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| | |[[Larger Vehicle]] | | |[[Larger Vehicle]] |
| − | |Also known as Mahayana Buddhism, is a form of Buddhism practiced in China, Korea, Japan and Tibet. Teaches how to attain full enlightenment for the sake of others. | + | |a form of Buddhism practiced in China, Korea, Japan and Tibet, teaching how to attain full enlightenment for the sake of others. (Also known as Mahayana Buddhism.) |
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| − | | Legalism is the excessive adherence to law or formula. | + | |Legalism is the excessive adherence to law or formula. |
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| | |[[Legions]] | | |[[Legions]] |
| − | | Legions were the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3,000 to 6,000 foot soldiers and calvary in addition to the foot soldiers. | + | |Legions were the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3,000 to 6,000 foot soldiers and cavalry in addition to the foot soldiers. |
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| | |[[Lesser Vehicle]] | | |[[Lesser Vehicle]] |
| − | |Also called the Hinayana, describes how to attain freedom from suffering for oneself alone.It is the strict conservative version of Buddhism under the Theravada branch. | + | |in Buddhism, describes how to attain freedom from one's own suffering. |
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| − | |Marathon is a small town near Athens where the Greeks won an important battle against the Persians in 490 B.C. News of the victory was carried on foot to Athens by a soldier. Modern marathon running takes its name from that feat and covers a distance of 42 kilometers, allegedly the distance between Marathon and Athens. | + | |A small town about 26 miles from Athens where the Greeks won a key battle against the Persians in 490 B.C., and a messenger ran the distance to deliver the news to Athens, inspiring the modern marathon race today. |
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| | |[[Mount Sinai]] | | |[[Mount Sinai]] |
| | |A 7,498 foot mountain, located in Southern Sinai, now part of modern Egypt.The location where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. | | |A 7,498 foot mountain, located in Southern Sinai, now part of modern Egypt.The location where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. |
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