This article is about the Buddhist monastery in Gansu province, China. For the monastery in Sikkim, India see Labrang Monastery (Sikkim); for the general legal principal, see tulku; for the Panchen Lama's administration, see Panchen...
Collateral damage is damage to things that are incidental to the intended target. It is frequently used as a military term where it can refer to the incidental destruction of civilian property and non-combatant casualties....
St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491 – July 31, 1556) was a Spanish knight from a local noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and was its first...
Portland is a city located in the U.S. state of Oregon, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, estimated to have reached...
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American poet born in New York City. She is best known for "The New Colossus", a sonnet written in 1883; its lines appear on...
Most often, the term warrant refers to a specific type of authorization; a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, which permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights...
It might not be a fact that Iceland is one of the world’s most beautiful destinations, but a lot of travelers to seem to hold this as truth. In 2016, foreign visitors to Iceland exceeded...
Yueyaquan is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. It was named Yueyaquan in the Qing Dynasty. According to measurements made in 1960, the average...
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