Odin
The Mission
Salinas
Jar
Angkor Vat
Psalm 17:8
"Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,"
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Porphyry jar transformed into an eagle for Abbot Suger |
"That provision should be made for continuing the race of...so exalted...a Being as man--I am far from denying"~~~Sterne
"ONE such
time was about the year 3000 BC, when quite suddenly civilisation
appeared, not only in Egypt and Mesopotamia but in the Indus valley;
another was in the late sixth century BC, when there was not only the
miracle of Ionia and Greece - philosophy, science, art, poetry, all
reaching a point that wasn't reached again for 2000 years - but also in
India a spiritual enlightment that has perhaps never been equalled.
Another was round about the year 1 100. It seems to have affected the
whole world; but its strongest and most dramatic effect was in Western
Europe - where it was most needed. It was like a Russian
spring."~~~Kenneth Clark. Civilisation. Ch. 2 The Great Thaw
"WHEN CHRISTIANITY WAS ABOUT TWELVE HUNDRED YEARS old, religious leaders sought a tighter structuring of holy orders, and in 1209 the Italian Francis of Assisi started what became the Franciscans, an order of subtle appeal. It stressed celibacy, poverty, profound devotion and a love of humanity. Its members, like all members of the mendicant orders, were known as friars and they did not live in fixed abodes or monasteries; they traveled endlessly, built missions, performed good deeds, and provided examples of humility.
The Franciscans found Mexico a dramatic theater for their operations, and if the Indians of that country escaped formal slavery, it was due in great part to the humanitarian efforts of the Franciscans; if the Indians acquired certain limited blessings of Spanish civilization, it was because brave Franciscans established missions on the remote frontier. They were teachers, hospital attendants, farmers and understanding friends, but primarily they were servants of Jesus Christ."~~~James A. Michener: TEXAS. Ch 2 The Mission
Chess: "Odin" "The Mission" "Salinas" "Angkor Vat" "Jar"
Angkor Wat ("City/Capital of Temples") is a temple complex in Cambodia, located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres).
Most of the visible areas are sandstone blocks, while laterite was used for the outer wall and hidden structural parts.
This sandstone was transported from Mount Kulen, a quarry approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast.
The monument was made of five to ten million sandstone blocks with a maximum weight of 1.5 tons each.
The entire city of Angkor used far greater amounts of stone than all the Egyptian pyramids combined .
The Guinness World Records considers it as the largest religious structure in the world.
Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire by King Suryavarman II during the 12th century, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the century; as such, it is also described as a "Hindu-Buddhist" temple.
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