ATDTDA 776-778

[Michael Bailey]

Ya Sam -- I can't believe we have let your host stint
run out without a single kudo.

OTOH, I haven't read all the posts yet.
My situation is about to ease - home internet is returning
and I will have a chance to scour your posts without
worrying about exceeding my break time.

Howsomever, as Dean Moriarty might have said,
it was a jamming host stint and I wish you enjoy
the sweetest fruits of the Asiatic Beerbohm Tree

Thank you for your efforts and the thoughts you've provoked!
You seem to be much more familiar with Asia than some
(eg me) so please continue to send us to references on Tunguska et al



On 2/28/08, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> ATDTDA 776
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> Dorzhieff
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> Agvan Lobsan Dorzhiev, Agvan Dorjiev, Dorjieff, or Tsenyi Khempo (1854-1938), a Khory Buryat Mongolian, and a Russian subject, was born in the village of Khara-Shibir, not far from Ulan Ude, to the east of Lake Baikal.[1]
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> By the 1890s Dorjiev had began to spread the story that Russia was the mythical land of Shambhala to the north; that its Czar might be the one to save Buddhism and that the White Tsar was an emanation of White Tara, raising hopes that he would support Tibet and its religion. Dorzhiev had suggested to the Tibetans that Russia seemed to be embracing Buddhist ideas since their recent advances into Mongolia and might prove a useful balance to British intrigues. In the spring of 1900 Dorzhiev returned to Russia with six other representatives from Thubten Gyatso (born February 12, 1876; died December 17, 1933), the 13th Dalai Lama of Tibet. They travelled through India and met the Tsar at the Livadia Palace in Odessa.[11] "When they returned they brought to Lhasa a supply of Russian arms and ammunition as well—paradoxically enough—as a magnificent set of Russian Episcopal robes as a personal present for the Dalai Lama
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agvan_Dorzhiev
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> Buddhism in Russia: The Story of Agvan Dorzhiev : Lhasa's Emissary to the Tsar
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> http://www.amazon.com/Buddhism-Russia-Dorzhiev-Lhasas-Emissary/dp/1852303328
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> wildcat
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>  an exploratory well drilled in an effort to discover deposits of oil or gas; a prospect well.
> 9. a reckless or unsound enterprise, business, etc.
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> –adjective 13. characterized by or proceeding from reckless or unsafe business methods: wildcat companies; wildcat stocks.
> 14. of or pertaining to an illicit enterprise or product.
> 15. running without control or regulation, as a locomotive, or apart from the regular schedule, as a train.  ...
> –verb (used without object) 16. to search an area of unknown or doubtful productivity for oil, ore, or the like, esp. as an independent prospector.
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> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wildcat
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> Agdy, Magyakan
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> Once again I am referring you here
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> http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/evenkiv.html
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> ATDTDA 777
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> "it's like Americans, only different" Your comments!
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> "there is light, and there is darkness"
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> The essence of Manichaeism was the principle of absolute Dualism: the primal conflict between God, represented by light and spirit, and Satan, represented by darkness and the material world. Human beings, created by God, were divine in spirit but they carried within them seeds of darkness, sown by Satan, because of their material bodies.
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> http://www.crystalinks.com/manichaeism.html
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> "the massacre of the Sioux Ghost Dancers at Wounded Knee"
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> When the smoke cleared and the shooting stopped, approximately 300 Sioux were dead, Big Foot among them. Twenty-five soldiers lost their lives. As the remaining troopers began the grim task of removing the dead, a blizzard swept in from the North. A few days later they returned to complete the job. Scattered fighting continued, but the massacre at Wounded Knee effectively squelched the Ghost Dance movement and ended the Indian Wars.
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> http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/knee.htm
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> http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_places/wounded_knee_massacre/wounded_knee_massacre.html
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre
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> "Your whole history in America has been one long religious war, secret crusades, disguised under false names". Well, Bush did use the word 'crusade', didn't he?
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> "the shelter of the trivial would prove a blessing a step toward salvation" Talking of trivial pursuits and mindless pleasures!
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> The section ends with an interesting debate between Kit and Prance. I would appreciate any comments on their understanding of the driving forces behind the formation and expansion of the United States. Whose side are you on?
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