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pagan
Follower of a religion other than Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The early Christians often used the term to refer to non-Christians who worshiped multiple deities. Christian missionaries frequently sought to stamp out pagan practices by building churches on the sites of pagan shrines or by associating Christian holidays with pagan rituals (e.g., linking Christmas with the celebration of the winter solstice). The term pagan was also used to refer to non-Christian philosophers.
Village, central Myanmar. Extending along the left bank of the Irrawaddy River, southwest of Mandalay, it was founded c.AD 849 and was the capital of a powerful dynasty from the 11th to the 13th cent. It was conquered by the Mongols in 1287. As a center of Buddhist learning, it is a pilgrimage center and contains Buddhist shrines that have been restored and redecorated and are in current use. Ruins of other shrines and pagodas cover a wide area. An earthquake in 1975 severely damaged more than half of the important structures and irreparably destroyed many of them. The village also has a school for lacquerware, for which the region is noted.
Follower of a religion other than Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The early Christians often used the term to refer to non-Christians who worshiped multiple deities. Christian missionaries frequently sought to stamp out pagan practices by building churches on the sites of pagan shrines or by associating Christian holidays with pagan rituals (e.g., linking Christmas with the celebration of the winter solstice). The term pagan was also used to refer to non-Christian philosophers.
Village, central Myanmar. Extending along the left bank of the Irrawaddy River, southwest of Mandalay, it was founded c.AD 849 and was the capital of a powerful dynasty from the 11th to the 13th cent. It was conquered by the Mongols in 1287. As a center of Buddhist learning, it is a pilgrimage center and contains Buddhist shrines that have been restored and redecorated and are in current use. Ruins of other shrines and pagodas cover a wide area. An earthquake in 1975 severely damaged more than half of the important structures and irreparably destroyed many of them. The village also has a school for lacquerware, for which the region is noted.
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