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  2. Science and technology in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    South Africa dismantled its nuclear weapons programme in 1989, the first nation in the world to do so, and became a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1991. [ 11 ] South Africa continues to use its surplus of Uranium as part of its nuclear energy programme, supplying the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station and SAFARI-1 research ...

  3. Bharadvaja - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] [4] He and his family of students were the authors of Mandala 6 in the Rigveda. [5] In the epic Mahabharata, Bharadvaja was the father of Droṇācārya, [6] the guru and instructor to the Pandava and Kaurava princes in the Mahabharata. Bharadvaja is also mentioned in Charaka Samhita, an authoritative ancient Indian medical text.

  4. Maharishi - Wikipedia

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    Maharishi (Sanskrit: महर्षि, lit. 'great seer', IAST : Maharṣi ) is a Sanskrit word used for members of the highest order of ancient Indian sages, popularly known in India as "seers", i.e., those who engage in research to understand and experience nature , divinity , and the divine context of existence, and these experiences ...

  5. Charaka Samhita - Wikipedia

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    The Charaka Samhita is the oldest known Hindu text on Ayurveda (life sciences), followed by the Sushruta Samhita and Ashtanga Hrdaya. Except for some topics and their emphasis, they discuss many similar subjects such as General Principles, Pathology, Diagnosis, Anatomy, Sensorial Prognosis, Therapeutics, Pharmaceutics and Toxicology.

  6. Vagbhata - Wikipedia

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    Both of his books were originally written in Sanskrit with 7000 sutras. Sushruta , "Father of Surgery" and "Father of Plastic Surgery", Charaka, a medical genius, and Vāgbhaṭa are considered to be "The Trinity" of Ayurvedic knowledge, with Vāgbhaṭa coming after the other two. [ 4 ]

  7. Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader) - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] He graduated from the St. Joseph's University, Bangalore with a Bachelor of Science degree. [8] [9] After graduation, he travelled with his second teacher, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, [10] giving talks and arranging conferences on Vedic science, and setting up Transcendental Meditation and Ayurveda centers. [11] [12]

  8. Transcendental Meditation movement - Wikipedia

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    Similar corporations include the Maharishi Foundation Incorporated in New Zealand [219] and Maharishi Foundation U.S.A. [220] Maharishi Foundation purchased the Kolleg St. Ludwig campus in 1984 for USD 900,000 [221] and it became the Maharishi European Research University (MERU) campus as well as the Maharishi's movement headquarters and ...

  9. Paul Brunton - Wikipedia

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    A portrait of Paul Brunton. Paul Brunton is the pen name of Raphael Hurst (21 October 1898 – 27 July 1981), a British author of spiritual books. He is best known as one of the early popularizers of Neo-Hindu spiritualism in western esotericism, notably via his bestselling A Search in Secret India (1934) which has been translated into over 20 languages.