SHAKA

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[Japanese] The Silent Sage in Japanese Buddhism, the embodiment of perfect virtue and the first appearance of the Buddha on earth in bodily form. Shrines dedicated to his worship can be found in every monastery. Shaka's great festival is called Hana-Matsuri ("Flower Festival") and is celebrated on April 8. Shaka corresponds with the Sanskrit Shakyamuni, Shaka Muni or Sakyamuni. Amoghasiddhi is his bodhisattva aspect.

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SHAKA — born с 1787 died Sept. 22, 1828 Zulu chief (1816–28), founder of southern Africa's Zulu empire. Raised as an outcast …
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SHAKA — also spelled Chaka, or Tshaka born c. 1787 died Sept. 22, 1828 Zulu chief (181628), founder of southern Africa's Zulu …
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SHAKA — Shaka BrE AmE ˈʃɑːk ə ˈʃɑːɡ-
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SHAKA — born 0441; 1787 died Sept. 22, 1828 Zulu chief (181628), founder of southern Africa's Zulu empire. Raised as an outcast …
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BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA — 1. Joyous celebrational phrase. 2. Super slam dunk. Example: I just scored 2 points! Boom-shaka-laka!
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ZULULAND — Historical region, eastern South Africa. It was the home of the Zulu people when Chief Shaka established dominance over what …
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ZULU — Nguni-speaking people living in KwaZulu/Natal province in South Africa. Numbering about 9.5 million, they are South Africa's largest ethnic group. …
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TORI STYLE — In Japanese art, a style of sculpture that emerged during the Asuka period (552–645) and lasted into the Nara period …
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MFECANE — ("The Crushing") Series of Zulu and other Nguni wars and forced migrations in the early 19th century that changed the …
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CETSHWAYO — born с 1826, near Eshowe, Zululand [S.Af.] died Feb. 8, 1884, Eshowe Last great king of the Nephew of the …
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ACCIACCATURA — (ˌ)äˌchäkəˈtu̇rə noun ( plural acciaccaturas -u̇rəz ; or acciaccatu·re -u̇ˌrā, -u̇rē) Etymology: Italian, literally, crushing, from acciaccare to crush (probably …
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PRAISE SONG — one of the most widely used poetic forms in Africa; a series of laudatory epithets applied to gods, men, animals, …
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ZULULAND — historical region in the northeast section of present KwaZulu/Natal (formerly Natal) province, South Africa, and the home of the Zulu …
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ZULU — a nation of Nguni-speaking people in KwaZulu/Natal province, South Africa. They are a branch of the southern Bantu and have …
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TRANSKEI — former republic (though never internationally recognized as such) in southern Africa. It lay along the Indian Ocean and was surrounded …
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TORI STYLE — in Japanese art, style of sculpture that emerged during the Asuka period (ad 552645) and lasted into the Nara period …
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TEMBU — also spelled Thembu, Bantu-speaking people who inhabit the upper reaches of the Mzimvubu River in Eastern province, South Africa. The …
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SOBHUZA I — born c. 1795 died 1836/39, near Manzini, Swaziland South African king (reigned from about 1815) who founded the Swazi nation …
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SANNO ICHIJITSU SHINTO — (JapaneseOne Truth of Sanno Shinto) also called Ichijitsu Shinto, or Tendai Shinto in Japanese religion, the syncretic school that combined …
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NGUNI — cluster of related Bantu-speaking ethnic groups living in South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe, whose ancestors inhabited a broad band of …
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NDEBELE — also called Transvaal Ndebele, any of several Bantu-speaking African peoples who live primarily in Northern and Mpumalanga provinces in South …
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NATAL — former province of South Africa. It was the smallest of the four traditional provinces and occupied the southeastern part of …
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MZILIKAZI — born c. 1790, , near Mkuze, Zululand [now in South Africa] died Sept. 9, 1868, Ingama, Matabeleland [near Bulawayo, now …
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MFECANE — (ZuluThe Crushing) , Sotho Difaqane series of Zulu and other Nguni wars and forced migrations of the second and third …
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KURATSUKURI TORI — flourished 7th century, , Japan the first great Japanese sculptor of the Asuka period (552645). Tori belonged to the hereditary …
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DUBE, JOHN LANGALIBALELE — born Feb. 22, 1871, near Inanda Mission Station, Natal [now in South Africa] died Feb. 11, 1946, Umhlanga, Natal, S.Af. …
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