query: who founded four mathas in the four corners of india

pos: Shankaracharya Parvati and imprisoning her essence in Sri Chakras. Adi Shankaracharya wished to grace the Indian subcontinent by establishing four major mathas in the four corners of the peninsula – north (Jyothirmath), south (Sringeri), east (Puri), west (Dwaraka) – to propagate the philosophy of advaita vedanta and to promulgate the concept of "Sanatana dharma", thus establishing dharma or righteousness, as the way of life of people. His primary four disciples took charges of each math and thus established a strong Guru-Sishya "parampara" (a lineage of masters-disciples) in every math, that continues to guide people to this day. Śivābhinava Nṛsiṁha Bhāratī]], Śaṅkarācārya

pos: Smarta tradition "mathas" locally for Vedanta studies and its propagation, states Hartmut Scharfe, such as the "four mathas in the city of Trichur alone, that were headed by Trotaka, Sureshvara, Hastamalaka and Padmapada". The Sringeri Sharada monastery founded by Jagatguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya in Karnataka is the centre of the Smarta sect. Other Advaita Vedanta mathas following Smarta Tradition include: Some of the prominent Smarta teachers: Vaitheespara notes the adherence of the Smarta Brahmans to "the pan-Indian Sanskrit-brahmanical tradition" and their influence on pan-Indian nationalism: Smarta tradition Smarta tradition is a movement in Hinduism that developed during its classical period around the

pos: Karnataka rotti", "Ragi mudde", "Uppittu", "Benne Dose", "Masala Dose" and "Maddur Vade" are some of the popular food items in Karnataka. Among sweets, "Mysore Pak", "Karadantu" of Gokak and "Amingad", "Belgaavi Kunda" and "Dharwad pedha" are popular. Apart from this, coastal Karnataka and Kodagu have distinctive cuisines of their own. Udupi cuisine of coastal Karnataka is popular all over India. Adi Shankaracharya (788–820) chose Sringeri in Karnataka to establish the first of his four "mathas" (monastery). Madhvacharya (1238–1317) was the chief proponent of Tattvavada (Philosophy of Reality), popularly known as Dvaita or Dualistic school of Hindu philosophy — one of the

pos: Char Dham part of the country. It is situated on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The main deity is Shri Krishna, celebrated as Lord Jagannatha. It is the only shrine in India, where goddess, Subhadra, sister of Lord Krishna is worshipped along with her brothers, Lord Jagannatha and Lord Balabhadra. The main temple here is about 1000 years old and constructed by Raja Choda Ganga Deva and Raja Tritiya Ananga Bhima Deva. Puri is the site of the Govardhana Matha, one of the four cardinal institutions or Mathas converted by Adi Shankaracharya. This temple was initially a Jain temple. Pandit

pos: Akhara of their followers grew. (Note: these are the "types" of akharas, not the names of akharas) The still-extant seven Shastradhari or monastic Hindu akhara founded by the 8th-century philosopher Adi Shankaracharya (also the founder of four Mathas) can be classified, in terms of affiliation and the number of followers, as three major akharas, three minor akharas under major akharas and one smaller akhara under the major akhara: The akhara with the most sadhu is "Juna Akhara", followed by "Niranjani Akhara" and "Mahanirvani Akhara". Among these, today, three are considered major akhara (Juna, Niranjani and Mahanirvani) and three minor akhara (Avahan

pos: Dashanami Sampradaya Dashanami Sampradaya Dashanami Sanyasi (IAST "" "Tradition of Ten Names") is a Hindu monastic tradition of "single-staff renunciation" ("ēka daṇḍi sannyāsi") generally associated with the Advaita Vedanta tradition. The disciples of Adi Shankaracharya are also called "Dash Nam Sanyasi" as the Title is further divided into ten groups viz. Giri, Puri, Bharati, Ban, Aranya, Sagar, Aashram, Saraswati, Tirtha, and Parwat. Dashnam Sanyasins are associated mainly with the four Maths in four corners of India, established by Adi Shankaracharya. Initially all the disciples were Sanyasins who embraced sanyas either after marriage or without getting married. Single-staff renunciates are distinct in their

neg: Shankaracharya were four Mathas or Peethas (religious orders): It is believed that after establishing the above four mathas and appointing his four disciples as head of these mathas, Adi Shankara established a fifth matha at Kanchipuram and became the head of that matha till his life time. This fifth matha is called Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham The table below gives an overview of the four Amnaya Mathas founded by Adi Shankara, and their details. Shankaracharya is also seen as an avatar of Shiva (Shankara). Shankaracharya is responsible for founding many "punyakshetras" along the length and breadth of India, by taming avatars of

neg: History of India the 8th century, Adi Shankara travelled across the Indian subcontinent to propagate and spread the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, which he consolidated; and is credited with unifying the main characteristics of the current thoughts in Hinduism. He was a critic of both Buddhism and Minamsa school of Hinduism; and founded mathas (monasteries), in the four corners of the Indian subcontinent for the spread and development of Advaita Vedanta. Ronald Inden writes that by the 8th century CE symbols of Hindu gods "replaced the Buddha at the imperial centre and pinnacle of the cosmo-political system, the image or symbol of the

neg: Sampradaya each headed by one of his direct disciples. According to Nakamura, these mathas contributed to the influence of Shankara, which was "due to institutional factors". The mathas which he built exist until today, and preserve the teachings and influence of Shankara, "while the writings of other scholars before him came to be forgotten with the passage of time". The table below gives an overview of the four "Amnaya Mathas" founded by Adi Shankara, and their details. The current heads of the mathas trace their authority back to these figures, and each of the heads of these four mathas takes the

neg: Matha The table below gives an overview of the four largest Advaita Mathas founded by Adi Shankara, and their details. However, evidence suggests that Shankara established more "mathas" locally for Vedanta studies and its propagation, states Hartmut Scharfe, such as the "four mathas in the city of Trichur alone, that were headed by Trotaka, Sureshvara, Hastamalaka and Padmapada". Other Advaita Vedanta mathas following Smarta Tradition include: Shaiva Siddhanta is a theistic school of Shaivism based on dualism (human soul and God are different), and it established "matha" at least from the middle of 1st millennium CE. Archeological evidence dated to 724

neg: Matha Asia. These "mathas" were also the centers where many new texts were composed, as well as the libraries and repository of ancient and medieval manuscripts, where the old texts were preserved and decaying copies replaced over the centuries. Some scholars such as the 8th-century Adi Shankara who established four major "mathas" in different regions of India, stated in the founding documents that the respective responsibility of the mathas was to preserve one Veda each. Some Hindu monasteries offered hospice care for pilgrims and various forms of assistance to their local communities. According to Kenneth G. Zysk – a professor specializing

neg: Advaita Vedanta samadhi at Vadakkunnathan Temple, his disciples founded four mathas in Thrissur, namely Naduvil Madhom, Thekke Madhom, Idayil Madhom and Vadakke Madhom. The table below gives an overview of the four "Amnaya Mathas" founded by Adi Shankara, and their details. Monks of these ten orders differ in part in their beliefs and practices, and a section of them is not considered to be restricted to specific changes made by Shankara. While the dasanāmis associated with the Sankara maths follow the procedures enumerated by Adi Śankara, some of these orders remained partly or fully independent in their belief and practices; and outside

neg: Smarta tradition South and Badrinath in the North. Each math was headed by one of his disciples, called Shankaracharya, who each independently continued the Advaita Vedanta Sampradaya. The ten Shankara-linked Advaita monastic orders are distributed as follows: Bharati, Puri and Saraswati at Sringeri, Aranya and Vana at Puri, Tirtha and Ashrama at Dwarka, and Giri, Parvata and Sagara at Badrinath. The mathas which Shankara built exist until today, and continue the teachings and influence of Shankara. The table below gives an overview of the four largest Advaita Mathas founded by Adi Shankara, and their details. However, evidence suggests that Shankara established more

neg: Matha a rectangle, the temples on a square grid pattern. The monks in the matha are sannyasis, and the tradition of their studies and succession ("Paryaya" system) were established by Madhvacharya. There are Madhva mathas set up all over India. Including those in Udupi, there are twenty four Madhva mathas in India. The main center of Madhva's tradition is in Karnataka. The monastery has a pontiff system, that rotates after a fixed period of time. The pontiff is called "Swamiji", and he leads daily Krishna prayers according to Madhva tradition, as well as annual festivals. The process and Vedic mantra rituals

neg: Madhvacharya or "Udupi ashta matha", and include Palimaru matha, Adamaru matha, Krishnapura matha, Puttige matha, Shirur matha, Sodhe matha, Kaniyooru matha and Pejavara matha. These eight surround the "Anantheswara" Krishna Hindu temple. The matha are laid out in a rectangle, the temples on a square grid pattern. The monks in the matha are sannyasis, and the tradition of their studies and succession (Paryaya system) were established by Madhvacharya. There are Madhva mathas set up all over India. Including those in Udupi, there are twenty four Madhva mathas in India. The main center of Madhva's tradition is in Karnataka. The monastery has

neg: Ashta Mathas of Udupi way of a formal rotation scheme called "Paryaya". When the ashta mathas were formed, Sri Madhvacharya initiated the Swamijis of the mathas in pairs. Each pair of mathas is called Dwandva (literally, "two" or "dual"). In the event the current Paryaya Swamiji has difficulty performing his duties, the Swamiji from the "Dwandwa" matha takes over the responsibility. The four pairs of mathas are: Palimaru and Adamaru; Krishnapura and Puttige; Shirur and Sodhe; and Kaniyooru and Pejavara. Ashta Mathas of Udupi The Tulu Ashta Mathas of Udupi (ಉಡುಪಿಯ ತುಳು ಅಷ್ಟ ಮಠಗಳು) are a group of eight "mathas" or Hindu monasteries established

neg: Govardhana matha Govardhana matha The Govardhana matha is a monastery located in the city of Puri in Odisha state (India). It is associated with the Jagannath temple and is one of the four cardinal mathas founded by Adi Shankara in the 8th century CE. The deities here are Jagannath (Lord Vishnu) and the devi is Vimala (Bhairavi). The mahavakya is "Prajnana Brahma". There are Shri Vigraha of "Goverdhananatha Krishna" and Ardhanareshwara Shiva installed by Adi Shankara. The whole of the Eastern part of the Indian subcontinent is considered as the territory of Sri Govardhan Peeth. This includes the Indian states of Bihar,

neg: Govardhana matha prayers to the sea. Govardhana matha The Govardhana matha is a monastery located in the city of Puri in Odisha state (India). It is associated with the Jagannath temple and is one of the four cardinal mathas founded by Adi Shankara in the 8th century CE. The deities here are Jagannath (Lord Vishnu) and the devi is Vimala (Bhairavi). The mahavakya is "Prajnana Brahma". There are Shri Vigraha of "Goverdhananatha Krishna" and Ardhanareshwara Shiva installed by Adi Shankara. The whole of the Eastern part of the Indian subcontinent is considered as the territory of Sri Govardhan Peeth. This includes the

neg: Dvaraka Pitha Dvaraka Pitha The Dwaraka pīţha or "Dwaraka maţha", also called "Saradha Matha/Peeth" and "western peeth", is an ancient monastery situated in the coastal city of Dwaraka, Gujarat, India. It is one of the four cardinal mathas or seats of learning founded by Adi Shankara in 8th Century CE, and is the "pascimāmnāya matha", or western matha. It is also known as the Kālikā Matha, and per the tradition initiated by Adi Shankara it represents Sama Veda. In 1945, Shri Abhinava Saccidananda Tirtha was nominated to the position. Before assuming his position at Dvaraka, Abhinava was the head of the Mulabagal

neg: Matha India. The Sri Vaishnavism tradition believes that Ramanuja started 700 mathas, but historical evidence suggests several of these were started later. The Sri Vaishnavism mathas over time, subdivided into two, those with Tenkalai (southern) tradition and Vadakalai (northern) tradition of Sri Vaishnavism. The Tenkalai-associated mathas are headquartered at Srirangam, while Vadakalai mathas are associated with Kanchipuram. Both these traditions have from 10th-century onwards considered the function of "mathas" to include feeding the poor and devotees who visit, hosting marriages and community festivals, farming temple lands and flower gardens as a source for food and worship ingredients, being open to pilgrims

neg: Pejavara Pejavara Pejavara (Tulu:"ಪೇಜಾವರ") is a village located in the Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada, formerly known as South Canara or South Kanara, district of Karnataka, India. It houses one of the eight ashta mathas established by Madhvacharya, the great Tattvavāda philosopher. It also houses a branch of the Krishnapura matha, another of the ashta mathas founded by Madhvacharya. Pejavara is very close to the Thokur railway station on the Mumbai-Mangalore Konkan railway route. Pejavara Adhokshaja Mut has gained a great deal of fame throughout India and the world, for a great propagation of Madhwa's philosophy, and upholding the truth of

neg: Pejavara Hari's supremacy. Pejavara Pejavara (Tulu:"ಪೇಜಾವರ") is a village located in the Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada, formerly known as South Canara or South Kanara, district of Karnataka, India. It houses one of the eight ashta mathas established by Madhvacharya, the great Tattvavāda philosopher. It also houses a branch of the Krishnapura matha, another of the ashta mathas founded by Madhvacharya. Pejavara is very close to the Thokur railway station on the Mumbai-Mangalore Konkan railway route. Pejavara Adhokshaja Mut has gained a great deal of fame throughout India and the world, for a great propagation of Madhwa's philosophy, and upholding the

neg: Four Corners Regional Airport Four Corners Regional Airport Four Corners Regional Airport is in San Juan County, New Mexico, a mile northwest of Farmington, which owns it. Great Lakes Airlines was the only airline to service the airport, with up to three daily departures to Denver International Airport. However, they stopped serving the airport in early November 2017 citing shortage of pilots The airport has free long term parking, four major car rental companies at the terminal, and free WiFi in the terminal area. Four Corners Regional Airport was primarily served by the original Frontier Airlines and by Mesa Airlines which was founded in

neg: Sri Vaishnavism Ramanuja never met. Amongst other things, Ramanuja is remembered in the Sri Vaishnavism tradition for his organizational skills and the lasting institutional reforms he introduced at Srirangam, a system paralleling those at Advaita monasteries of his time and where he studied before joining Srirangam matha. Ramanuja travelled and founded many Sri Vaishnavism "mathas" across India, such as the one in Melukote. The Sri Vaishnavism tradition believes that Ramanuja started 700 mathas, but historical evidence suggests several of these were started later. The "matha", or a monastery, hosted numerous students, many teachers and an institutionalized structure to help sustain and maintain

neg: Adi Shankara before him came to be forgotten with the passage of time". The table below gives an overview of the four Amnaya Mathas founded by Adi Shankara, and their details. Traditionally, Shankara is regarded as the greatest teacher and reformer of the Smarta. According to Alf Hiltebeitel, Shankara established the nondualist interpretation of the Upanishads as the touchstone of a revived "smarta" tradition: Adi Shankara Adi Shankara (pronounced ) or Shankara, was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism.

neg: Udupi cuisine his restaurants for ₹ 700 monthly. In 1939 Rao started his first hotel, now called Old Woodlands. The other prominent chain of Udupi hotels is the Dasaprakash group founded by K. Seetharama Rao, who gave up a low-grade salaried position in Mangalore to join his brothers' snack food ("tiffin") business in Mysore in 1921. Udupi cuisine Udupi cuisine is a cuisine of South India. It forms an important part of Tuluva-Mangalorean cuisine and takes its name from Udupi, a city on the southwest coast of India in the Tulunadu region. Udupi cuisine has its origin in the Tulu Ashta Mathas

neg: Jagannath Temple, Puri are not clearly known, the Advaita school of Hinduism propagated by Sankaracharya, who created Hindu monastic institutions across India, attributes the origin of Char Dham to the seer. The four monasteries lie across the four corners of India and their attendant temples are Badrinath Temple at Badrinath in the North, Jagannath Temple at Puri in the East, Dwarakadheesh Temple at Dwarka in the West and Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram in the South. Though ideologically the temples are divided between the sects of Hinduism, namely Saivism and Vaishnavism, the Char Dham pilgrimage is an all Hindu affair. There are four abodes

neg: Four corners (game) a corner long enough for the player who is "it" being able to stand in the vacant corner. If a corner player is tagged or stranded without a free corner to stand in, they become "it". Common strategy is to try to swap corners while the player who is "it" is chasing other players who are trying to swap corners. Four corners (game) Four corners is a children's game, often played in elementary schools. The object of the game is for players to choose corners of the room and not get caught by the designated "It" player until they are

neg: Madhva tradition take turns once every two years (Paryaya) to worship Lord Krishna in at Udupi.The mathas which Madhva built exist until today, and continue the teachings and influence of Madhva The table below gives an overview of the Eight largest Dvaita Mathas founded by Madhva, and their details.Madhva established more mathas locally for Vedanta studies and its propagation. The remaining Dvaita Vedanta mathas following Madhva Tradition include: Out of these Uttaradi Matha, Vyasaraja Matha and Raghavendra Matha enjoy the status of "Matha-traya" or the three premium madhva mathas descended from Jayatirtha. Some of the prominent Madhva teachers include: Madhva tradition The

neg: Saty Narayan Ji Mandir, Nabha Advaita school of Hinduism propagated by Sankaracharya, who created Hindu monastic institutions across India, attributes the origin of Char Dham to the seer. The four monasteries lie across the four corners of India and their attendant temples are Badrinath Temple at Badrinath in the North, Jagannath Temple at Puri in the East, Dwarakadheesh Temple at Dwarka in the West and Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram in the South. Though ideologically the temples are divided between the sects of Hinduism, namely Saivism and Vaishnavism, the Char Dham pilgrimage is an all Hindu affair. There are four abodes in Himalayas called Chota Char

neg: Four Corners Gallery Four Corners Gallery The Four Corners Gallery and film project is an arts centre dedicated to independent photography and film-making located in London's East End at 121 Roman Road, Bethnal Green. It hosts exhibitions, film production facilities and screenings of new work. The project was founded nearby in 1973 and moved into its present purpose built premises in 2007. It was initially funded on a shoe string and then received money from Channel 4 during the 1980s. Its expansion has been supported by Arts Council England, London Development Agency, European Regional Development Fund, Film London and the London Borough of

neg: Monastery Sampradaya of Nimbarkacharya is popular in North, West and East India and has several important Mathas. Ashta matha (eight monasteries) of Udupi were founded by Madhvacharya (Madhwa acharya), a dwaitha philosopher. Islam discourages monasticism, which is referred to in the Quran as "an invention". However, the term "Sufi" is applied to Muslim mystics who, as a means of achieving union with Allah, adopted ascetic practices including wearing a garment made of coarse wool called "sf". The term "Sufism" comes from "sf" meaning the person, who wears "sf". But in the course of time, Sufi has come to designate all Muslim

neg: Four Corners Gallery Tower Hamlets. Four Corners Gallery The Four Corners Gallery and film project is an arts centre dedicated to independent photography and film-making located in London's East End at 121 Roman Road, Bethnal Green. It hosts exhibitions, film production facilities and screenings of new work. The project was founded nearby in 1973 and moved into its present purpose built premises in 2007. It was initially funded on a shoe string and then received money from Channel 4 during the 1980s. Its expansion has been supported by Arts Council England, London Development Agency, European Regional Development Fund, Film London and the London

neg: Madhwa Brahmins Madhwa Brahmins Madhwa Brahmins or Madhwas are subcaste of Hindu Brahmin community in India. They follow the Dvaita philosophy propounded by Madhvacharya. According to Krishnamurti Sharma They are found mostly in the Indian states of Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. The Madhwa community traces its philosophical origins to Madhvacharya, the first said Vaishnava acharya, who lived around 13th century. The Ashta Mathas of Udupi were established by Madhvacharya by his disciples. Other Acharya's who established mathas after Madhvacharya include Padmanabha Tirtha, Naraharitirtha, Akshobhya Tirtha, Jayatirtha, Sripadaraja, Vyasatirtha, Vadiraja Tirtha, Vijayendra Tirtha, Raghavendra Tirtha. The affiliations of the Madhwa

neg: Religion in Karnataka advaita found enlightenment in Sringeri which became the first of four mathas he established in India. Fearing persecution from the Tamil CholasRamanujacharya fled Tamil Nadu and came to Karnataka during the rule of the Hoysala dynasty and preached his philosophy from Melukote. In the 12th century AD, Virashaivism spread from northern Karnataka across the Deccan. Many of its founders, such as Basavanna, Akka Mahadevi came from the region. It was here the Jain religion got a warm welcome and enjoyed a glorious growth during the medieval period. It is also here where the current day Dzogchen Monastery and the Dhondeling

neg: Four Corners, Texas the Four Corners CDP include Arizona Fleming and Holley. Elementary schools outside of the CDP serving sections of Four Corners include Drabek and Oyster Creek. Hodges Bend Middle School, located in the CDP, serves most of Four Corners, while Garcia Middle School, outside of the CDP, serves a small portion of the area. Austin High School, George Bush High School, and Travis High School, all outside of the CDP, serve sections of Four Corners. In previous eras, Four Corners residents attended Dulles High School in Sugar Land. Fort Bend County operates the Four Corners Recreation Center in Four Corners. The

neg: Four Corners, Maryland new ones, such as Northwood and Franklin Knolls, were constructed. The single-family house subdivisions that soon surrounded Four Corners had winding streets that formed an irregular grid in between major roads. Four Corners was largely developed by the late 1950s. Four Corners, Maryland Four Corners is an unincoporated neighborhood located in Montgomery County, Maryland. Many residents of the Four Corners neighborhood consider Four Corners to be a part of Silver Spring. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Four Corners as a distinct census-designated place. Prior to the 2010 U.S. Census, it was defined as a part of the Silver Spring CDP.

neg: Four Corners, Maryland Four Corners, Maryland Four Corners is an unincoporated neighborhood located in Montgomery County, Maryland. Many residents of the Four Corners neighborhood consider Four Corners to be a part of Silver Spring. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Four Corners as a distinct census-designated place. Prior to the 2010 U.S. Census, it was defined as a part of the Silver Spring CDP. Four Corners is bounded by Dennis Avenue to the northwest, the Sligo Creek Trail to the northeast, and Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) to the south. It borders the neighborhoods of Northwood Park (also known as North Four Corners), Indian Spring

neg: Hinduism in Tamil Nadu other mathas of the subcontinent, before his death there. Other sources give the place of his death as Kedarnath in the Himalayas. Madurai Adheenam is the oldest Saivite Matha in South India established around 600 CE by saint Campantar. It is located two blocks from the huge Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, one of the most famous Siva-Shakthi shrines in the world. It is an active centre of "Saiva Siddantha" philosophy. It is currently headed by Sri Arunagirinatha Gnanasambantha Desika Paramacharya. The adheenam is the hereditary trustee of four temples in Thanjavur District. Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam is a mutt based in the

neg: Krishnapura matha Krishnapura matha The Krishnapur Matha ( कृष्णपुरा मठ "Kr̥ṣṇāpura maṭha") or Krishnapur Mutt in some records and literature is a Madhwa Vaishnava monastery. It is one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi founded by Dvaita philosopher Madhvacharya of Udupi. Krishnapur Monastery is currently headed by Vidyasagara Thirta. The first swami of this monastery was Janardhana Thirta, who was one of the direct disciples of Madhvacharya. Its presiding deity is Kalingamardhana Krishna. The matha houses a Mukyaprana temple inside where puja is performed every day. This monastic order has many branches all over India. Some are at Udupi, Ramanakatte, Padigaru, Pejavara,

neg: History of Kerala them were the kingdom of Samuthiri in the north, Venad in the south and Kochi in the middle. Adi Shankara (AD 789), one of the greatest Indian philosophers, was born in Kaladi in Kerala, and consolidated the doctrine of "advaita vedānta". Shankara travelled across the Indian subcontinent to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He is reputed to have founded four "mathas" ("monasteries"), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta of which he is known as the greatest revivalist. Adi Shankara is believed to be the organiser of the Dashanami monastic

neg: Char Dham at Dvārakā in the West, Jagannatha Puri in the East, Sringeri Sharada Peetham in the South and Badrikashrama in the North. The table below gives an overview of the four "Amnaya Mathas" founded by Adi Shankara, and their details. In the Puranas, Hari (Vishnu) and Hara (Shiv) are referred as eternal friends. It is said wherever Lord Vishnu resides, Lord Shiva resides nearby. The Chaar Dhaams follow this rule. So Kedarnath is considered as the pair of Badrinath, Rangnath Swami is considered the pair of Rameswaram. Somnath is considered as the pair of Dwarka. However one thing is also to

neg: Four corners (teaching method) Four corners (teaching method) The Four Corners is one of the many co-operative teaching and learning strategies. The activity can be useful when the teacher wants to point out the fact that not all in the class have the same viewpoint or that there are multiple solutions to some problems. This teaching method allows students who would normally not communicate in class to participate and communicate with their peers. The strategy encourages students to formulate their own opinions on a given topic, and allows them to contribute their ideas to class discussion. First, the four corners of the class are

neg: Sampradaya title of Shankaracharya ("the learned Shankara") after Adi Sankara. According to the tradition in Kerala, after Sankara's "samadhi" at Vadakkunnathan Temple, his disciples founded four mathas in Thrissur, namely Naduvil Madhom, Thekke Madhom, Idayil Madhom and Vadakke Madhom. Sampradaya In Hinduism, a sampradaya ( Sanskrit : सम्प्रदाय IAST "") can be translated as ‘tradition’ , 'spiritual lineage' or a ‘religious system’. It relates to a succession of masters and disciples, which serves as a spiritual channel, and provides a delicate network of relationships that lends stability to a religious identity. "Sampradaya" is a body of practice, views and attitudes, which

neg: Adi Shankara and Buddhism, stating that Hinduism asserts "Atman (Soul, Self) exists", while Buddhism asserts that there is "no Soul, no Self". Shankara travelled across the Indian subcontinent to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He established the importance of monastic life as sanctioned in the Upanishads and Brahma Sutra, in a time when the Mīmāṃsā school established strict ritualism and ridiculed monasticism. He is reputed to have founded four mathas ("monasteries"), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta of which he is known as the greatest revivalist. Adi Shankara is believed to

neg: Matha support studies, and these endowments established, states Hartmut Scharfe, what may be "the earliest case on record of a university scholarship". Some of these medieval era "mathas" of Hinduism in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, were for Vedanta studies, but some "mathas" from the 700 to 1000 CE period predominantly focussed on Shaivism, Vaishnavism, military, martial arts, music, painting or other fields of knowledge including subjects related to Buddhism and Jainism. There is evidence, states Hartmut Scharfe, of "mathas" in eastern and northern India from 7th century CE onwards, such as those in Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh particularly in

neg: Shankaracharya of Śṛṅgeri [[Category:Titles and occupations in Hinduism]] [[Category:Religious leadership roles]] [[Category:Shankaracharyas| ]] Shankaracharya The four main Shankaracharya Mathas/Peethas are listed in the following table. Shankaracharya was born in Kaladi near perumbavoor in Kerala. His father's name was Shivaguru and His mother's name was Aryamba. He was born in a Brahmin family. His guru was shree Govind Bhagavatpada Shankaracharya (IAST: "Śaṅkarācārya", Shankara acharya) is a commonly used title of heads of monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. The title derives from Adi Shankara, an 8th-century AD reformer of Hinduism. He is honored as "Jagadguru", a title that was used

neg: Adi Shankara the Dasanāmis. Adi Sankara organised the Hindu monks of these ten sects or names under four (Sanskrit: ) (monasteries), with the headquarters at Dvārakā in the West, Jagannatha Puri in the East, Sringeri in the South and Badrikashrama in the North. Each math was headed by one of his four main disciples, who each continues the Vedanta Sampradaya. Yet, according to Pandey, these Mathas were not established by Shankara himself, but were originally ashrams established by Vibhāņdaka and his son Ŗșyaśŗnga. Shankara inherited the ashrams at Dvārakā and Sringeri, and shifted the ashram at Śŗngaverapura to Badarikāśrama, and the ashram

neg: Shankaracharya Shankaracharya The four main Shankaracharya Mathas/Peethas are listed in the following table. Shankaracharya was born in Kaladi near perumbavoor in Kerala. His father's name was Shivaguru and His mother's name was Aryamba. He was born in a Brahmin family. His guru was shree Govind Bhagavatpada Shankaracharya (IAST: "Śaṅkarācārya", Shankara acharya) is a commonly used title of heads of monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. The title derives from Adi Shankara, an 8th-century AD reformer of Hinduism. He is honored as "Jagadguru", a title that was used earlier only to Krishna. The popular view among historians is that there

neg: Four Corners Four Corners The Four Corners is a region of the United States consisting of the southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner of Arizona, and northwestern corner of New Mexico. The Four Corners area is named after the quadripoint at the intersection of approximately 37° north latitude with 109° 03' west longitude, where the boundaries of the four states meet, and are marked by the Four Corners Monument. It is the only location in the United States where four states meet. Most of the Four Corners region belongs to semi-autonomous Native American nations, the largest of which

neg: Four Corners, Florida Four Corners, Florida Four Corners, also known as Citrus Ridge, is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Florida, located at a quadripoint formed by Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Polk counties. The population of the Four Corners CDP was 26,116 at the 2010 census. The Lake, Orange, and Osceola County portions of Four Corners are part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Polk County portion is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Four Corners is located at (28.333701, -81.642451). According to the United States Census Bureau, the Four Corners CDP

neg: Maṇḍana Miśra king who had just died to learn these sciences. Later, after obtaining the necessary knowledge, the debate resumed. After a long debate, Maṇḍana accepted defeat.It is also a legend that the place of debate between Shankaracharya and Mandanmishra, was the town Mandleshwar near Maheshwar. The ancient temple Chhapan Deo of this town is considered to be this place. As agreed, Maṇḍana becomes a disciple of Sankara and assumed the name Suresvaracharya. Along with Hastamalaka, Padmapāda, and Totakacharya, he was one of the four main disciples of Sankara and was the first head of Sringeri Mutt, one of the four mathas

neg: Azad Maidan (monument) to the Archaeological Survey of India Museum at Old Goa. A brass urn containing the mortal remains of the distinguished Goan freedom fighter Dr. Tristão de Bragança Cunha was subsequently installed in its place. A martyrs' memorial was built at the "Maidan" by the Freedom Fighters' Association with public donations, in memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the Goa liberation movement. The memorial is a tall structure with a crest displaying a forum-armed structure. The four-armed structure has a pyramid between and atop these arms. The four-armed structure acknowledges the participation of freedom fighters from the four corners

neg: Four Corners, Florida described area above, is 100,000 people. Osceola County Fire Rescue operates Station 71 in Four Corners. Polk County Fire Rescue operates Station 42 (on U.S. 27 just south of U.S.192) and 33 (on Ronald Reagan Blvd just East of U.S. 27) in Four Corners. Lake County Fire Rescue operates Station 112 in Four Corners. Orange County Fire Rescue operates Station 32 in Four Corners. The CDP is served by four different school districts: The Four Corners area is served by U.S. Routes 27 and 192, which intersect one mile west of the quadripoint. The area is served by two Lynx

neg: Four Corners, Minnesota nearby at the intersection of Seville Road and Solway Road. State Highway 194 (MN 194) and Martin Road (County Road 9) are also near Four Corners – Pike Lake business district. Four Corners, Minnesota Four Corners is an unincorporated community in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located 10 miles northwest of the city of Duluth at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and Saint Louis County Road 13 (Midway Road). Four Corners is more commonly known in the present day as the "Pike Lake" business district of Canosia Township. Four Corners is located near the survey point boundary line

neg: Udupi cuisine Udupi cuisine Udupi cuisine is a cuisine of South India. It forms an important part of Tuluva-Mangalorean cuisine and takes its name from Udupi, a city on the southwest coast of India in the Tulunadu region. Udupi cuisine has its origin in the Tulu Ashta Mathas of Udupi founded by Madhvacharya. Udupi cuisine comprises dishes made primarily from grains, beans, vegetables, and fruits. The variety and range of dishes is wide, and a hallmark of the cuisine involves the use of locally available ingredients. It adheres strictly to the Satvik tradition of Indian vegetarian cuisine, using no onions or garlic,

neg: Panchayatana puja Brahman – as "That art Thou". Depending on the tradition followed by Smarta households, one of these deities is kept in the center and the other four corners of a square surrounding it. Either an iconic idol(s) or aniconic representation(s) or a combination for each deity is used. The five may be represented as simply as five kinds of stones called a "Pancayatana puja set", or just five marks drawn on the floor. This arrangement is also represented in Smarta Pancayatana temples found in India, with one central shrine, and four smaller shrines at the corners of a square. Panchayatana

neg: Haveri In Haveri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. sachin kumar born in 1992 Haveri Haveri is a town in Karnataka, India, It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District. The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words "havu" and "keri", which means "place of snakes". Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said that Haveri had around 1000 mathas (sacred religious places; Kannada - ಮಠ) in ancient days. One of the famous mathas is "Hukkeri Math". Haveri is also famous for marketing Byadagi red chillies, which are well known all over India. Around

neg: Yogi Nath Siddha Yoga Gurus called "Naths" (literally, lords). The Nath Yogi "sampradaya" and monastic organizations grew starting with the 13th century, with its matha headquarters in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Many of their mathas are found in the northern, central and western states of India particularly in the Himalayas, but archeological inscriptions suggest their mathas existed in south India as well. The early Nath monks received endowments in Karnataka, for example, between the 10th and 13th century, which later became a temple and Shaiva matha hub for them near Mangalore. The Kadri matha, for instance, is one of the legendary monasteries in

neg: Matha and scholarship. The Nath tradition is a syncretic Yoga and Vedanta schools of Hindu philosophy based Shaiva tradition, that reveres Shiva and Dattatreya. Its founding is attributed to the ideas of Matsyendranath and Gorakshanath, developed further with an additional seven other Siddha Yoga Gurus called "Naths" (literally, lords). The Nath Yogi "sampradaya" and monastic organizations grew starting with the 13th century, with its matha headquarters in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Many of their mathas are found in the northern, central and western states of India particularly in the Himalayas, but archeological inscriptions suggest their mathas existed in south India as well.

neg: Advaita Vedanta are closely related: Shankara organized monks under 10 names and established mathas for them. These mathas contributed to the influence of Shankara, which was "due to institutional factors". The mathas which he built exist until today, and preserve the teachings and influence of Shankara, "while the writings of other scholars before him came to be forgotten with the passage of time". Around 740 CE, Gaudapada founded Shri Gaudapadacharya Math, also known as . It is located in Kavale, Ponda, Goa, and is the oldest matha of the South Indian Saraswat Brahmins. Shankara, himself considered to be an incarnation of Shiva,

neg: Haveri Haveri Haveri is a town in Karnataka, India, It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District. The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words "havu" and "keri", which means "place of snakes". Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said that Haveri had around 1000 mathas (sacred religious places; Kannada - ಮಠ) in ancient days. One of the famous mathas is "Hukkeri Math". Haveri is also famous for marketing Byadagi red chillies, which are well known all over India. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada which is the birthplace of the poet Kanakadasa.

neg: Four corners (game) rotate to a new corner, according to different versions of gameplay. A very different 5-player children's game is played in Canada under the name "four corners" (also known as "king's court"). The Canadian version is played on a large square drawn in chalk, usually in a schoolyard or other similar area. Four of the children stand on one of the corners of the square, while the fifth player is designated "it" and stands in the middle of the square. The four corner players then attempt to trade places without being tagged by the player who is "it", or without vacating

neg: Four corners of the world Four corners of the world Several cosmological and mythological systems portray four corners of the world or four quarters of the world corresponding approximately to the four points of the compass (or the two solstices and two equinoxes). At the center may lie a sacred mountain, garden, world tree, or other beginning-point of creation. Often four rivers run to the four corners of the world, and water or irrigate the four quadrants of the Earth. In Christianity and Judaism, the Old Testament () identifies the Garden of Eden, and the four rivers as the Tigris, Euphrates, Pishon, and Gihon. The

neg: Kaldor Public Art Projects in 1977 involving the work of Sol LeWitt in Sydney, entitled "All two part combinations of arcs from four corners, arcs from four corners, arcs from four sides, straight, not-straight & broken lines in four directions.", during March and July, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales; and in Melbourne entitled "Lines to points on a grid. On yellow: Lines from the center of the wall. On red: Lines from four sides. On blue: Lines from four corners. On black: Lines from four sides, four corners and the centre of the wall" during March and April at the National

neg: Four Corners Navajo Nation Department of Parks and Recreation. Other tribal nations within the Four Corners region include the Hopi and other Ute. The Four Corners is home to the capital of the Navajo tribal government at Window Rock, Arizona. The Ute Mountain Ute Tribal headquarters are located at Towaoc, Colorado. The Four Corners region is mostly rural. The economic hub, largest city, and only metropolitan area in the region is Farmington, New Mexico. The populated settlement closest to the center of Four Corners is Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. Other cities in the region include Cortez and Durango in Colorado; Monticello and

neg: Four Corners, Minnesota Four Corners, Minnesota Four Corners is an unincorporated community in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located 10 miles northwest of the city of Duluth at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and Saint Louis County Road 13 (Midway Road). Four Corners is more commonly known in the present day as the "Pike Lake" business district of Canosia Township. Four Corners is located near the survey point boundary line for Canosia Township, the city of Hermantown, Grand Lake Township, and Solway Township. The actual survey point boundary line where the three townships and the city of Hermantown meet is located

neg: Four corners (game) Four corners (game) Four corners is a children's game, often played in elementary schools. The object of the game is for players to choose corners of the room and not get caught by the designated "It" player until they are the last remaining participant. To begin, four corners (or general areas) of the room are marked from the numbers one to four. One player is designated to be "It," or the "counter." This player sits in the middle of the room and closes his or her eyes, or exits the room, and counts to ten. The remaining players choose any

neg: Four Corners This weather system creates snow and rain fall over the central United States. Federally protected areas in the Four Corners area include Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park, and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Mountain Ranges in the Four Corners include Sleeping Ute Mountains, Abajo Mountains, and the Chuska Mountains. Six governments have jurisdictional boundaries at the Four Corners Monument: the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, as well as the tribal governments of the Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. The Four Corners Monument itself is administered by the

neg: Four Corners is the Navajo Nation, followed by Hopi, Ute, and Zuni tribal reserves and nations. The Four Corners region is part of a larger region known as the Colorado Plateau and is mostly rural, rugged, and arid. In addition to the monument, commonly visited areas within Four Corners include Monument Valley, Mesa Verde National Park, Chaco Canyon, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The most populous city in the Four Corners region is Farmington, New Mexico, followed by Durango, Colorado. The United States acquired the four corners region from Mexico after the end of the

neg: Four Corners, Maryland Village, Franklin Knolls, Indian Spring Terrace, North Hills Sligo Park, and Burnt Mills Hills. Located within Four Corners, Montgomery Blair High School (MBHS) is a public high school named after Montgomery Blair, the son of Francis Preston Blair, the founder of Silver Spring. Blair was a lawyer who represented Dred Scott in his United States Supreme Court case, and served as Postmaster General under President Abraham Lincoln. The school is nationally recognized for its magnet program and Communication Arts Program (CAP). The Polychrome Historic District is a national historic district in the Four Corners neighborhood. It recognizes a group of

neg: Four Corners Blanding in Utah; Kayenta and Chinle in Arizona; and Shiprock, Aztec, and Bloomfield in New Mexico. Air service is available via the Durango-La Plata County Airport in Durango, Colorado, Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington, New Mexico, and Cortez Municipal Airport in Cortez, Colorado. Interstate 40 passes along the southern edge of the Four Corners region. The primary U.S. Highways that directly serve the Four Corners include U.S. Route 64, U.S. Route 160 (which serves the Four Corners Monument itself), U.S. Route 163, U.S. Route 191, U.S. Route 491 (previously U.S. Route 666), and U.S. Route 550. The main line

neg: Four corners (law) Four corners (law) Four Corners Rule is the meaning of a written document such as a contract, will, or deed as represented solely by its textual content. This term may also be applicable to other legal instruments. In contract interpretation, the Four Corners Rule refers to a common law doctrine dating back to old English courts that requires the court to resolve contractual disputes based on the words contained in the disputed contract. The four corners doctrine is similar to the Parole Evidence Rule, which prohibits a contracting party from introducing evidence separate from the contract that would change fundamentally

neg: Four corners offense Four corners offense The four corners offense, technically four corner stall, is an offensive strategy for stalling in basketball. Four players stand in the corners of the offensive half-court while the fifth dribbles the ball in the middle. Most of the time the point guard stays in the middle, but the middle player would periodically switch, temporarily, with one of the corner players. It was a strategy that was used in college basketball before the shot clock was instituted. The team running the offense typically would seek to score, but only on extremely safe shots. The players in the corners

neg: Four Corners, Montana The per capita income for the CDP was $18,185. About 8.1% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. Four Corners, Montana Four Corners is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,146 at the 2010 census, up from 1,828 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area. Four Corners is located in central Gallatin County at (45.667876, -111.182530), west of Bozeman. The "Four Corners" refers to the intersection

neg: Stockbridge Four Corners Bridge Stockbridge Four Corners Bridge The Stockbridge Four Corners Bridge is a steel girder bridge carrying Vermont Route 100 across the White River near the village of Stockbridge Four Corners in Stockbridge, Vermont. The bridge is a 2009 replacement for 1929 Pratt through truss bridge, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The historic bridge replaced an older covered bridge destroyed by Vermont's devastating 1927 floods. The bridge site is locate just southwest of the village of Stockbridge Four Corners, which is formed by a right-angle turn of Vermont Route 100 and its junction with Stockbridge

neg: Four Corners of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, now operated by the BNSF Railway, passes along the southern edge of Four Corners. The area is home to remnants of through railroads that are now heritage railways. These include the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. The Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad, which connects a power plant with a coal mine near Kayenta, comes near the Four Corners. Four Corners The Four Corners is a region of the United States consisting of the southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner

neg: Four Corners, Montana Four Corners, Montana Four Corners is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,146 at the 2010 census, up from 1,828 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area. Four Corners is located in central Gallatin County at (45.667876, -111.182530), west of Bozeman. The "Four Corners" refers to the intersection of U.S. Route 191, Montana Highway 84, and Montana Highway 85. US 191 leads east to Bozeman and south to West Yellowstone, MT 84 leads west to Norris, and MT 85 leads north to Belgrade and Interstate 90.

neg: Clock Tower of Murshidabad bell. Four masonry shields are placed on the ground level four corners. The dial of the clock tower faces eastwards, towards the Bhagirathi River, most probably for the sailors and passengers travelling on boats. The tower was designed by Sagore Mistri, the native assistant of Colonel Duncan MacLeod, who was the architect of the Hazarduari Palace. Clock Tower of Murshidabad The Clock Tower of Murshidabad (locally known just as "Clock Tower" or "Ghari Ghar", also known as "Big Ben of Murshidabad") is a clock tower in the Nizamat Fort Campus in West Bengal, India. The clock tower stands in the

neg: Four Corners, Texas Four Corners, Texas Four Corners is a census-designated place (CDP) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,382 at the 2010 census, up from 2,954 at the 2000 census. Four Corners began as a community of extended families. By 2011 it had become a rapidly suburbanizing area. Four Corners is located near the northeastern border of Fort Bend County at (29.669366, -95.659147). It is bordered to the north by the Mission Bend CDP and to the east, south, and west by small units of the city of Houston. According to the

neg: Porter's four corners model this tool can also alert firms to possible threats due to competitive action. Porter's four corners also works well with other analytical models. For instance it complements Porter five forces analysis well. Competitive cluster analysis of industry products in turn complements four corners analysis. Using such models that complement each other can help create a more complete analysis. Porter's four corners model Porter's four corners model is a predictive tool designed by Michael Porter that helps in determining a competitor's course of action. Unlike other predictive models which predominantly rely on a firm's current strategy and capabilities to determine future

neg: History of Amsterdam the basis of a worldwide trading network. Amsterdam's merchants financed expeditions to the four corners of the world and they acquired the overseas possessions which formed the seeds of the later Dutch colonies. The most influential of these merchant groups was the Dutch East India Company, founded 1602, which became the first multi-national corporation to issue stocks to finance its business. By allowing for sailors to invest in the cargo that they transported, it created an incentive for individual laborers to be vested in the goods they carried and tightened allegiances to corporations outcomes where before they sailor was a

neg: Four Corners, Florida bus routes, which terminate at Legacy Boulevard on US 192. Link 55 travels east on US 192, and link 427 travels south on US 27. Four Corners, Florida Four Corners, also known as Citrus Ridge, is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Florida, located at a quadripoint formed by Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Polk counties. The population of the Four Corners CDP was 26,116 at the 2010 census. The Lake, Orange, and Osceola County portions of Four Corners are part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Polk County portion is part

neg: Four Corners, Texas park includes a community center, two pavilions, playground equipment, a regulation soccer and softball field, 1/2 mile walking track, and a volleyball court. Four Corners, Texas Four Corners is a census-designated place (CDP) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,382 at the 2010 census, up from 2,954 at the 2000 census. Four Corners began as a community of extended families. By 2011 it had become a rapidly suburbanizing area. Four Corners is located near the northeastern border of Fort Bend County at (29.669366, -95.659147). It is bordered to the north

neg: Four corners (law) is contained within the agreement and that the agreement supersedes all prior understandings. The following is an incomplete list of examples where courts used the Four Corners Doctrine while interpreting the disputed-document: Four corners (law) Four Corners Rule is the meaning of a written document such as a contract, will, or deed as represented solely by its textual content. This term may also be applicable to other legal instruments. In contract interpretation, the Four Corners Rule refers to a common law doctrine dating back to old English courts that requires the court to resolve contractual disputes based on the words

neg: Four Corners (U.S. TV series) Music in 1998 but lost to "Fame L.A.". Four Corners (U.S. TV series) Four Corners is an American prime time television drama that ran from February 24, 1998, to March 3, 1998, on CBS. It was produced by David Jacobs. Following the death of her husband in a plane crash, Amanda Wyatt (Ann-Margret) struggles to keep her sprawling Homestead Ranch out of the hands of property developers. Working against her is her devious son Alex (Douglas Wert) who wants to sell the land to developers and leave with her cash. Her friend Carlotta (Sonia Braga) is also fighting to keep

neg: Four corners of the world four sides, from which four rivers flow to the four quarters of the world (the Ganges, Indus, Oxus (Amu Darya), and Śita (Tarim)), dividing the world into four quadrants. Another account portrays a celestial mountain, Mount Meru, buttressed by four terrestrial mountain ranges which extend in four directions. Between them lie four sacred lakes, through which the celestial river divides into four earthly rivers, which flow to the four corners and irrigate the four quadrants of the Earth. Buddhism and the Bon religion of Tibet have similar accounts. Four corners of the world Several cosmological and mythological systems portray four

neg: Four Corners (U.S. TV series) Four Corners (U.S. TV series) Four Corners is an American prime time television drama that ran from February 24, 1998, to March 3, 1998, on CBS. It was produced by David Jacobs. Following the death of her husband in a plane crash, Amanda Wyatt (Ann-Margret) struggles to keep her sprawling Homestead Ranch out of the hands of property developers. Working against her is her devious son Alex (Douglas Wert) who wants to sell the land to developers and leave with her cash. Her friend Carlotta (Sonia Braga) is also fighting to keep the land out of the developers' hands as

neg: Four Corners Monument defending their work in maintaining and promoting the monument. In addition, general U.S. land principles, law, and the Supreme Court have established that the location of the monument is the legal corner of the four states. Four Corners Monument The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. It is the only point in the United States shared by four states, leading to the area being named the Four Corners region. The monument also marks the boundary between two semi-autonomous Native American governments, the Navajo Nation,

neg: Hinduism in Kerala Hinduism in Kerala Hinduism is the largest religion in Kerala and Hindu castes together make up 54% of the population of the state according to the 2011 census. Several saints and movements existed. Adi Shankara was a Hindu philosopher who contributed to Hinduism and propagated philosophy of Advaita. He was instrumental in establishing four mathas at Sringeri, Dwarka, Puri and Jyotirmath. Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri was another Brahmin religious figure who composed Narayaniyam, a collection of verses in praise of Krishna. Various practises of Hinduism are unique to Kerala. Different cults of Shiva and Vishnu are popular in Kerala. Lord Krishna

neg: Religion in Kerala others account for 42.87%, 41.45%, 15.42% and 0.26% of the total child births in the state, respectively. Consequently, Kerala's religious landscape is set to diversify further in the future. Several saints and movements existed. Adi Shankara was a Hindu philosopher who contributed to Hinduism and propagated philosophy of Advaita. He was instrumental in establishing four mathas at Sringeri, Dwarka, Puri and Jyotirmath. Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri was another Brahmin religious figure who composed Narayaniyam, a collection of verses in praise of Krishna. Various practises of Hinduism are unique to Kerala. Different cults of Shiva and Vishnu are popular in Kerala. Malayali

neg: President's Bodyguard President himself. In Nov 1958, President Prasad presented a new Regimental Standard to the PBG, the previous Regimental Standard having been laid up after India became a republic. The old regimental standard rests in the Regiment's Officer's mess. When the second President of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan assumed office, he presented his banner to the PBG on 21 Oct 1962. His banner had a grey background with emblem and crest in gold thread. The design incorporated his initials in Devanagari script in the center and four emblems in gold in the four corners, from the Personal flag of the President. The

neg: National Diet Building is made of stained glass and has four oil paintings of Japan’s four seasons in the four corners of the ceiling. The paintings each depict Mount Yoshino in the spring, Lake Towada in the summer, Okunikko in the fall, and the Japan Alps in the winter. They were drawn not by famous artists but by art students. In the four corners of the central hall, there are statues of Itagaki Taisuke, Okuma Shigenobu, and Ito Hirobumi who were instrumental in establishing constitutional government in Japan, and an empty pedestal. It is not clear why there is an empty pedestal. Some

neg: Ashta Mathas of Udupi Ashta Mathas of Udupi The Tulu Ashta Mathas of Udupi (ಉಡುಪಿಯ ತುಳು ಅಷ್ಟ ಮಠಗಳು) are a group of eight "mathas" or Hindu monasteries established by Madhvacharya, the preceptor of the Dvaita school of Hindu thought. For each of the eight mathas, Madhvacharya also appointed one of his direct disciples to be the first Swami, head of the matha. The ashta mathas are named after the villages in which they were originally located. Today, the mathas are situated in the temple town of Udupi. The mathas work to propagate the Dvaita philosophy. They also administer the famous Udupi Krishna Temple by

neg: Four Corners/Geneva station Four Corners/Geneva station Four Corners/Geneva is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Fairmount Line. It is located in the Mount Bowdoin section of the Dorchester neighborhood. The new station was being built as part of the Fairmount Line Improvement Project, which includes four new stations as well as infrastructure upgrades. It has two full-length high-level platforms with walkways connecting them to Washington Street and Geneva Avenue. Four Corners/Geneva Ave opened on July 1, 2013, along with Newmarket. Service on the Fairmount Line (as the Dorchester Branch of the Norfolk County Railroad and later the New

neg: Four Corners Monument Four Corners Monument The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. It is the only point in the United States shared by four states, leading to the area being named the Four Corners region. The monument also marks the boundary between two semi-autonomous Native American governments, the Navajo Nation, which maintains the monument as a tourist attraction, and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation. The origins of the state boundaries marked by the monument occurred just prior to, and during, the American Civil War, when

neg: Four corners offense other conferences introduced a shot clock experimentally, along with a three-point line to force the defense to spread out. In 1985, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a shot clock nationally and added the 3-pointer a year later. On February 21, 2015 the Tar Heels, coached by Smith protege Roy Williams, successfully ran the offense on the opening possession against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets as a tribute to the recently deceased Smith. Four corners offense The four corners offense, technically four corner stall, is an offensive strategy for stalling in basketball. Four players stand in the corners of the

neg: Candia Four Corners, New Hampshire Candia Four Corners, New Hampshire The Candia Four Corners is an unincorporated community located near the center of the town of Candia, New Hampshire, in the United States. The name "Four Corners" refers to three roads which intersect at the village center: High Street, Main Street, and Deerfield Road. High Street, running east-west, is a portion of New Hampshire Route 27, which stretches from Hooksett (to the west) to Hampton Beach, New Hampshire (to the east). This road was formerly the main east-west thoroughfare through southern New Hampshire, but was replaced by New Hampshire Route 101, a four-lane expressway to

neg: Sohail Abbas finishing third at Madrid's Olympic Qualifier on 13 March 2004. Three times Olympic Champion Pakistan also qualified for Sydney Olympics four years ago by taking part in Osaka 's Olympic Qualifier in March 2000. Pakistan finished second on the Japanese soil, with Sohail scoring 13 goals to finish as leading marksman. Sohail was also leading marksman at Madrid with nine goals. Four of these nine goals were against India in league encounter when he converted four out of four penalty corners. At Athens, he became the record Pakistani goalscorer in a single Olympiad, beating the 10-goal record of centre-forward Hassan

neg: William Thomas Waggoner of his children. Indeed, he wanted them to learn how to take care of the land which would later become theirs. As a result, by 1909, he divided the Waggoner Ranch into four subsections: one for him (White Face); and three smaller 8,500 sub-ranches for his children: Zacaweista, Four Corners, and Santa Ros. However, in 1923, he changed his mind, and set up a Massachusetts trust. His children would elect a Board of Trustees, who would make decisions with him at the helm. In 1893, he served as Vice President of the R.C. Neal Banking Company founded by Mr R.C.