Shinshi: Shinshi (Japanese: 神使) or "divine messengers" are animals in Japanese mythology that are believed to be associated with a kami, a divine being. These animals are also known as kami no tsukai or tsukawashime. (Animal messengers in Shinto) [100%] 2023-12-26 [Shinto] [Animals in religion]...
Shinshō (Shingon): Shinshō (真紹) (797–873) was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Shingon sect and founder of the Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji in Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). He studied Vajrayana - or Esoteric - buddhism under Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) at the Tō-ji and became the third master of ... (Shingon) [100%] 2022-11-25 [797 births] [873 deaths]...
Staff ("Shebeṭ," "Maṭṭch," Etc.): Herodotus and Strabo assert that among the Babylonians every man carried a ring and a staff, which latter was decorated at the upper end with a carved representation of a flower or something similar. It seems to have been the ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [97%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
Staff: STAFF staf: Many Hebrew terms are represented by this word. The "staves" of the ark translate the word badh, literally, "a part," hence, branch, bar, etc. (Exodus 25:13,14,15,27,28, etc.). Other words, as matteh, maqqel, shebhet ... [97%] 1915-01-01
Staff (music): In Western musical notation, the staff (US) or stave (UK) (plural: staffs or staves) also occasionally referred to as a pentagram is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch or in ... (Music) [97%] 2023-12-19 [Musical notation]
Staff (head) gauge: A staff (head) gauge is calibrated scale which is used to provide a visual indication of liquid level. When used on an inclined or sloped surface, a staff gauge is usually calibrated so that the indicated level is the true ... (Head) [97%] 2023-09-15 [Hydrology]
Staff (military): From the earliest days of conflict, leaders had staff assistants, if only to hand them the next rock to throw at the mammoth. As man's ability to kill grew, so did the need for assistance to leaders. (Military) [97%] 2023-07-21
Staff (name): Staff is both a surname and a nickname. Notable people with the name include. (Name) [97%] 2023-11-23 [Nicknames] [Norwegian-language surnames]...
Staff: stair meant also a written letter, and O. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; "stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet), a long stick or pole, used either as an ... [97%] 2022-09-02
Staff (military)#Historical: While commanders, as far back as we know the role, had personal companions and aides, a leader such as Alexander the Great would fight at the head of his troops, rather than commanding from a headquarters that let him see ... (Military) [97%] 2024-08-13
Shinsen: Shinsen (神饌, literally "god" + "food offering") are offerings of foods given up to Shinto shrines or kamidana in Japan. The annual festivals carried out at different times of the year originated from Shinto rituals and festivals. [83%] 2022-11-23 [Shinto practices] [Annual events in Japan]...
Shinobu (band): Shinobu is an American indie rock band formed in 2002 in San Jose, California. The group consists of Mike Huguenor (vocals, guitar), Matt Keegan (trombone, guitar, vocals, keyboards), Bob Vielma (bass, vocals), Jon Fu (drums), John DeDomenici (bass, drums), Jeff ... (Band) [83%] 2023-11-16 [Musical groups established in 2002] [Musical groups from San Jose, California]...
Shinobu: Shinobu (しのぶ) is a Japanese verb meaning "recall" (偲ぶ) or "stealth/endure" (忍ぶ). It is a Japanese given name used by either sex. [83%] 2023-11-16 [Japanese unisex given names]
Shiksha: Shiksha (Sanskrit: शिक्षा, IAST and ISO: śikṣā) is a Sanskrit word, which means "instruction, lesson, learning, study of skill". It also refers to one of the six Vedangas, or limbs of Vedic studies, on phonetics and phonology in Sanskrit. (Vedic era study of phonetics and phonology, one of six Vedangas) [83%] 2023-10-11 [Hindu texts] [Language and mysticism]...
Shinbyu: Shinbyu (Burmese: ရှင်ပြု; MLCTS: hrang pru.; pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɰ̃bjṵ], also spelt shinpyu) is the Burmese term for a novitiation ceremony (pabbajja) in the tradition of Theravada Buddhism, referring to the celebrations marking the sāmaṇera (novitiate) monastic ordination of a boy under the age ... (Burmese Theravada Buddhist novitiation ceremony) [83%] 2024-01-07 [Burmese culture] [Buddhism in Myanmar]...
Shinsen: Shinsen (神饌 shinsen) are offerings given up to Shinto shrines or kamidana in Japan . They are also called mike or minie. (Religion) [83%] 2023-08-30 [Shinto]
Shiksha: Shiksha (Sanskrit: शिक्षा IAST: śikṣā ISO: śikṣā) is a Sanskrit word, which means "instruction, lesson, learning, study of skill". It also refers to one of the six Vedangas, or limbs of Vedic studies, on phonetics and phonology in Sanskrit. (Vedic era study of phonetics and phonology, one of six Vedangas) [83%] 2023-01-30 [Vedangas] [Hindu texts]...
SHINRYU: Ryuta Shimba, professionally known as SHINRYU, is a Japanese performing artist, an actor, a singer-songwriter, a music producer, a theatre director & producer, a food brand producer and an entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of RICEball ... [83%] 2024-01-07 [Japanese performance artists] [Japanese actors]...
Shanghu: Shanghu is a former city of China . A burst fascine there shifted the course of the Yellow River north towards modern Tianjin in 1048. (Place) [83%] 2023-11-22
Shanghu: Shanghu is a former city of China. A burst fascine there shifted the course of the Yellow River north towards modern Tianjin in 1048. [83%] 2023-04-02 [Ancient Chinese cities]
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