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714 matches to Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism. 4C China, Japan. Followers of Buddha saviour Amitabha (Amida, O-mi-t’o). Paradise for invoking his name.
Alchemy. Magic art of Egyptian origin attempting to transmute metals, esp lead to gold. Based on belief that all metals are a pure base metal + impurities which the philosopher’s stone can remove.
Erasmus, Desiderius. c1466-1536. Dutch Humanist ecclesiastic reform writer. Published first New Testament based on Greek, 1516. Reason over ignorance and superstition. Opposed Luther. Praise of Folly. Enchiridion: Christ requires of us nothing but a pure and sincere life.
Kandinsky, Wassily. 1866-1944. Russian/French. First pure nonfigurative abstract painter. Influenced by Anthroposophy. Blaue Reiter 1903.
Kant, Immanuel. 1724-1804. German Romantic philosopher. Free-will. Inherent moral nature implies “Transcendental” world of freedom. Although the mind builds internal maps of sensory perceptions, we do not know what the world is really like. -“moral imperative = human diginity”. On Heaven 1755. Critique of Pure Reason 1781. Critique of Practical Reason 1788. Critique of Judgement.
Miró, Joan. 1893-1974. Spanish surrealist painter. Pure colors, abstract shapes. Bird, star themes. Dog Barking at the Moon.
Shinran. 1173-1262. Japanese Buddhist. Founded True Pure Land sect.
Abbeville Treaty. 1258. England returns Normandy to France.
Abjuration, Act. 1581. Dutch declaration of independence from Spain. Republic 1588.
Abo, Treaty. 1743. Sweden cedes SE Finland to Russia.
Addled Parliament. 1614. England. Criticized James I; achieved nothing.
Åland Islands. Swedish- 1809 Russian. 1917 Finland. 1920 autonomous/Finnish.
Alba, Duke of. 1507-82. Tyrannical Spanish Governorof Netherlands 1567-73. Gueux.
Alexander VI. Pope. Demarcation Bull 1493 divided newly discovered land between Spain, Portugal. Tordesillas.
Altdorfer, Albrecht. c1480-1538. German founder landscape painting.
Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.
Altranstadt, Peace. 1706 Sweden-Poland: Augustus renounces Polish throne. 1707 Sweden-HRE: HRE buys Swedish neutrality in War of Spanish Succession. 1714 Louis XIV-Charles VI.
Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.
Andrew, St. Apostle and martyr. Patron saint of Scotland and Russia. Peter’s brother.
Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.
Anglicanism. Catholic adherence to the doctrines of the Church of England.
Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.
Anglo-Dutch Wars. 17-18C. Established England’s naval power, ended Dutch world power.
Anglo-Irish Agreement. 1985. Irish Republic gets voice in governing N. Ireland.
Anglo-Irish Treaty. 1921. Partitioned Ireland. Irish Free State as Dominion. N. Ireland in UK.