Bactrian is the ancient name of a historical region located south of the Amu Darya and west of Gandhara, one of the ancient civilizations of Irania
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Oecumene (also spelled œcumene or oikoumene) is a term originally used in the Greco-Roman world to refer to the inhabited universe (or at least the known part of it).
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The stades is an ancient Greek unit of length. According to Herodotus, one stade is equal to 600 feet
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Hoplites were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields.
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Bactrian is the ancient name of a historical region located south of the Amu Darya and west of Gandhara, one of the ancient civilizations of Iranian peoples, covering the modern-day flat region that straddles Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Ancient Bactrian was in present-day northern Afghanistan, between the Hindu Kush mountain range and the Amu Darya.
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The toga, a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a cloth of perhaps 20 ft (6 m) in length which was wrapped around the body and was generally worn over a tunic. The toga was made of wool, and the tunic under it often was made of linen.
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Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan Mountains.
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Sanskrit is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
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Gelongma is the Tibetan word for a fully ordained monastic observing the entire Vinaya. While the exact number of vows observed varies from one ordination lineage to another, generally the female monastic observes 360 vows while the male monastic observes 265.
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This is a term used in Vajrayana Buddhism that means wheel of time or "time-cycles". The word Kālacakra is usually used to refer to a very complex teaching and practice in Tibetan Buddhism. Although the teaching is very advanced and esoteric, there is a tradition of offering it to large public audiences.
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A bodhisattva is an enlightened being. According to Tibetan Buddhism, a Bodhisattva is one of the four sublime states a human can achieve in life.
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The dinar is a main currency unit in modern circulation in nine mostly-Islamic countries, and has historic use in several more.
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Military counterintelligence division of the GPU – OGPU – NKVD – USSR State Security Committee.
