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Carey attracted also the interest of Henry Martyn, later of Persia, to Hindi. [8] Presbyterian Samuel H. Kellogg who taught at the seminary in Allahabad [9] headed three translators working on translation of the Old Testament into Hindi, including William Hooper, of the Church Missionary Society, and Joseph Arthur Lambert. [10]
The Qu'ran in regard to the duration of the sleep only mentions the conflicting numbers that people assigned, in Surah 18:25-26, which states, "They remained in the Cave for three hundred years; and others added nine more years. / Say: 'Allah knows best how long they remained in it, for only He knows all that is hidden in the heavens and the earth.
The sacrifices that one performs are stated to journey directly to heaven, and are stored to await the sacrificer on his arrival. One hymn describes Svarga to be a realm that contains water-lilies and lotuses, lakes of butter with banks of honey, along with streams flowing with a number of foods such as wine, milk, curds, and water.
The Sidrat al-Muntaha (Arabic: سِدْرَة ٱلْمُنْتَهَىٰ, romanized: Sidrat al-Muntahā, lit. 'Sidr Tree of the Farthest Boundary') in Islamic mythology [1] is a large Cedrus [2] or lote tree (Ziziphus spina-christi) [3] that marks the utmost boundary in the seventh heaven, where the knowledge of the angels ends.
However the Buddhist meaning of nirvana also has other interpretations. L. S. Cousins said that in popular usage nirvana was "the goal of Buddhist discipline,... the final removal of the disturbing mental elements which obstruct a peaceful and clear state of mind, together with a state of awakening from the mental sleep which they induce." [21]
Kumbhakarna (Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्ण, lit. pot-eared) is a powerful rakshasa and younger brother of Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana. [1] Despite his gigantic size and appetite, he is described as a virtuous character and a great warrior in Hindu texts.
Al-Kawthar (Arabic: الكوثر, lit. 'Abundance') [1] is the 108th chapter of the Quran.It is the shortest chapter, consisting of three ayat or verses: [2] We have given thee abundance [3]
The story of Trishanku's ascent to heaven is told in the Bala Kanda portion of the Valmiki Ramayana. The king had been promised a place in Svarga (the abode of the celestial deities) by the sage Vishvamitra. The sage engaged in a solitary yajna to achieve this, not joined by other sages due to instructions from Sage Vasishtha. Due to the power ...