Sentences with phrase «studied in monasteries»

A poultice of garlic could have a natural antibiotic effect, and a rosehip tincture could deliver a whopping dose of vitamin C. Knowledge of herbs came both from the classical sources preserved and studied in monasteries (sources like the Greek Dioscorides herbal encyclopedia, De Materia Medica) and from local herbariums.

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Huffington Post: «Beyond the Robe»: New Generation of Buddhist Monks Embraces Science Recently, the Dalai Lama addressed a luncheon gathering at my home in Boston and announced a decision by the leaders of the monasteries to make the study of Western science part of the core curriculum required of all monastic scholars in the Gelug tradition.

They live in their monasteries praying, studying bible, growing plants and making everything they need and selling some of those to buy things they can not make.

He grew up in a theological boot - camp: years of monastery training and intensive study of the Bible.

Certainly, the youthful Jesus is known to have studied at a celebrated Buddhist monastery in India.

A professor of Hebrew Bible might study feminist theory, for example, while a professor of pastoral care might spend time in a Buddhist monastery.

One, founded by Joseph Volotsky (born in 1440), insisted that the inmates of monasteries engage in long fasts, work hard, and study diligently.

I had studied with the Eastern Orthodox church for some decades, and visited its monasteries on Mount Athos, in Constantinople, in the Balkans, and in Russia from Kiev up to the Valamo Monastery at Lake Ladoga.

Study, especially study of the Bible, was a pleasure to him: «At first, in the monastery, I devoured the Bible.&rStudy, especially study of the Bible, was a pleasure to him: «At first, in the monastery, I devoured the Bible.&rstudy of the Bible, was a pleasure to him: «At first, in the monastery, I devoured the Bible.»

Even modern genetics started with a hobbyist: Gregor Mendel, the 19th - century Austrian monk who performed groundbreaking studies of crossbreeding in his spare time while tending the grounds of his monastery.

One came from a monk who studied pea plants in a Moravian monastery in the 1850s.

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• Number of suites: 20 suites including 4 signature suites Fresco Suite — 67 sqm, view — street, features unique frescoes from the 19th century and an original parquet floor, due to it's historical significance is unique in Prague, the suite has it's own private terrace Moser Suite — 117 sqm, view — inner courtyard, it is composed of a separate bedroom, dining room, living room, dressing room and is decorated with contemporary furnishings and fabrics with traditional features reflecting the tranquillity of the neighbourhood The Presidential Suite — 149 sqm, it is offering a superb view to Prague Castle and includes separate kitchenette, dining room, a luxuriously appointed living room, tastefully designed study, dressing room and master bedroom featuring a 4 poster bed and spacious bathroom The Tower Suite — 63 sqm, located in the former astrological tower of the monastery, suite is made up of three floors connected by a spiral staircase offering an unique and magnificent 360 degree view of Prague.

After studying computer science and Mandarin in Taiwan, he returned to Nepal where he collaborated with his father on several important projects, including thangka and monastery mural paintings.

Tobey's mature painting style evolved after a visit to East Asia in 1934, during which he spent one month in a Zen monastery in Kyōto and studied Chinese calligraphy in Shanghai.

When I taught Reference Skills at the now defunct Berkeley School of Library and Information Studies (R.I.P.) I would have my students read T.C. Boyle's short story, «We are Norsemen» about a Viking raid on a monastery, where at the story's conclusion, the monk in charge of the library is killed and the invaders burn the place down.

Newport, WA About Blog A Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan tradition where nuns, monks, and lay people study Buddhism and practice meditation to create peace in a chaotic world.

The ACU this year announced a scholarship to commemorate the boy — Francis Xavier Conaci, who in the mid 1850s was sent from New Norcia in Western Australia to Rome to study in a Benedictine monastery, where he was buried in an unmarked grave.