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	Damning by Faint Praise
		Meru Foundation needs intelligent and caring support in order to form working relationships with other professionals, and in order to bring these ideas forward.
		Where we differ is that the Meru proposals make it clear that the science of consciousness in Torah is objective, valuable, and usable to modern standards in the modern world.
		With regard to the "Bible Codes," the Meru proposal is that the letter-patterning is objectively real, but that it is faint praise indeed to interpret this in a way that makes it appear that Torah is hardly more than a laundry-list of prophecies.
	www.meru.org /DamnbyFaintPraise.html (1905 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Hindu Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In Hindu mythology, Annapurna is a goddess of foodstuff.
		Avatar (Avatara) in Hindu mythology is an incarnation of a deity.
		In Bengali mythology Manasa is the goddess of snakes and fertility.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /D7.HTM (1671 words)

	Mount Meru (Hinduism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mount Meru or Mount Sumeru is a sacred mountain in Hindu and Buddhist mythology considered to be the center of the universe.
		The mountain is said to be 80,000 leagues (450,000 km) high and located in Jambu dweepa, one of the continents on earth in Hindu mythology.
		The mythical Mount Meru may be based on a mountain along the bank of Lake Manasarovar called Kailas in modern times.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meru_(mythology) (208 words)

	Meru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Meru, a town in Klang, which is located in Selangor, Malaysia.
		Mount Meru, a mountain in Hinduism and Buddhist myth.
		Meru, the head bead in a Hindu mala.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meru (113 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Hindu Mythology
		In Hindu mythology, Annapurna is a goddess of foodstuff.
		Avatar (Avatara) in Hindu mythology is an incarnation of a deity.
		In Hindu mythology, Parashurama was the sixth avatar of Vishnu.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/D7.HTM (1109 words)

	Sommerland: Dragon Mythology Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Mythology, in any culture or nation, plays an intergal part in shaping the lives of the people within the society, and subsequently, the pattern by which they live their lives.
		Mythology provides a key to the past, explains how the world was created and how it works, and also gives us tantalising clues as to the future.
		The dragon has played an important part in mythology from around the world, and its double personality and dual character have ensured this powerful creature is not viewed with contempt, but is seen as a universal figure.
	www.sommerland.org /ondragons/mythology/mythology_overview.html (3239 words)

	Indian Myth and Legend: Index: M-P
		Mithra, in Vedic Age, xxxi; in Asia Minor, xxxii, 28; in Babylonian and Persian mythologies, 29; the Assyrian "metre" 30; as a "corn god", 30; as the mediator, 30, 31; as Fitzgerald's Jamshid (Yima), 40; monotheism of cult of, 41.
		Mythology of India, its special interest, xviii; distinction between religion and, 135.
		Persia, as Aryan racial cradle, xix; Assyrian influence in mythology of, 62; horse sacrificed in, 93.
	www.sacred-texts.com /hin/iml/iml35.htm (1635 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Meru Mount (mythology)
		Jains were also inventive in their cosmology, which is even more elaborate than that of Hinduism or Buddhism.
		Meru, Mount (Tanzania), extinct volcano in north-eastern Tanzania, about 68 km (42 mi) west of Kilimanjaro.
		Meru, Mount (mythology), sacred Himalayan mountain in Hindu and Buddhist Indian mythology.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Meru_Mount_(mythology).html (85 words)

	Meru - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Meru is located about 170 km (105 mi) north-east of the capital Nairobi on the north-eastern slopes of...
		Meru, Mount (Tanzania), extinct volcano in north-eastern Tanzania, about 68 km (42 mi) west of Kilimanjaro.
		Meru, Mount (mythology), sacred Himalayan mountain in Hindu and Buddhist Indian mythology.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Meru.html (83 words)

	Firmament and Chaos
		Greek mythology, like that of most other cultures, was composed to tell the extraordinary story of cosmic encounters in ancient times.
		The sacred myths were formulated between 4000 (actual corrected radiocarbon date) and 687 BC, the period of cosmic chaos, and passed on by word of mouth, but were probably not written down until after the period of cosmic chaos had ended.
		Meru, on which Brahma lived was Mt. Olympus on which Zeus dwelt in Greek myth.
	www.firmament-chaos.com /mythology_greek.html (4854 words)

	Mount Meru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Airyanem Vaejo is the primeval land of innocence and bliss of the Vendidad, similar to the Sveta-dvipa (white island) of Puranic literature or to Mount Meru.
		Kailasa in the Himalayas or on Mount Meru.
		Greek mythology speaks of the violence and ruthlessness of Boreas, the north wind.
	www.experiencefestival.com /mount_meru (1554 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Meru
		Meru is a city and tribe in Kenya.
		Meru is a mythological Hindu mountain and also the name of the head bead in a Hindu mala (rosary).
		Méru is a commune of the Oise département in France.
	all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Meru (225 words)

	Mount Meru and Shambhala
		In the mythology of Tibetan Buddhism, Mount Meru is a place which simultaneously represents the center of the universe and the single-pointedness of mind sought by adepts.
		It is said that Meru has its roots in hell, and its summit in heaven.
		Meru is surrounded by seven rings of golden mountains, each separated from the other by one of seven circular oceans.
	www.dr-yo.com /meru.html (505 words)

	The Whirling Mountain of the Navajos
		South American Indian mythology is presently far more complete than that of the North American Indians, for down here many tribes still survive in their pristine state, and have not yet been acculturated by the missionaries and other white influences.
		But an in depth study of south American mythology clearly shows a fundamental identity with that of their northern brothers, particularly insofar as the myths of origin are concerned.
		Meru is also the Polar (or Whirling) Mountain, turning at the Center and supporting the skies, just as is the case with Mt.
	www.atlan.org /articles/navajos (15687 words)

	Wilderness>Meru>Cultural Safari
		Meru district is named after the Meru- a collective tribe united by a common heritage.
		They were harsh taskmasters, and they asked the Meru to perform impossible duties, including the creation of a spear that would touch both the earth and the sky.
		While the original clan system remained, the Meru began to progressively adopt cultural practices from inland nomadic cultures, including the Maasai system of warriorhood, design of spears akin to the Boran style and even the exclusion of fish from diet, a suprising change for a people of coastal origin.
	www.magicalkenya.com /default.nsf/doc21/4YMQH7FZEI73?opendocument&l=1&e=1&s=1 (1479 words)

	Great Stories from Hindu Mythology which are told in Angkor Wat By Aneeta Sundararaj Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		According to Hindu Mythology, Shiva resides on Mount Kailash (sometimes called Mount Meru) which is the center of the world and the most striking and unique mountain in the highlands.
		The second, was the fact that the maintenance of the magnificent buildings finally sapped the vitality of the country like a cancer because of the taxes that would probably have been required to upkeep these buildings in all their splendour.
		It is an example of a civilization that was once glorious and perhaps more advanced than even we are today but owing to the megalomaniac tendencies of the sovereigns, the greed of siblings and the disintegration of morals, the eventual destruction of their societies was inevitable.
	www.cumuli.com /ezines/549_article.html (1184 words)

	In Search of Shambhala by Mary Sutherland copyright 2003 , Shambahla, Hollow Earth, Alien Descriptions, El Dorado, ...
		In Hindu mythology Meru is the mystical mountain at the center of the world, where Indra, king of the gods, resides.
		Meru, the Olympus of the Indians, is said to be situated in the center of the earth.
		H.P. Blavatsky says that 'Meru is not "the fabulous mountain in the navel or center of the earth," but its roots and foundations are in that navel, though it is in the far north itself.
	www.livinginthelightms.com /shambhala-read.html (6830 words)

	The Whirling Mountain of The Navajos - 2
		Meru is also the Polar (or Whirling) Mountain, turning at the Center and supporting the skies, just as is the case with Mt. Atlas, the Pillar of the Skies, in Greek myths.
		The placement of the Holy Mountain of Paradise — Mt. Atlas or Meru or the Whirling Mountain, etc. — directly under the Pole Star is, we repeat, a mere allegory, a purely symbolic representation of its association with the Tara-milas or Dravidas, and with their great god, the alias of the Pole Star.
		In Egyptian mythology, these Four Pillars are quaintly represented as the four members of Nut (the Sky Goddess) planted on the ground, and two in the Orient, two in the Occident, just as in the present case.
	www.bibliotecapleyades.net /esp_navajos_3.htm (9084 words)

	Mt. KAILAS:THE LEGENDARY SUMERU or MERU
		According to Hindu mythology, Brahma, the supreme deity in the form of the creator, lives on its summit, surrounded by lesser deities.
		As Bharat (India) is not situated south of this volcano, this Meru cannot be the same mentioned in Hindu scriptures.
		Possibility exists that Meru might be within the ancient Kashmir region in ‘puranic’ times (at the time these puranas were written).
	www.angelfire.com /sc3/1010/KAILAS.html (1518 words)

	Meru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Meru is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Meru (Sanskrit) The mythological sacred mountain, said in Hindu mythology to be the abode of the gods.
		Meru: The mountain, of supreme height, on which the gods dwell, or the mountain on which Shiva is ever seated in meditation.
	www.experiencefestival.com /meru (712 words)

	Shambhala, Mount Mera, Mt Kailash, Kang Rinpoche, The Snow Jewel, the Sacred Mountain, Shambhala, shamballa, hopi ...
		Mythical Mount Meru was thought to be the axis of the universe, sitting at the centre of the Himalayas.
		Myths say that Meru rested on the hood of the coiled primeval cobra Vasuki, who, it was said, caused earthquakes when he yawned.
		The Hindus and Buddhists both regarded Mount Meru as sacred for it was thought to be the centre of the cosmos and supported all of the spheres of existence, from Brahma's divine city of gold at its peak, to the seven netherworlds at its base, and especially as the source of the sacred Ganges river.
	www.livinginthelightms.com /mtmera.html (577 words)

	MobileVillage: PDAs, Handhelds, Mobile Computing & Wireless Technology for Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Meru's algorithms make this contention a highly systematic process, orchestrating connectivity for scores of WLAN clients to a single access point.
		The Meru controller works like the emerging class of WLAN switches rolled out in recent months by a slew of other companies, which centralizes authentication, encryption, management and rogue access-point detection.
		Fun fact: In the mythology of India, “Meru” is the name of the sacred mountain that is the center of the universe; it represents aspiration.
	www.mobilevillage.com /news/2003.10.14/nw-meru.htm (561 words)

	Buddha's Words - Gotaro3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Thousands of miles in height, Meru is located somewhere beyond the physical plane of reality, in a realm of perfection and transcendence.
		It is said that Meru has its roots in hell, and its summit in heaven.
		Meru is surrounded by seven rings of golden mountains, each separated from the other by one of seven circular oceans.
	www.gotaro3.homestead.com /Page27A.html (3691 words)

	The Asiatic Bazaar: INDIAN MYTHOLOGY
		GARUDA, according to Hindu mythology, was the prince of birds and the son of the sage KASYAPA.
		Much of its mythology was inherited from Hinduism, including huge numbers of gods, and ideas on the structure of the universe, but Janis differ from Hindus in that they do not believe in the idea of creation, considering that time is cyclic.
		KRISHNA According to Hindu mythology, is an AVATAR of VISHNU, the preserver of the universe.
	www.azibaza.com /lecture/lectures_indian_myth.htm (3472 words)

	Mount Mandara and the Elixir of Immortality
		They believed that Mount Meru was the axis of the cosmos, supporting all of the realms of existence.
		The mythical Meru was represented by the actual Mount Kailas, a peak in the Himalayan mountain range, home of the great god Shiva, whose deep meditation upon this majestic mountain ensured continued existence for all things.
		Her sister, Ganga, was the goddess of the sacred Ganges River, a river that had its source in the Himalayas and was said to flow through Shiva's hair.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mythology/75996 (480 words)

	Kailas and Manasarovar: Tibetan Mythology
		In metaphysical terms it was Meru or Tise; in its earthly manifestation it was Kailas, the crystal, or Kang Rinpoche, jewel of the snows.
		Leading up to Meru itself was the pathway of the stars, a never-never land of fragrant trees and flowers where the souls of the dead awaited rebirth.
		The central land has as its heart Meru, and this the centrepoint of the world-mandala is bounded by three mountain ranges to the north and three more to the south, itself lying between them like the pericarp of a lotus.
	www.iras.ucalgary.ca /~volk/sylvia/KailasandManasarover.htm (1375 words)

	About Meru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Meru is a Sanskrit word with profound meaning.
		As per the puranas (early Indian scriptures), Meru is the name of a celestial “mountain of knowledge” and is believed to be the seat of creativity or the residence of Brahma, the creator as per Indian Mythology.
		In his last assignment as the CEO of Air2Web India, he propelled the start-up company to its present position of leadership in the wireless space in 3 years.
	www.meru.co.in /Aboutus.jsp (162 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Meru, Mount, in Hindu mythology, a golden mountain that stands in the centre of the universe and is the axis of the world.
		It is the abode of gods, and its foothills are the Himalayas, to the south of which extends Bharatavarsa ("Land of the Sons of Bharata"), the ancient name for India.
		The roof tower crowning the shrine in a Hindu temple represents Meru.
	www.mc.maricopa.edu /dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/archy/angkor/meru.html (115 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mount Meru (mythology)
		Mount Meru (Sanskrit: मेरु) or Mount Sumeru is a sacred mountain in Hindu an Jain mythology considered to be the center of the universe.
		The mountain is said to be 80,000 leagues (450,000 km) high and located in Jambudvipa, one of the continents on earth in Hindu mythology.
		The mountain is named Meru, in a conscious reference to the legendary mountain: "There have always been legends in Asia about a sacred mountain somewhere in Western Tibet, and it has always been called Meru, though no one has definitely found it...
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Mount_Meru (690 words)

	Vayu
		He is also said to be the king of the Gandharvas, spirits of the mountains who dwell in the foothills of Mount Meru, a mythical summit often mentioned in Hindu religious texts.
		Vayu, being vindictive and violent, strived to do this for a full year, blowing hard continuously at the Mount but it was nobly defended by Garuda who spread his great wings and took the brunt of Vayu's force, thus shielding the mythical peak.
		This time Vayu was successful and Mount Meru lost its respectable top, which Vayu then hurled into the sea where it became the island of Lanka (present-day Sri Lanka).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/v/vayu.html (490 words)

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		The Nubians tell of an island called Meru upon which were built pyramids by a race of red men.
		Meru was a five-sided mountain from which the heavens were suspended with the pole star as its apex.
		This is the reason Asian temples are built in the shape of a mountain having a flame at the summit.
	www.angelfire.com /mo/Tiamatstar/theory.html (2595 words)

	Inner earth mysteries (4)
		In Hindu mythology Meru* is the mystical mountain at the centre of the world, where Indra, king of the gods, has his jewelled palace.
		Meru, the Olympus of the Indians, is said to be situated in the centre or navel of the earth.
		It is said to be one of four regions surrounding Mount Meru like the four petals of a lotus and to be the homeland of the siddhas, enlightened yogis famed for their miraculous powers [18].
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/dp5/inner4.htm (7732 words)

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