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These 8 countries have produced the most Miss Universe winners

We rounded up every Miss Universe and figured out which countries have produced the most titleholders since 1952.

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Countries with most number of wins in Miss World

The most wins are actually a tie between two countries: India and Venezuela

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Explained: The Once Bustling Indic Past Of China Which Was Influenced By Indian And Sanskrit Traditions

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Over 2,000 years on, Sanskrit remains popular in China: Chinese Professor

Sanskrit studies are flourishing in China, over 2,000 years after the ancient Indian language was brought to this country along with Buddhism, making a profound impact on Chinese monarchs and scholars over the centuries.

www.hindustantimes.com

 

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India contribution to China

Esamskriti: An online encyclopedia of Indian culture, Indian traditions, ancient India, education in India, history, Indian Travel, Indian leaders, festivals of India, languages, Ayurveda, & many more…

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The Travel Records of Chinese Pilgrims Faxian, Xuanzang, and Yijing: Sources for Cross-Cultural Encounters Between Ancient China and Ancient India - Association for Asian Studies

The spread of Buddhist doctrines from India to China beginning sometime in the first century CE triggered a profusion of cross-cultural exchanges that had a profound impact on Asian and world history. The travels of Buddhist monks and pilgrims and the simultaneous circulation of religious texts...

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http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/connections/Vedic-roots-China-and-Japan.php

 

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China (Cinaratha) in the Epic Mahabharata (Hinduism (the forgotten facts) FB

China (Cinaratha) in the Epic of Mahabharata It is well known that in the Mahabharata the Cinas appear with the Kiratas among the armies of king Bhagadatta of Pragjyotisa or Assam. In the Sabhaparvan...

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How China preserved India’s cultural brilliance in Far history—Part 2 - Indianarrative

<p> In Part-1 of his <a href="http://article/" target="_blank">article</a> Prof. Lokesh Chandra explains how a powerful cultural connection between the two ancient civilizations—India and China– cemented a vibrant relationship over centuries, which prevented political differences from impeding...

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https://sino-platonic.org/complete/spp081_monkey_sun_wukong.pdf

 

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The cranky Indian prince who invented kung fu

At the Shaolin monastery, Bodhidharma saw that the monks were weak from meditation and fasting. He taught them the martial arts he had learned as a young prince…similar to Kalaripayattu! This gave birth to the famous kung-fu warrior monks of Shaolin!

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How The Son Of An Indian King Cheated Death, Found Shaolin Kung Fu And Became Bodhidharma

Bodhidharma grazed a wall for almost 9 years.

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10 Things You Didn't Know About The Tibetan Language

Here's everything you need to know to get a first impression of the Tibetan language.

theculturetrip.com

 

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Taiwan’s divine fruit: Connecting Ramayana with Lord Buddha, drawing China’s wrath

In Taiwan, this is the harvest season of the fruit with thick, scaly rind, known worldwide by the names of custard apple or sugar apple or sweetsop. It’s known chiefly across north and western India as Sitaphal, named after the famous demigoddess of Hindu mythology

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Hans since Han Dynasty were traders with deep penetration into Tarim Basin and further. The first great international trading route was the Silk Road. The Indo-European tribes allied with the Hans along the Silk Road were the Tocharians and related Yuehzhi who later created the Pathan empire in Pakistan.

The people closest to the original Tocharian in Xinjiang today are the people of Taxkorgan. They speak a Persian-related language not Turkic like Uighurs.

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Obviously, Xinjiang and Tibet give China great geopolitical superiority over neighboring countries.

 

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Needless to say, China yearns for the strategic Taiwan and Russian far east.

 

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In fact, the main residents of Xinjiang used to be Han people and Mongols. After the fall of the Jungar Khanate in the Qing Empire, the Uyghurs gradually moved in.

The conquest of Xinjiang in the 18th century reduced 80% of the mongols living in Xinjiang, which permanently changed the demographics.

Dzungar genocide - Wikipedia

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Lord Shiva was worshipped in Ancient China | Sanskriti - Hinduism and Indian Culture Website

Civilizations of China and India have a long history of interaction. The links between these two ancient civilizations were numerous and were sustained for thousands of years. The Chinese tell of a tradition in “Schuking” in which it is stated that the ancestors of the Chinese people came to...

www.sanskritimagazine.com

 

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Who Was Bodhidharma and Why Did He Go to China?

Who was Bodhidharma? Why did Bodhidharma go to China? Where was he born? Sadhguru narrates the story of the prince from Southern India who brought Zen to China.

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