Sentences with phrase «used by monks»

Connected to a 12 - century Byzantine Christian church, which was until recently used by monks, this cave hotel still has some rooms that were former housing for the monks.

Like Tvauri explains, these heat storage hypocausts rather common in 14th - 15th century Livonia — where the climate was much colder compared to the Central and Western Europe — were born combining the ancient method of heat storage (stones) used by the indigenous inhabitants of present day Finland, Estonia, and Latvia in their saunas for hundreds of years with the hypocaust technology originating from Rome used by monks and religious orders.

The Lhasa Apso was used by monks in Tibet to guard their temples and Dalmatians were used to guard and defend carriages against highwaymen in the 19th century.

Not exact matches

Again and again German priests and monks insisted that missions among the Slays on their eastern borders must be conducted by them, and opposed the use of translations of the sacred books and the liturgy into Slavonic, presumably because it would encourage Slavic political and ecclesiastical independence of their rule.

Jesus referred him to the classes of those who customarily didn't want to marry or couldn't marry - monks (for the sake of the kingdom of heaven - men damaged by the practice of making eunuchs for use as governmental servants (Egypt generally) and the class of people who «from their mother's womb «are not suited (for women?)

«49 He explains it by the fact that the monks were recruited from all classes of people and that they were acquainted with a wide range of story material, folklore, legend, etc., which they sought when converted to Buddhism to make use of for Buddhist purposes.

The company says it uses the same mortadella recipe developed more than 500 years ago by the monks of Bologna and Modena.

Harvested from the tencha leaf, matcha used to be honored by Buddhist monks for its ability to enhance both concentration and metabolic functions.

Also known as luo han guo, which means monk fruit in Chinese — it is said to have been first discovered and used by Chinese monks in the Guilin region where Layn is headquartered - the low calorie, natural sweetener could give stevia a run for its money.

The Court of Appeals for this Circuit in the Gaidry case took note of these two cases, but held them not reconcilable with the later ruling of the United States Supreme Court in Baglin v. Cusenier, 221 U. S. 680 [1 T. M. Rep. 147], wherein it was held that the fact that the primary meaning of the word «Chartreuse» was geographical did not prevent the acquisition of the exclusive right to its use as the designation of a liqueur made by the monks of the Monastery of La Grande Chartreuse.

The report says: «One suggested application is a conception of the «First Earth Battalion,» made up of «warrior monks,» who will have mastered almost all the techniques under consideration by the committee, including the use of ESP, leaving their bodies at will, levitating, psychic healing, and walking through walls.»

The grottoes are a group of 492 caves used by Buddhist monks between the 4th and 14th centuries as temples and meeting places.

Millions of women forego their favourite foods for new year weight loss goals, but an eating technique used by Tibetan monks means you needn't be one of them, writes Dr Evelyn Lewin

The luxury health resort on Koh Samui (a Gulf of Thailand island) encircles a cave once used by Buddhist monks for meditation.

Especially popular are mandalas, used by ancient cultures such as Tibetan monks who create sand mandalas as a form of meditation.

It is also widely known as Chaste tree - it was originally used as an anti-libido medicine by monks to remain celibate.

If you can't eat erythritol, stevia or monk fruit powder (my top picks), you can still add some sweetness by using berries or dark chocolate (like in this recipe - just skip the sweetener: Quick Keto Oatmeal).

In a preamble, we're told (by the clever use of parents reading their children the story) that once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Cloister, magic beans planted by overzealous monks (are there any other kind?)

Centered around a cave temple formerly used by Buddhist monks, the 59 - room resort is located in a jungle ravine that spills precipitously down to a private beach.

Located in a stunning valley overlooking tranquil waters and boasting the cave temple once used by Buddhist monks, Kamalaya has a particularly calming atmosphere.

Rise at dawn to give alms to saffron - robed monks passing Amantaka; use a former royal residence as a base for exploring Angkor Wat at Amansara; and rejuvenate in Amanoi's exquisite spa, set by a lotus - filled lake.

Sitting somewhere between fungal organic form and human internal organs, this lividly - coloured porcelain sculpture is one of a number of Ruyi made by Ai Weiwei that take the traditional Chinese sceptre of the same name, used by nobles, monks and scholars for around 2,000 years.

On the opening weekend of the work, filtered and purified creek water will used for cooking, a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, and a blessing of the new pavilion by Thai monks.