Buddha's birthday: Vesak Day and how it is celebrated across Asia
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Victorian Inquiry Recommends Ban on Nazi Symbols March 5, 2021 Updated: March 9, 2021
Displaying symbols of Nazi ideology could be banned in the Australian state of Victoria following a parliamentary inquiry into the state’s anti-vilification laws.
The potential ban would include the Nazi swastika, but it was not clear from the report whether this would encompass other uses of the swastika by Eastern faith groups which for thousands of years have recognised the symbol as one of divinity and spirituality, such as those in the Buddhist traditions.
The state’s inquiry into its anti-vilification protections (pdf), put forward on March 3, also called for the laws to be extended to cover race and religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, HIV status, and disability.
Human beings are capable of constructing incredible structures. Today, many architects and engineers boast of designing cutting edge office blocks and other mega-projects. Sport arenas, monuments, and cathedrals are all a testament to our ability to build. In the modern world, though, we have the help of technology like laser cutting equipment and massive mechanical drills and cranes.
Builders in ancient times didn’t have these luxuries. So how they managed to build monolithic and precise structures is perplexing us to this day. We’ve compiled a list of the ten best ancient structures we still don’t understand.
10 The Nan Madol