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Why Is the Year of the Dragon Considered So Lucky?
Arriving fifth in the sequence, the dragon is the most potent—and most desired—zodiac symbol. It “catalyzes all the powers ... The accompanying zodiac legend varies across Buddhist and Taoist belief ...
Food, Offering, Medicine, Political Symbol: What the Lotus Means in Sri Lanka
“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...
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In Photos: A symbol of healing
Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in South India returned to the Mariposa Museum in downtown Peterborough ...