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Tibetan Buddhism [ 1 ] is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas , including northern Nepal , Bhutan , and India (particularly in Arunachal Pradesh , Ladakh , Dharamsala , Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh , and Sikkim ). It is the state religion of Bhutan . [ 2 ] It is also practiced in Mongolia and parts of Russia ( Kalmykia , Buryatia , and Tuva ) and Northeast China . Texts recognized as scripture and commentary are contained in the Tibetan Buddhist canon , such that Tibetan is a spiritual language of these areas.
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Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Meditation is generally an inwardly oriented, personal practice, which individuals do by themselves. Prayer beads or other ritual objects are commonly used during meditation. Meditation may involve invoking or cultivating a feeling or internal state, such as compassion , or attending to a specific focal point . The term can refer to the state itself, as well as to practices or techniques employed to cultivate the state. [ 4 ]
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Sun Tzu's Art of War - Chapter 8: Variation in Tactics
When in difficult country, do not encamp. In country where high roads intersect, join hands with your allies. Do not linger in dangerously isolated positions. #
Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (Kǒng Fūzǐ, or K'ung-fu-tzu, lit. "Master Kong", 551–478 BC). Confucianism originated as an "ethical-sociopolitical teaching" during the Spring and Autumn Period , but later developed metaphysical and cosmological elements in the Han Dynasty . [ 1 ] Following the abandonment of Legalism in China after the Qin Dynasty , Confucianism became the official state ideology of China, until it was replaced by the " Three Principles of the People " ideology with the establishment of the Republic of China , and then Maoist Communism after the ROC was replaced by the People's Republic of China in Mainland China.
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Criticism and discussion by RationalWiki of The Transcendental Argument for the Existence of God made by the Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry . For example, to say that the cloud is not a cloud would be a contradiction since it would violate the first law. The cloud cannot be what it is and not what it is at the same time.
Essay:On Logical Absolutes - RationalWiki
