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The modern chrysolite is a green oblong hexagonal prism of unequal sides terminated by two triangular pyramids. Topaz, or ancient chrysolite, is an octangular prism of an orange-yellow colour; it is composed of alumina, silica, hydrofluoric acid, and iron. it is found in Ceylon, Arabia, and Egypt.
A. H. Almaas. A. H. Almaas (/ ˈɑːlməs / AHL-məss) is the pen name of A. Hameed Ali (born 1944), an American writer and spiritual teacher who writes about and teaches an approach to spiritual development informed by modern psychology and therapy which he calls the Diamond Approach. " Almaas " is the Arabic word for "diamond".
Indra's net (also called Indra's jewels or Indra's pearls, Sanskrit Indrajāla, Chinese: 因陀羅網) is a metaphor used to illustrate the concepts of Śūnyatā (emptiness), [1] pratītyasamutpāda (dependent origination), [2] and interpenetration [3] in Buddhist philosophy. The metaphor's earliest known reference is found in the Atharva Veda.
Hinduism Portal. v. t. e. The Vajra (Sanskrit: वज्र, lit. 'Thunderbolt', IAST: Vajra) is a legendary and ritualistic tool, symbolizing the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force). In Hinduism, it has also been associated with weapons. [1][2] The use of the bell and vajra as symbolic and ritual ...
Daimons are lesser divinities or spirits, often personifications of abstract concepts, beings of the same nature as both mortals and deities, similar to ghosts, chthonic heroes, spirit guides, forces of nature, or the deities themselves (see Plato's Symposium). According to Hesiod's myth, "great and powerful figures were to be honoured after ...
Curse of Scotland. The nine of diamonds is sometimes referred to as the "Curse of Scotland". The Curse of Scotland is a nickname used for the nine of diamonds playing card. [1] The expression has been used at least since the early 18th century, and many putative explanations have been given for the origin of this nickname for the card.
Lonsdaleite (named in honour of Kathleen Lonsdale), also called hexagonal diamond in reference to the crystal structure, is an allotrope of carbon with a hexagonal lattice, as opposed to the cubical lattice of conventional diamond. It is found in nature in meteorite debris; when meteors containing graphite strike the Earth, the immense heat and ...
The Syamantaka (Sanskrit: स्यमन्तक, romanized: Syamantaka) is a legendary jewel featured in Hindu literature, regarded to be blessed with magical powers. [1] It is described to be a ruby. [2] The jewel is described to protect its owner if they were virtuous and good, but bring evil to them if they were not.