In what story of Arthur C. Clarke do Tibetan monks seek to list all the names of God as they believe He will bring the Universe to an end once this is done?
"time that the monks are pasting the final printed names into their holy books. Then they notice that ""overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out."" In 2004, ""The Nine Billion Names of God"" won the retrospective Hugo Award for Best Short Story for the year 1954. ""Kirkus Reviews"" called it ""quietly remarkable"" and ""the Guardian"" considered it to be a ""wonderful apocalyptic rib-tickler"". Stating that the story ""introduced many Western readers to an intriguing speculation in Oriental religions"", Carl Sagan in 1978 listed ""The Nine Billion Names of God"" as among the ""rare few science‐fiction [stories that] combine"
"is completed, God will bring the Universe to an end. Three centuries ago, the monks created an alphabet in which they calculated they could encode all the possible names of God, numbering about 9,000,000,000 (""nine billion"") and each having no more than nine characters. Writing the names out by hand, as they had been doing, even after eliminating various nonsense combinations, would take another 15,000 years; the monks wish to use modern technology to finish this task more quickly. They rent a computer capable of printing all the possible permutations, and they hire two Westerners to install and program the"
"Tibeto-Burmese, Turkish, and Tunghus tribes. The first printed version was a Mongolian text published in Beijing in 1716. The epic is composed of a very large body of versions, each with many variants, and is reputed by some to be the longest in the world. Although there is no one definitive text, the Chinese compilation so far of just its Tibetan versions has filled some 120 volumes, more than one million verses, divided into 29 ""chapters"". Western calculations speak of more than 50 different books edited so far in China, India and Tibet. A Tibetan scholar has written: Like the"
"last city; they ""believe"" they are, but the last city is Nataraja, ""the city beyond the city at the end of time"". Clute says that the Typhon is ""a kind of god and a kind of quasi-animate principle of destruction"" that is attempting to destroy the universe because it ""cannot tolerate being told"" or ""observed"". The creation and evolution of the universe is observed and recorded, and the Typhon will not tolerate this telling. In the Kalpa, Polybiblios creates Babel fragments (""Borgesian libraries that do not end"") that, when brought together, will form a ""backstory"" that retells the history of"
"the family is in mourning during 49 days till the dead person's reincarnation (Pure Land sects may say ""till achieving Pure Land""). It is thought that the great sinner transmigrates to a ""beast"" or a ""hungry ogre"" without being able to go to the Pure Land. In Tibet, which has a Tantric culture, the original Indic general orientation of seeking rebirth in the Pure Land of any deity was retained. Tibetan practitioners may also visualize themselves as a Buddha. By contrast, the Chinese traditions are oriented towards seeking assistance from an ""other-Amitabha Buddha"" which is outside the self, and may"
"meets again with Laozi, who announces that Yinxi's immortal name is listed in the heavens and calls down a heavenly procession to clothe Yinxi in the garb of immortals. The story continues that Laozi bestowed a number of titles upon Yinxi and took him on a journey throughout the universe, even into the nine heavens. After this fantastic journey, the two sages set out to western lands of the barbarians. The training period, reuniting and travels represent the attainment of the highest religious rank in medieval Taoism called ""Preceptor of the Three Caverns"". In this legend, Laozi is the perfect"
"an approaching conjunction of the stars and nods to himself in grim realization of the end of the world. In Tibet, a group of Buddhist monks searches for reincarnation, much in the way their ancestors searched Judea for the Son of God. In strife-torn Kashmir, a tomb called Rozabal holds the key to a riddle that arises in Jerusalem and gets answered at Vaishno Devi. An American priest has disturbing visions of people familiar to him, except that they seem to exist in other ages. Induced into past-life regressions, he moves to India to piece together the violent images. Shadowing"
"spanning from 1937 to 1959; the setting is Tibet, except for brief sequences in China and India. It begins with the search for the 14th mindstream emanation of the Dalai Lama. After a vision by Reting Rinpoche (the regent of Tibet) several lamas disguised as servants discover a promising candidate: a child born to a farming family in the province of Amdo, near the Chinese border. These and other lamas administer a test to the child in which he must select from various objects the ones that belonged to the previous Dalai Lama. The child passes the test, and he"
"worlds, the four great cosmic regions, and the thirty six heavenly planes. True liberation can only be attained when souls reach Nirvana, i.e. the realm of Divine Beings with the most virtues, merits, and wisdom. The father of the universe, Cao Đài, is believed to have communed with men since the beginning of times, revealing his will. According to Cao Đài doctrine, history is divided into three times (""tam kỳ"") of revelation. In the first two periods, there were teachings of Dipankara Buddha, sages, Phục Hy, Gautama Buddha, Laozi, Confucius and Jesus, who received the will of the Highest Power,"
"on condition that they embark on a journey to the West to accomplish the Eight-One Tasks to redeem themselves and save the world. ""All compositions by Joe Hisaishi."" A Chinese Tall Story A Chinese Tall Story () is a 2005 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau. The story is loosely based on the novel ""Journey to the West"". It is a twisted story about the monk Tripitaka and his three disciples who are journeying west to acquire Buddhist scriptures. While stopping in Shache City (present day Yarkand), they come under attack by minions of the"
"A Chinese Tall Story A Chinese Tall Story () is a 2005 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau. The story is loosely based on the novel ""Journey to the West"". It is a twisted story about the monk Tripitaka and his three disciples who are journeying west to acquire Buddhist scriptures. While stopping in Shache City (present day Yarkand), they come under attack by minions of the evil Tree Demon. The demons capture his three disciples. Tripitaka is then captured by the king of reptiles and placed under the care of the ugly and shunned"
"instructions on specific tantric spiritual practices. According to Janice D. Willis, the focus on spiritual practice forms an essential difference between Christian and Tibetan hagiography. In her book ""Women of Wisdom"", Tsultrim Allione voices it thus: The sacred biography is called 'rNam.thar' in Tibetan, which literally means 'complete liberation.' The 'rNam.thar' are specially geared to provide records for those on a spiritual quest, in much the same way that someone about to climb a high mountain would seek out the chronicles of those who had made the climb before. The sacred biographer is primarily concerned with providing information which will"
"for the Universe"". 20th ""Blood debts must be repaid in blood."" Revealed in ""Journey to the Magic Cavern"". 21st “No soul can remain in freedom so long as another remains enslaved.” Revealed in “Eggs from 70 Million B.C.” “If you can not find peace in your heart you will not find peace in the world.” - Written on a sign in the temple of Kang, as revealed in “Eggs from 70 Million B.C.” The story unfolds over the course of six films: All 6 chapters have been released on VHS by Paramount Pictures and Moonbeam Entertainment and DVD by Tango"
"no historical value whatsoever. All Tibetan ""Namtar"" consist of three parts: Mainly the third of these levels has caused western scholars to criticize this form of literature. Willis however defends their historical value by arguing that the miraculous parts of the secret biography may be interpreted as a metaphor for tantric practice. Namtar (biography) A namtar (), sometimes spelled namthar is a spiritual biography or hagiography in Tibetan Buddhism. ""Namtar"" is a contraction of ""nampar tharpa"" (), which literally means 'complete liberation'. This name refers to the fact that the texts tell stories of yogis or Indo-Tibetan Mahasiddha who attained"
"Li Hong (Taoist eschatology) Li Hong (Chinese: 李洪) is a messianic figure in religious Taoism prophesied to appear at the end of the world cycle to rescue the chosen people, who would be distinguished by certain talismans, practices and virtues. Myths surrounding Li Hong took shape in literature during the Han dynasty. He is depicted in the Taoist ""Divine Incantations Scripture"" as an ideal leader who would reappear to set right heaven (tian) and earth (dì) at a time of upheaval and chaos. Li Hong is sometimes considered to be an avatar or reincarnation of Laozi, with whom he shares"
"to the west. Yang, a Catholic, replaces the Buddha, from the original story, with a Christian influenced deity Tze-Yo-Tzuh. Throughout the story, The Monkey King is unhappy with himself as a monkey and continually tries to become another version of himself. Tze-Yo-Tzuh tries to help The Monkey King accept himself. When The Monkey King refuses Tze-Yo-Tzuh imprisons him under a mountain of rocks. A monk named Jiang Tao is sent by Tze-Yo-Tzuh on a mission to carry three packages to the west and is to pick up his disciple, The Monkey King, on his journey. He finds The Monkey King"
"the surname Li. Prophesies concerning Li Hong's appearance have been used to legitimize numerous rebellions and insurgencies, all of which rallied around a Li Hong. These were particularly prevalent during the fifth century, and continued to appear until the Song dynasty. Li Hong (Taoist eschatology) Li Hong (Chinese: 李洪) is a messianic figure in religious Taoism prophesied to appear at the end of the world cycle to rescue the chosen people, who would be distinguished by certain talismans, practices and virtues. Myths surrounding Li Hong took shape in literature during the Han dynasty. He is depicted in the Taoist ""Divine"
"ten commandments are established as laws and guidelines. The last names to be given of this amalgam of earthly wisdom are: Hermes, Mimir, Zerdust, Yu the Great, Yao (ruler), Buddha, Manu (Hinduism), Confucius and Moses. In the end, Akadiel approaches and foretells how this golden age of wisdom and prosperity eventually will corrupt itself to the iron age, with chained thralls and manipulation. He then tells that humanity, the ""abiriels"", eventually will rise and cast off their chains, to make a new priesthood in freedom and brotherly love. This part is a return to the theme of the lords and"
"Compassionate motivation, lack of self-importance and flexibility of mind – while showing the internal coherence of the Dalai Lama's views in their temporal development, and the continuity of these points of view. The book is composed of three parts. The first considers universal questions; in the second, the Dalai Lama -as a Buddhist Monk- expressed his hopes for the spiritual transformation of the world through the transformation of each person's mind, and the third provides a History of the Dalai Lama, spiritual master of the Tibetan people, and 14th Dalai Lama's life in exile. The book ends with a poem,"
"Taoist sages and deities. Towards the end of the book there is a scene where the Buddha literally ""commands"" the fulfillment of the last disaster, because Tang Sanzang is one short of the 81 tribulations he needs to face before attaining Buddhahood. In chapter 87, Tang Sanzang finally reaches the borderlands of India, and chapters 87–99 present magical adventures in a somewhat more mundane (though still exotic) setting. At length, after a pilgrimage said to have taken fourteen years (the text actually only provides evidence for nine of those years, but presumably there was room to add additional episodes) they"
"by him- or herself, as in the Tibetan Buddhism concept of Adi-Buddha, the ancient Greek story of Gaia (Mother Earth), the Aztec goddess Coatlicue myth, the ancient Egyptian god Atum story, and the Judeo-Christian Genesis creation narrative in which the Abrahamic God created the Universe. In another type of story, the Universe is created from the union of male and female deities, as in the Maori story of Rangi and Papa. In other stories, the Universe is created by crafting it from pre-existing materials, such as the corpse of a dead god — as from Tiamat in the Babylonian epic"
"The Tibet Code The Tibet Code is a series of fantasy adventure novels written by He Ma. The novels follow Qiang Ba, an expert on Tibetan Mastiffs, and his mentor Fang Xin, as a mysterious letter pulls them into a convoluted search for a hoard of Buddhist treasure hidden during the persecution of the 9th century Tibetan emperor Langdarma. Elements of Tibetan culture, geography, and mythology are prominent throughout the story, alongside modern aspects of intrigue and globetrotting. The series' first two novels were posted online and publication began quickly after an interested publisher bought the rights in 2008. It"
"the tenets of Buddhism. The young monk Tripitaka volunteers to undertake the pilgrimage. Along the way, he encounters and frees the Monkey King, and he and Monkey thereafter recruit Pigsy and Sandy. They liberate a captive princess and punish her abductor, who has also murdered her father. The father is resurrected and reinstalled as king. They meet several bodhisattvas and fight fierce monsters, before finally arriving at Buddha's palace. Arthur Waley's abridged translation was published in 1942, and has also been published as ""Adventures of the Monkey God""; and ""Monkey: [A] Folk Novel of China"" and ""The Adventures of Monkey"","
"time)<br> 331.Vishaampatayae, One who is the Lord of all creation,<br> 332.Unmaadaay, One who provokes hunger, desire<br> 333.Madanaay, The Lord is the God of Desire<br> 334.Kaamaay, The Lord is in the form of a lovely lady desired by all; The Lord is the form of Desire<br> 335.Ashwatthaay, The Lord is the tree of the Universe<br> 336.Arthakaraay, One who fulfils the desire of His devotees, Lord of all tresues<br> 337.Yashasae, The Lord is the giver of fame<br> 338.Vaamadaevaay, The Lord is the giver of the fruits of all acts – joy and sorrow<br> 339.Vaamaay, The Lord Himself is the result /fruits of"
"taking the name ""Apocalypse"". Apocalypse then discovered a vessel left by the pharaoh, which contained a device called the Eye of Ages. Planning to use it to turn all of the humans on Earth into mutants, Apocalypse entered the Eye, and was given even more power, becoming a god-like pharaoh with an ethereal white glow. Fearful of his powers, Apocalypse's high priests seized the opportunity to seal him within the machine, entombing him in the Himalayas and locking the tomb behind three doors. Centuries later, Apocalypse telepathically contacted the hypnotist Mesmero, and recruited him to unlock the doors by having"
"tools for every scholar. The purpose of the concordance lists published in the appendices of his book is primarily for the reconstitution of the Indian names, regardless of whether they actually represent the same historical person or not. The index of his book contains more than 1000 different Tibetan spellings of mahasiddha names. Tibetan masters of various lineages are often referred to as mahasiddhas. Among them are Marpa, the Tibetan translator who brought Buddhist texts to Tibet, and Milarepa. In Buddhist iconography, Milarepa is often represented with his right hand cupped against his ear, to listen to the needs of"
"Most Tibetans generally observe Tibetan Buddhism or a collection of native traditions known as Bön (also absorbed into mainstream Tibetan Buddhism). There is a minority Tibetan Muslim population. There is also a small Tibetan Christian population in the eastern Tibet and northwestern Yunnan of China. Also there are some Tibetan Hindus who mainly live in China, India and Nepal. According to legend, the 28th king of Tibet, Thothori Nyantsen, dreamed of a sacred treasure falling from heaven, which contained a Buddhist sutra, mantras, and religious objects. However, because the Tibetan script had not been invented, the text could not be"
"192.Madhyamaay, One who is equal to all<br> 193.Taejoapahaarinae, The Lord is extremely fierce and all creation looks pale (energyless)<br> 194.Balaghnae, The slayer of the Asura Bala<br> 195.Muditaay, One who is happiness, cheerfulness<br> 196.Arthaay, The Lord is the form of wealth cherished by all<br> 197.Ajitaay, One who is ever victorious, never vanquished<br> 198.Avaraay, One who is most adored<br> 199.Gambheeraay, One who has a deep, thundering voice<br> 200.Gambheeraay, One who cannot be fathomed 201.Gambheerabalavaahanaay, One whose might and that of His companions and Nandi have not and cannot be measured<br> 202.Nyagroadharoopaay, The Lord is the tree of the Universe (Roots above and"
"hope of scanning over 20,000 texts into the database. Then, in 2008, Smith's negotiations with the Chinese come to a halt when Tibetan protests create violence at the Summer Olympics in China. Despite the halt in progress, Smith continues reaching out to China in hopes of finishing the project. An agreement is finally reached between his organization, the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center and China to ensure future archival and preservation of the Tibetan texts. However, before Smith can complete the work of digitizing all 20,000 documents, he dies in 2010. People mourn his passing, but praise his work preserving the"
"usually done in the Tibetan language. According to Tibetan Buddhism, this mantra (Om tare tutare ture soha) can not only eliminate disease, troubles, disasters, and karma, but will also bring believers blessings, longer life, and even the wisdom to transcend one's circle of reincarnation. Tara representing long life and health. There are mantras in Bön and some Chinese sects. The mantra in Chinese Buddhist canon are collected by Qianlong Emperor into a book. Kuang-Ming Lin (林光明) amended it. Bahá’ís recite the mantra ""Alláh-u-Abha"" 95 times a day. Many use beads. In the Sikh religion, a ""mantar"" or ""mantra"" is a"
"Tibetan Buddhist canon The Tibetan Buddhist canon is a loosely defined list of sacred texts recognized by various sects of Tibetan Buddhism. In addition to sutrayana texts from Early Buddhist (mostly Sarvastivada) and Mahayana sources, the Tibetan canon includes tantric texts. The Tibetan Canon underwent a final compilation in the 14th century by Buton Rinchen Drub (1290–1364). The Tibetans did not have a formally arranged Mahayana canon and so devised their own scheme which divided texts into two broad categories: The Kangyur is divided into sections on Vinaya, Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, Avatamsaka, Ratnakuta and other sutras (75% Mahayana, 25%"
"Number 27), who tells them that the Tigers are going to Tibet. After that follows a dangerous adventure to Tibet, where they are rescued from the extreme cold by the Yeti or the Abominable Snowman. From Tibet, they journey on to the Forbidden City, where they find another city underground. The missing tigers are all part of an operation to overthrow the governors of China and install the descendant of the last Emperor, 'the General', on the throne. Using the tigers, he has taken a part of their genes to make an elixir which will make its user immortal. Ran"
"texts, and specifically Confucian, Taoist and other philosophical formulations, is fundamentally monistic, that is to say it sees the world and the gods who produce it as an organic whole, or cosmos. The universal principle that gives origin to the world is conceived as transcendent and immanent to creation, at the same time. The Chinese idea of the universal God is expressed in different ways; there are many names of God from the different sources of Chinese tradition. The radical Chinese terms for the universal God are ""Tiān"" 天 and ""Shàngdì"" 上帝 (the ""Highest Deity"") or simply ""Dì"" 帝 (""Deity"")."