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  2. Rashi - Wikipedia

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    Rashi's commentary on the Talmud continues to be a key basis for contemporary rabbinic scholarship and interpretation. Without Rashi's commentary, the Talmud would have remained a closed book. [63] Rashi's commentary had a profound influence on subsequent Talmud study and scholarship: The commentaries of Rashi democratized talmudic scholarship.

  3. List of Nakshatras - Wikipedia

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    The following list gives the corresponding regions of sky. [1] Months in the modern Indian national calendar—despite still carrying names that derive from the nakshatras—do not signify any material correlation. It stands to reason that during the original naming of these months—whenever that happened—they were indeed based on the ...

  4. Rashi script - Wikipedia

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    The Rashi script or Sephardic script (Hebrew: כְּתַב רַשִׁ״י, romanized: Ktav Rashi) is a typeface for the Hebrew alphabet based on 15th-century Sephardic semi-cursive handwriting. It is named for the rabbinic commentator Rashi , whose works are customarily printed in the typeface (though Rashi himself died several hundred years ...

  5. Saptarshi - Wikipedia

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    In traditional Hindu astronomy, the seven stars of the Big Dipper are identified with the names of Saptarshis The Saptarshi ( Sanskrit : सप्तर्षि , lit. 'Seven sages' IAST : Saptarṣi ) are the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas , and other Hindu literature such as the Skanda Purana . [ 1 ]

  6. List of Rakshasas - Wikipedia

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    Below is a non-exhaustive list of Rakshasas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology. While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma. Rakshasas are male while Rakshasis are female.

  7. Sifre - Wikipedia

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    Sifre 39 likewise follows Rabbi Ishmael's view, according to Hullin 49a. These and other less cogent reasons seem to indicate that the Sifre to Numbers originated in Rabbi Ishmael's school, although this does not exclude the assumption that the editor in addition borrowed much from Shimon bar Yochai 's midrash [ 16 ] and other less-known midrashim.

  8. List of tirthankaras - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This article lists, in chronological order, the names, signs, colors etc. of ...

  9. Nakshatravana - Wikipedia

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    Nakshatravana, also called Nakshatravanam or Nakshatravan, is a sacred grove in Sringeri, Karnataka, India.It is associated with the Sringeri Sharada Peetham monastery, and consists of 27 trees that are related to 27 Nakshatras of Indian Astrology.