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	Sioux Religion
		Wakan Tanka is the sum total of the personified powers that brought all things into being; sometimes it is embodied as the Six Grandfathers.
		Everything has its own spirit but all share the same spiritual essence that is Wakan Tanka; so it is that the most important aspects of personality are shared by everything in the universe.
		There are, for example, four divisions of time: day, night, the moon, and the year; four parts to all growing things: the roots, stem, leaves, and fruit; and four stages of human life: babyhood, childhood, adulthood, and old age.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/nam/sioux.html (3612 words)

	Tanka (sword) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tanka o kiru: the thumb pushes the tsuba forward, unlocking and revealing the tanka.
		The tanka (啖呵) is a piece of metal encircling the base of the blade of a Japanese bladed weapon.
		To draw the sword, one grasps the saya near the top and presses the tsuba with the thumb to emerge the blade just enough to unwedge the tanka from inside the saya.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tanka_o_kiru (225 words)

	Tanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tanka is a genre of Japanese poetry (see Waka)
		Tanka (currency), a form of currency that was used in medieval India made primarily out of silver.
		Tanka (character) is a Tarzan-like comic book character.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tanka (103 words)

	Qwika - Tanka
		Tanka is an alternative phonetic spelling of thangka, a pictoral representation in Tibetan Buddhism
		Tanka is a part of a Japanese sword
		Tanka (currency) is also a form of currency that was used in medieval India made primarily out of silver.
	wikipedia.qwika.com /wiki/Tanka (104 words)

	Iaido - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Iaido (居合道; iaidō), also sometimes called iaijutsu (居合術 iaijutsu) or battojutsu (抜刀術 battōjutsu) is a sword based Japanese martial art that trains the motions associated with drawing a katana from its sheath, striking an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then re-sheathing the katana with smooth, controlled movement.
		The emphasis is on drawing the sword and attacking as quickly as possible.
		This is a very quick draw accomplished by drawing the sword out of the saya (scabbard) while drawing the saya itself back.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Iaido (597 words)

	Tanka (sword) Information
		Tanka o kiru: the thumb pushes the tsuba forward, unlocking and revealing the tanka.
		The tanka (啖呵) is a piece of metal encircling the base of the blade of a Japanese bladed weapon.
		To draw the sword, one grasps the saya near the top and presses the tsuba with the thumb to emerge the blade just enough to unwedge the tanka from inside the saya.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Tanka_(sword) (185 words)

	The Sword and the Book
		In the Western chivalric tradition the sword, as the weapon of heroes, gods, and demi-gods, represents justice, might and authority, and is a symbol of the king's sovereign investiture.
		This medieval motif of the 'divine sword' was revitalized by J.R. Tolkein in 'The Lord of the Rings.' In Genesis the flaming swords.of Eden guarded the gates of Paradise against mankind's defilement, whilst in The Book of Revelations the 'Son of Man' proclaims the Last Judgement with a sharp two-edged sword emerging from his mouth.
		The Bodhicharyavatara states, "As the blade of the sword does not cut itself, neither does the mind know itself." As a symbol of wisdom the sword cuts through the veils of ignorance, severing the knots of illusion that bind beings to delusion and obscure the absolute truth.
	www.exoticindia.com /product/TC30 (584 words)

	The Sword and the Book
		In the Western chivalric tradition the sword, as the weapon of heroes, gods, and demi-gods, represents justice, might and authority, and is a symbol of the king's sovereign investiture.
		This medieval motif of the 'divine sword' was revitalized by J.R. Tolkein in 'The Lord of the Rings.' In Genesis the flaming swords.of Eden guarded the gates of Paradise against mankind's defilement, whilst in The Book of Revelations the 'Son of Man' proclaims the Last Judgement with a sharp two-edged sword emerging from his mouth.
		The Bodhicharyavatara states, "As the blade of the sword does not cut itself, neither does the mind know itself." As a symbol of wisdom the sword cuts through the veils of ignorance, severing the knots of illusion that bind beings to delusion and obscure the absolute truth.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /product/TC30 (559 words)

	Gaia ::
		The dark one were located on the blade right by the hilt of the sword and the white gem were located on the opposite side where the dark one were.
		Then on the hilt of the sword a emerald that has unbelievable powers was also located on it At the end of the handle, there's a small metal chain that had a little metal skull head on the end of it that was attached to the sword.
		Sword Ablitlies: Sword of Howling Souls ability is to collect life energy from living thing and souls from the death.
	www.gaiaonline.com /profile/?view=profile.ShowProfile&item=3734709 (772 words)

	TANKA SPLENDOR 2005
		One common problem I found in these tanka was that the first three lines were simply a build-up to the last two, in which the poet attempted to be clever.
		Often those tanka ended with a straightforward statement that amounts to "the moral of the story." But I believe that the reader should be allowed to reach their own conclusions.
		Due to ties, several tanka received 15 points, so there were 32 individual winners instead of 31 (the traditional number of sound units in Japanese) and five winners (for the five lines) from the sequences.
	www.ahapoetry.com /ts2005.htm (3369 words)

	Jojii's Sword
		Jojii's Sword uncovered the intricate links between these three evil forces and helped to foil their plans to conquer the two continents.
		He tempted Jojii's Sword with the powerful and legendary Koji's Blade, but the group of warrior monks knew that it was a plot.
		Miadanu and Randor were married, and in spite of the tragedy of Miadanu's monarch, Ardune, leaving Dereth-- the happily married couple bought a cottage in the far Northern Reaches of Osteth.
	photogs.net /ac/jojii/lore_story.htm (1600 words)

	Lakota LifeCycles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In old times the Lakotas believed that Wakan Tanka was everywhere all the time and observed everything that each one of mankind did and even knew what anyone thought, that he might be pleased or displeased because of something that one did.
		This understanding is reflected in Lakota prayers by referring to Wakan Tanka as both grandfather and father, and to the earth, Maka, as both mother and grandmother (Joseph Epes Brown 1953: 8).
		It is precisely between the states of ritual death and rebirth that a person comes closest to Wakan Tanka as this is the proper ritual framework for seeking and receiving visions, the foundation of Lakota spiritual knowledge.
	id-archserve.ucsb.edu /natlink/old_natlink/NATraditions/Lakota/HTML/LifeCycle.html (2681 words)

	Japanese Death Poetry and other forms of Japanese Poetic Literature
		This is a style uniquely Japanese and was to remain the most popular until the 16th century.
		Toward the end of the end of the Heian period (794-1185) it was becoming increasing popular for poets to divide a single tanka poem into two parts.
		When two poets composed a single tanka this became known as the renga.
	www.geocities.com /jisei/glossary.html (221 words)

	Lakota Relationship with US - All My Relations
		First, the vortex above is a star and the vortex below is earth; second, the vortex above is the sun and the vortex below represents Sun Dancers; third, the vortex with its apex pointing up is also the shape of the tipi, a replication of the creation of the world.
		The sun, the Great Spirit, was giving them spiritual guidance that they translated as to where, what, and when to perform their sacred ceremonies.
		Today, sweat lodge doorways can be found facing to the west or toward the east, the direction of light and wisdom, which is determined upon the leader's spiritual direction.
	www.trailtribes.org /pierre/all-my-relations.htm (1370 words)

	Dragon and the Dove, The-Seasick by Ron Sparks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		She still had a sword as well and it wouldn't do to get killed by the person he was trying to save.
		The tip of her sword, which did have a pointed end to it, was almost imperceptibly shaking as he walked to her and her lips were moving soundlessly.
		The point of her sword was starting to lower slightly as her inner battle of weather to trust him or not was nearing conclusion.
	www.iscifistory.com /chapter.asp?intChapterID=50 (4377 words)

	Kendo Equipment
		The shinai itself is made of four bamboo or carbon fiber slats held together at the tip and grip.
		The standard weight of a shinai for men is 0.515 kg, approximately half of the weight of a real sword.
		It is said that all movements of kendo can be found in the seven kata with the bokken and three kata with the "kodachi" or short sword.
	www.chinatownconnection.com /kendo-equipment.htm (453 words)

	Medicine Man, George Sword, Maza Wakan, Inipi, Sacred Pipe, Seven Sacred Ceremonies, sweat lodge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Wakan Tanka manifest as the Wakan Kin and Taku Wakan
		Franz Boas was among the scholars interested in Walker's collection, and he turned to Ella Deloria, a member of the Sioux tribes and native speaker of the Dakota language, asking her to add to the available records of fieldwork among the Lakota Sioux.
		Walker himself had repeatedly stressed that the creation story was not something that he had heard in the in Oral Traditions but that it was his own formulations based on countless allusions he had heard.
	home.earthlink.net /~clayturtle/wolf.html (1501 words)

	Japanese Death Poetry and other forms of Japanese Poetic Literature
		This is a style uniquely Japanese and was to remain the most popular until the 16th century.
		Toward the end of the end of the Heian period (794-1185) it was becoming increasing popular for poets to divide a single tanka poem into two parts.
		When two poets composed a single tanka this became known as the renga.
	members.shaw.ca /deathpoetry/glossary.html (221 words)

	Lakota Symbolism - Natural Beings
		To wear a wreath of sage upon our heads is a sign that our minds and hearts are close to Wakan Tanka and His Powers, for the wreath represents the things of the heavens -the stars and planets, which are very mysterious and wakan.
		In all ceremonies that have to do with Wakan Tanka, after smoking the pipe an incense of sweetgrass should be made.
		The swinging of the corn-stalks is very wakan, for it represents the corn when the breath of the Great Spirit is upon it, since, when the wind blows, the pollen drops from the tassel upon the silk surrounding the ear, through which the fruit becomes mature and fertile.
	www.elexion.com /lakota/rites/beings2.html (1456 words)

	Vishuddha Chakra
		He is in his form as Arddha- naariishvara, and as such half his body is the color of snow, and the other half the color of gold.
		He has five faces and ten arms, and in his hands he holds the trident [shuula], battle-axe [tanka], sacrificial sword [khagda], thunderbolt [vajra], dahana [agneya- astra], the great snake [naagendra], bell [ghanta], goad [ankusha], noose [paasha], and makes the abhaya mudra.
		He wears a tiger's skin, his whole body is smeared with ashes, and he has a garland of snakes round his neck.
	shaktisadhana.50megs.com /Newhomepage/Frames/gallery/cakras/visuddha.html (768 words)

	The Pure Spirit of Enlightenment
		Seated on a multi-petalled fully-blooming lotus is the young prince Manjushri with his flaming sword raised aloft above his head and the book of wisdom resting at his left shoulder on a lotus, the stalk of which he holds in his left hand.
		The sword is there to cut of fetters born not out of ignorance but those which arise through knowledge, signified by the book.
		It symbolizes the severing of the roots of illusion, which are the cause of suffering, ignorance, and envy.
	www.hindupaintings.com /product/TI34 (263 words)

	Lakota Creation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		His spirit was Wakan Tanka (The Great Mystery), and he was the first of the superior gods.
		Nagi Tanka (Supreme God or Sky god) is the Great Spirit who is all powerful and the source of all power, and his name isSkan (Walker 1991: 70)
		Through the rest of the creation process, sixteen (4 x 4) different aspects of Wakan Tanka are created and find their place in the cosmos.
	id-archserve.ucsb.edu /natlink/old_natlink/NATraditions/Lakota/HTML/4Creation.html (1719 words)

	Nature Poetry & Japanese Forms II: Japanese Imagism by Dave Butler — haiku, poets, nature poetry \| Gather
		The tanka, which dates to the 7th century has a pattern 5, 7, 5, 7, 7 and contains an image, idea, or feeling on each separate line.
		So the tanka takes a more relaxed view of imagery, but still makes major use of spare images.
		The first poem describes a samurai (who still walked around with swords in the 18th century though the violence was over) seeking shelter, defeated by winter.
	www.gather.com /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976912783 (956 words)

	LOST THOUGHTS OF WAR RETURN: A DIARY OF THE MIND
		He wrote tanka and was skilled in calligraphy as well as being an expert in karate and kendo-.
		There are two swords in the magnificent War Memorial in Canberra.
		The first, Adachi’s personal sword is a shin_gunto- of possible date 1511, although this date may be doubtful.
	www.sirsidney.org /11th.html (1402 words)

	Rare and Beautiful : Other Items-- Sword and Blossom Poems
		This is a collection of Japanese tanka poems (here referred to as 'blossom poems') from the tenth-century as well as a few modern poems in the Chinese style (the 'sword poems').
		The illustrations were done in collaboration with the translators to reflect the symbolism and emotional tone of each piece.
		Sword and Blossom Poems is hand-written on folded and uncut leaves (a traditional Japanese style), and is hand-stitched.
	www.ulib.iupui.edu /special/digproj/rarebooks/other_sb.html (141 words)

	The Last Battle-Dawning Truth by Jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Putting away his sword the samurai spoke in a voice that was use to being obeyed.
		As he entered his bed chamber he notice that there were two persons lying on his futon, one he recognized as his wife and the other from their clothing was unmistakeably another samurai.
		My sword was put away and I practised only in secret, for this was not the practise a young girl should have.
	www.iscifistory.com /chapter.asp?intChapterID=166 (2165 words)

	Books Published by T. Hasegawa, Tokyo, Japan
		The "Blossom" poems are short unrhymed verse known as Tanka which were written date from the Kokinshu, 900 AD.
		The "Sword" poems are Chinese poems by Japanese writers from a more modern time.
		The three books were marketed in 1910-11 period as a set and sold in padded and unpadded folding cases (generally dark blue with "Sword and Blossom Poems" in silver (padded) or light blue (unpadded) on the spine of the case and with ivory clasps).
	www.baxleystamps.com /litho/hasegawa/sb2.shtml (611 words)

	Lakota Symbolism - Concepts
		Wakan Tanka as Father is the Great Spirit considered in relation to His manifestation, either as Creator, Preserver, or Destroyer, identical to the Christian God, or to the Hindu Brahma-Saguna.
		This presence of Wakan Tanka, and one's consciousness of it, is that which the Christian saints have termed "living in the moment", the "eternal now", or what in the Islamic tradition is termed the Waqt.
		Red represents all that is sacred, especially the earth, for we should remember that it is from the earth that our bodies come, and it is to her that they return.
	www.elexion.com /lakota/rites/concept2.html (1967 words)

	Iaido Summary
		Iaido is a sword-based Japanese martial art that trains the motions associated with drawing a sword (刀) from its scabbard or saya, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard or saya.
		While all four activities teach the use of the Japanese sword, the latter two are training methods that fall under a much broader training in koryu bujutsu.
		The secondary emphasis is on drawing the sword and responding to the sudden attack as quickly as possible.
	www.bookrags.com /Iaido (1515 words)

	Native America (Indian): Gods and supreme Deities
		TANKA, THE SUPREME DEITY OF Following are the words of Sword, an Oglala of the Teton division of the Dakota Indians, as recorded by J.R. Walker.
		Wakan Tanka Kin signifies the chief or leading Wakan being is Nagi Tanka, the Great Spirit who is also Taku Skanskan.
		If their prayer is directed to all the good Wakan beings, they should pray to Wakan Tanka; but if a prayer if offered to only one of these beings, then the one addressed should be named.
	www.spiritualbookstore.com /Native_America_Indian_Gods_supreme_Deities.htm (474 words)

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