life of Alexander , maenads were called Mimallones and Klodones in Macedon , epithets derived from the feminine art of spinning wool . Nevertheless , these warlike parthenoi ( `` virgins '' ) from the hills , associated with a Dionysios pseudanor `` fake male Dionysus '' , routed an invading enemy . In southern Greece they were described with Bacchae , Bassarides , Thyiades , Potniades and other epithets .   The term maenad has come to be associated with a wide variety of women , supernatural , mythological , and historical , associated with the god Dionysus and his worship .   In Euripides ' play The Bacchae , maenads of Thebes murder King Pentheus after he bans the worship of Dionysus . Dionysus , Pentheus ' cousin , himself lures Pentheus to the woods , where the maenads tear him apart . His corpse is mutilated by his own mother , Agave , who tears off his head , believing it to be that of a lion . A group of maenads also kill Orpheus .   In ceramic art , the frolicking of Maenads and Dionysus is often a theme depicted on kraters , used to mix water and wine . These scenes show the maenads in their frenzy running in the forests , often tearing to pieces any animal they happen to come across .   German philologist Walter Friedrich Otto writes :

neg: Giants (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology , the Giants , also called Gigantes ( jye-GAHN-tees or gee-GAHN-tees ; Γίγαντες , Gigantes , singular Γίγας , Gigas ) were a race of great strength and aggression , though not necessarily of great size , known for the Gigantomachy ( Gigantomachia ) , their battle with the Olympian gods . According to Hesiod , the Giants were the offspring of Gaia ( Earth ) , born from the blood that fell when Uranus ( Sky ) was castrated by his Titan son Cronus .   Archaic and Classical representations show Gigantes as man-sized hoplites ( heavily armed ancient Greek foot soldiers ) fully human in form . Later representations ( after c. 380 BC ) show Gigantes with snakes for legs . In later traditions , the Giants were often confused with other opponents of the Olympians , particularly the Titans , an earlier generation of large and powerful children of Gaia and Uranus .   The vanquished Giants were said to be buried under volcanoes and to be the cause of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes .

neg: Amazonius Apollo Amazonius ( Gr . Ἀμαζόνιος ) was a cultic epithet of the Greek god Apollo , under which he was worshiped , and had a temple at Pyrrhichus in Laconia . The name was derived either from the belief that the mythological Amazons had penetrated into the Peloponnese region as far as Pyrrhichus , or that they themselves had founded Apollo 's temple there .   The sole known reference to this etymology , in Pausanias ' Description of Greece , is an oddity in the study of the Amazon mythological tradition . It is strange to hear of the Amazons in Laconia , a region in no way associated with the usual tale of their invasion of Attica . Pausanias suggests a large Amazonian army halted there , which is also at odds with the Boeotian mythological tradition which indicates only a few Amazons were separated from the host after their defeat by Theseus . Secondly , this Apollo is mentioned as a companion of the goddess Artemis , which was also unusual , and which has led some scholars to speculate that `` Apollo Amazonius '' indicates not the traditional Greek Apollo , but a distinctly non-Hellenic deity , possibly that of the more Asiatic peoples of Laconia , Lycia , Phrygia and Crete , prior to Hellenic colonization . The name `` Apollo '' across different regions of classical antiquity often referred to slightly different entities with varying attributes .

neg: Haemus In Greek mythology , King Haemus of Thrace ( -LSB- ˈhiːməs -RSB- , Haîmos ) was the son of Boreas . He was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife , Queen Rhodope , to Zeus and Hera . The gods changed him and his wife into mountains ( Haemus Mons and Rhodope Mountains , respectively ) . In ancient Greek , the Balkan Peninsula was thus known as the `` Peninsula of Haemus '' , a name which retains some currency in modern Greek .   Another classic etymology derives the name ` Haemos ' from the myth about the fight of Zeus and the dragon Typhon :   `` He was again driven to Thrace and hurled entire mountains at Zeus in the battle around Mount Haemus . When these bounced back upon him under the force of the thunderbolt , blood gushed out on the mountain . From this , they say , the mountain is called haemus ( `` bloody '' ) . '' `` Gods and Heroes of the Greeks : The Library of Apollodorus ''

neg: Moirai In Greek mythology , the Moirai or Moerae -LSB- ˈmɪrˌiː -RSB- or -LSB- ˈmiːˌriː -RSB- ( Μοῖραι , `` apportioners '' ) , often known in English as the Fates ( Fatae ) , were the white-robed incarnations of destiny ; their Roman equivalent was the Parcae ( euphemistically the `` sparing ones '' ) . Their number became fixed at three : Clotho ( spinner ) , Lachesis ( allotter ) and Atropos ( unturnable ) .   They controlled the mother thread of life of every mortal from birth to death . They were independent , at the helm of necessity , directed fate , and watched that the fate assigned to every being by eternal laws might take its course without obstruction . The gods and men had to submit to them , although Zeus 's relationship with them is a matter of debate : some sources say he is the only one who can command them ( the Zeus Moiragetes ) , yet others suggest he was also bound to the Moirai 's dictates .  In the Homeric poems Moira or Aisa , is related with the limit and end of life , and Zeus appears as the guider of destiny . In the Theogony of Hesiod , the three Moirai are personified , daughters of Nyx and are acting over the gods . Later they are daughters of Zeus and Themis , who was the embodiment of divine order and law . In Plato 's Republic the Three Fates are daughters of Ananke ( necessity ) .   It seems that Moira is related with Tekmor ( proof , ordinance ) and with Ananke ( destiny , necessity ) , who were primeval goddesses in mythical cosmogonies . The ancient Greek writers might call this power Moira or Ananke , and even the gods could not alter what was ordained .  The concept of a universal principle of natural order has been compared to similar concepts in other cultures like the Vedic Rta , the Avestan Asha ( Arta ) and the Egyptian Maat .   In earliest Greek philosophy , the cosmogony of Anaximander is based on these mythical beliefs . The goddess Dike ( justice , divine retribution ) , keeps the order and sets a limit to any actions .

neg: Polyphemus Polyphemus ( -LSB- ˌpɒlᵻˈfiːməs -RSB- Πολύφημος Polyphēmos ) is the giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology , one of the Cyclopes described in Homer 's Odyssey . His name means `` abounding in songs and legends '' . Polyphemus first appears as a savage man-eating giant in the ninth book of the Odyssey . Some later Classical writers link his name with the nymph Galatea and present him in a different light .

neg: Sotades Sotades ( Σωτάδης 3rd century BC ) was an Ancient Greek poet .   Sotades was born in Maroneia , either the one in Thrace , or in Crete . He lived in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus ( 285-246 BC ) . The city was at that time a remarkable center of learning , with a great deal of artistic and literary activity , including epic poetry and the Great Library . Only a few genuine fragments of his work have been preserved ; those in Stobaeus are generally considered spurious . Ennius translated some poems of this kind , included in his book of satires under the name of Sola . He had a son named Apollonius .   Sotades was the chief representative of the writers of obscene and even pederastic satirical poems , called Kinaidoi , composed in the Ionic dialect and in the metre named after him . The sotadic metre or sotadic verse , which has been classified by ancient and modern scholars as a form of ionic metre , is one that reads backwards and forwards the same , as `` llewd did I live , and evil I did dwell . '' These verses have also been called palindromic . Sotades was also the author of some of the first recorded palindromes , and many credit him with the invention of that particular genre of composition .   One of his poems attacked Ptolemy 's marriage to his own sister Arsinoe , from which came the infamous line : `` You 're sticking your prick in an unholy hole . '' For this , Sotades was imprisoned , but he escaped to the island of Caunus , where he was afterwards captured by Patroclus , Ptolemy 's admiral , shut up in a leaden chest , and thrown into the sea . ( Kaunos was a mythological character who fell in love with his sister ; Kaunos is the city named after him , in ancient Caria , Anatolia . )   British Orientalist and explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton ( 1821-1890 ) hypothesised the existence of a `` Sotadic zone '' . He asserted that there exists a geographic zone in which pederasty , i.e. romantic-sexual intimacy between a boy and a man , is prevalent and celebrated among the indigenous inhabitants , and named it after Sotades .

neg: Low-rise pants Low-rise pants are pants that sit low on , or below , the hips , usually at least 8 centimetres ( 3 inches ) lower than the navel . They are also called `` lowcut jeans '' , `` hipster jeans '' , and `` lowriders '' . Low-rise pants have been available since the 1900s , in styles for both men and women , with popularity increasing in the 2000s .

neg: Ourea In Greek mythology , the Ourea ( Oὔρεα `` mountains , '' plural of Oὖρος ) were progeny of Gaia , members of the Greek primordial deities , who were the first-born elemental gods and goddesses , children of Gaia :  And she brought forth long hills , graceful haunts  of the goddess Nymphs who dwell amongst the glens of the hills .   The nine ourea , Aitna , Athos , Helikon , Kithairon , Nysos , Olympus , Oreios , Parnes , and Tmolus , like Uranus , and Pontus , were parthenogenetic offspring of Gaia alone . The Greeks rarely personified an individual mountain ; an exception might be Tmolus , both a king and a mountain in Lydia . Each mountain was said to have its own local nymph , an oread .   Peak sanctuaries , a feature of Minoan civilization on Crete , are also identified in some archaic sites in mainland Greece . They are not thought to be dedicated to the mountain itself .

neg: Kratos (mythology) In Greek mythology , Kratos or Cratus ( Ancient Greek : Κράτος ( `` Power '' ) is the son of Pallas and Styx ; he and his siblings Nike ( `` Victory '' ) , Bia ( `` Force '' ) , and Zelus ( `` Glory '' ) are all essentially personifications . Kratos , along with Bia , make a brief appearance in Aeschylus 's Prometheus Bound , where in the opening scene , acting as agents of Zeus , they lead their captive , the Titan Prometheus on stage , and instruct Hephaestus to chain Prometheus to a rock , as punishment for his theft of fire . In Aeschylus 's Libation Bearers Electra calls upon Kratos , Dike ( `` Justice '' ) and Zeus to aid her brother Orestes .

neg: Hippodamia (wife of Pirithous) In Greek mythology , Hippodamia ( -LSB- ˌhɪpədəˈmaɪ.ə -RSB- Ἱπποδάμεια , `` she who masters horses '' derived from ἵππος hippos `` horse '' and δαμάζειν damazein `` to tame '' ; also known as Deidamia ( -LSB- ˌdaɪdəˈmaɪ.ə -RSB- Ancient Greek : Δηιδάμεια ) , Laodamia -LSB- ˌleɪ.ədəˈmaɪ.ə -RSB- , Hippoboteia -LSB- ˌhɪpəbəˈtaɪ.ə -RSB- , Dia -LSB- ˈdaɪ.ə -RSB- or Ischomache -LSB- ᵻˈskɒməkiː -RSB- ) , daughter of Atrax or Butes , was the bride of King Pirithous of the Lapiths . At their wedding , Hippodamia , the other female guests , and the young boys were almost abducted by the Centaurs . Pirithous and his friend , Theseus , led the Lapiths to victory over the Centaurs in a battle known as the Centauromachy . With Pirithous , she mothered Polypoetes , but died shortly after her son 's birth .   The abduction of Hippodamia was not an uncommon subject of Western art in the classical tradition , including the sculpture The Abduction of Hippodameia by French artist Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and a painting by Rubens .

neg: Poseidon Poseidon ( -LSB- pəˈsaɪdən , _ pɒ - , _ poʊ - -RSB- Greek : Ποσειδῶν , -LSB- pose͜edɔ́͜ɔn -RSB- ) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth . He was god of the Sea and other waters ; of earthquakes ; and of horses . In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece , he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes .   Poseidon was protector of seafarers , and of many Hellenic cities and colonies . In Homer 's Iliad , Poseidon supports the Greeks against the Trojans during the Trojan War . In the Odyssey , during the sea-voyage from Troy back home to Ithaca , the Greek hero Odysseus provokes Poseidon 's fury by blinding his son the Cyclops Polyphemus , resulting in Poseidon punishing him with storms , the complete loss of his ship and companions , and a ten-year delay . Poseidon is also the subject of a Homeric hymn . In Plato 's Timaeus and Critias , the island of Atlantis was Poseidon 's domain . His Roman equivalent is Neptune .

neg: Artemision Bronze The Artemision Bronze ( often called the God from the Sea ) is an ancient Greek sculpture that was recovered from the sea off Cape Artemision , in northern Euboea . It represents either Zeus or Poseidon , is slightly over lifesize at 209 cm , and would have held either a thunderbolt , if Zeus , or a trident if Poseidon . However , the iconography of Ancient Greek pottery portrays Poseidon wielding the trident , when in combat , in more of a stabbing motion ( similar to a fencing stance or an ` advance-lunge ' ) ; Zeus is depicted fighting with his arm raised , holding the thunderbolt overhead , in the same position as the Artemision Bronze ( see ` Poseidon and the Giant Polybotes ' an Attic Red Figure Stamnos attributed to the Trolios Painter , as well as ` Zeus hurling his lightning at Typhon ' ca. 550 BC which is a black-figured Chalcidian hydria ) . The empty eye-sockets were originally inset , probably with bone , as well as the eyebrows ( with silver ) , the lips , and the nipples ( with copper ) . The sculptor is unknown . The Poseidon/Zeus is a highlight of the collections in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens .

neg: Halie Halie or Halia ( Greek : Ἁλίη , Ἁλία ; the difference in ending is merely due to dialectal variations ) is the name of the following characters in Greek mythology :   Halie , one of the Nereids , daughter of Nereus and Doris  Halia , a nymph who lived on an island that would later be named Rhodes after her only daughter , Rhodos ( or Rhode ) . Halia was the daughter of Thalassa , sister of the Telchines , and mother of Rhodos and six sons by Poseidon . Shortly after Aphrodite 's birth , the goddess was traveling the oceans . When Halia 's young sons arrogantly refused to let Aphrodite land upon their shore , the goddess cursed them with insanity . In their madness , they raped Halia . As punishment , Poseidon buried them in the island 's sea-caverns . Halia later threw herself into the sea ; Rhodians argue that she became the goddess Leucothea . However , Leucothea is identified with Ino in all other sources .  Halia , daughter of Sybaris . In a sacred grove of Artemis , she encountered an enormous serpent that mated with her ; their offspring were the first members of the clan Ophiogeneis ( `` Serpent-born '' ) .  Halie , daughter of Tyllus . She married Cotys , son of Manes , the first king of Lydia , bearing him two sons , Asies and Atys , king of Lydia .