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Pure Land Buddhism
(Encyclopedia) Pure Land Buddhism or Amidism, devotional sect of Mahayana Buddhism in China and Japan, centering on worship of the Buddha Amitabha. According to the Pure Land Sutras, composed in…Oates, Joyce Carol
(Encyclopedia) Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938–, American author, b. Lockport, N.Y., B.A. Syracuse Univ., 1960, M.A. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1961. She taught English at the Univ. of Detroit and the Univ. of…Carroll, Lewis
(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Lewis, pseud. of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832–98, English writer, mathematician, and amateur photographer, b. near Daresbury, Cheshire (now in Halton). Educated at Christ…A. E. Housman: Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide.Now, of my threescore years and ten, Twenty will not…motet
(Encyclopedia) motetmotetmōtĕtˈ [key], name for the outstanding type of musical composition of the 13th cent. and for a different type that originated in the Renaissance. The 13th-century motet, a…Woolf, Virginia
(Encyclopedia) Woolf, Virginia, 1882–1941, English novelist and essayist, b. Adeline Virgina Stephen; daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen. A successful innovator in the form of the novel, she is…Alan Bates 2003 Deaths
Alan BatesAge: 69 British film, television, and stage actor who won two Tony Awards. His films include Zorba the Greek and An Unmarried Woman. Died: London, Dec. 27, 2003Hank BallardA -…2001-02 NFL Playoffs
First Round at Orlando 32 Buffalo 27 at Dallas 47 Indiana 46 Tampa Bay 66 at Los Angeles 41 Carolina 72 at Grand Rapids 64 Quarterfinals Orlando 49 at New Jersey 46 at…Brewer's: Oliver
Son and heir of Sir Rowland de Boys, who hated his youngest brother Orlando, and persuaded him to try a wrestling match with a professed wrestler, hoping thus to kill his brother; but when…Luciano Berio 2003 Deaths
Luciano BerioAge: 77 Italian composer who used a variety of devices, including electronic sounds, dramatic spoken word, and mixed media, in his experimental, often sensuous works. His…Trending
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