Culte animiste originaire du Golfe de Guinée (Bénin, Togo) qui s’est répandu à partir du 17e siècle dans les Antilles (notamment Haïti, Cuba) ou encore au Brésil.
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vahana
Vahana वाहन "that which carries" - An animal or mythical entity as a vehicle of a Hindu deity.
vahana
Vahana वाहन "ce qui porte" - Un animal ou une entité mythique en tant que véhicule d'une divinité hindoue.
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(عُمْرَة) An Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that can be undertaken at any time of the year. Sometimes considered the “lesser pilgrimage” compared to the Hajj, because not compulsory, but still highly recommended. Etym. lit. “to visit a populated place”.
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torii
Torii 鳥居 "bird abode"
A traditional Japanese gate
At the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine
Transition from the mundane to the sacred
Kumano Hongū Taisha 熊野本宮大社 in Tanabe
Marked by the largest Torii shrine gate in the world
temple
Edifice religieux dans lequel on pratique des activités régulières.
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613 commandments as prescribed in the Torah, mentioned from the 3rd century CE, the most traditional enumeration being Maimonides'. They include "positive commandments" (how to perform an act) numbered 248, and "negative commandments" (how to abstain from certain acts) numbered 365. They are also divided in 3 categories: Mishpatim ("laws") assumed to be self-evident, Edot ("testimonies") commemorating events in Jewish history and Chukim ("decrees") with no evidence referring to the Divine will.
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Yazidism
Yazidism - Religion believing in God as creator of the world, which he has placed under the care of seven angels, the chief of whom is Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel – Its followers are attached to ancient Iran - Met a decisive evolution with Sheikh Adi, a Sufi scholar, in the twelfth century.
Yézidisme – Religion monothéiste dite des « sept anges » dont Malek Taous, un paon, est le guide et que ses adeptes rattachent à l’Iran antique – Connaît une évolution décisive avec Cheikh Adi, un savant soufi, au XIIe siècle.
Xuanzang
Xuanzang 玄奘 (c. 602 – 664) - A Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar known for his decisive seventeen-year travel to India when he visited many sacred Buddhist sites in present Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The record of his journey later inspired the novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en (c. 1500–1582).
Xuanzang 玄奘 (c. 602 - 664) - Moine bouddhiste et érudit chinois, connu pour ses dix-sept années de voyage en Inde durant lesquelles il visita de nombreux sites bouddhistes au Pakistan, en Inde, au Népal et au Bangladesh. Le récit de son voyage inspira plus tard le roman La Pérégrination vers l'Ouest de Wu Cheng'en (vers 1500 - 1582).
Yarsanism
Yarsanism - Religion founded in Iran in the fourteenth century by Sultan Sahâk. Its followers are subject to severe persecution. They are also called Ahl-e Haqq, "people of the truth".
Yarsanisme
Yârsânisme - Religion fondée en Iran au XIVe siècle par Sultan Sahâk. Ses adeptes font l’objet de fortes persécutions. On les nomme également Ahl-e Haqq, « peuple de la vérité ».
stupa
Stupa स्तूप (Sanskrit: "heap") – A mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics or place of meditation, in different Indian religions (Jainism, Buddhism).
stupa
Stupa स्तूप (sanskrit) - Structure hémisphérique ou en forme de monticule contenant des reliques ou lieu de méditation, dans différentes religions indiennes (notamment le bouddhisme, mais aussi le jaïnisme).
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stavkirke
Stavkirke - A medieval wooden Christian church (mainly) in Norway.
stavkirke
Stavkirke - Une église chrétienne médiévale en bois (principalement) en Norvège.
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Tōdai-ji
Tōdai-ji 東大寺 "Eastern Great Temple"
Founded in 738CE
In the Buddha Hall 大仏殿 Daibutsuden
The world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana
Daibutsu 大仏
Tokyo Wan Kannon
Tokyo Wan Kannon 東京湾観音 - A Kannon Statue located in Chiba - 56m high, it was built in 1961 for the world peace by Masae Usami. The statue face the entrance of Tokyo Bay that you can see at the observation stand.
Tokyo Wan Kannon 音 観 音 - Une statue de Kannon située à Chiba - Haute de 56 m, elle a été construite en 1961 pour la paix mondiale par Masae Usami. La statue fait face à l'entrée de la baie de Tokyo que l’on peut voir à partir du poste d'observation.
The Thirteen Buddhas of Chichibu
The Thirteen Buddhas of Chichibu 秩父十三仏霊場 - A group of 13 Buddhist sacred sites in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Les treize bouddhas de Chichibu 秩父十三仏霊場 - Un groupe de 13 sites sacrés bouddhistes dans la préfecture de Saitama, au Japon.
Taliban
Taliban (Pashto: طالبان, meaning “students”) - A Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement and military organisation mainly located in Afghanistan (and Pakistan) which held power in this country from 1996 to 2001 and were overthrown after the September 11 attacks. Their goal is to enforce a strict interpretation of Sharia waging war for reaching it.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii) or Blue Mosque – A mosque located in Istanbul next to the Hagia Sophia. It was erected between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I – Its surname comes from its hand-painted blue tiles – It is known for its five main and eight secondary domes, six minarets.
Solomon Temple
Solomon's Temple (בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ: Beit HaMikdash) - The Holy (and First) Temple in ancient Jerusalem - Destroyed in 587 BCE.
Temple de Salomon (בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ: Beit HaMikdash) - Le (premier) Temple de l'ancienne Jérusalem - Détruit en 587 avant notre ère.
Shintoism
Traditional religion of Japan.
shinto
Religion traditionnelle du Japon.
Sanbutsu-ji
Sanbutsu-ji 三仏寺 - A Buddhist temple in Tottori Prefecture, Japan - Founded by En no Gyōja (ca. 634–701) considered the founder of Shugendō.
Sanbutsu-ji 三 仏 寺 - Un temple bouddhiste dans la préfecture de Tottori au Japon - Fondé par En no Gyōja (environ 634–701), considéré comme le fondateur du Shugendô.
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick (c. 385–461) - The primary patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Patrick (c. 385–461) - Le principal saint patron de l'Irlande.
Saito Musashibō Benkei
Benkei (1155–1189) 武蔵坊弁慶... a Japanese warrior monk.
Benkei (1155–1189) 武蔵坊弁慶 - Un moine guerrier japonais.
Saint Martial
(3rd century) Was called "the Apostle of the Gauls" or "the Apostle of Aquitaine" - Said to be the first bishop of Limoges. His feast day is June 30. “Bishop of Limoges in the third century. We have no accurate information as to the origin, dates of birth and death, or the acts of this bishop. All that we know of him we have from Gregory of Tours and it may be summed up thus: Under the consulate of Decius and of Gratus seven bishops were sent from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel...” (newadvent.org) The Church celebrates his feast on 30 June.
(3e siècle) Fut également appelé « l’apôtre des Gaules » ou « l’apôtre d'Aquitaine » - Serait selon la tradition le premier évêque de Limoges.
Rodnovery
Rodnovery - A modern Pagan Panslavic religion.
Rastafarianism
Rastafari (Rastafarianism) - An Abrahamic religion developed in Jamaica during the 1930s.
Rastafari (Rastafarianism) - Une religion abrahamique développée en Jamaïque au cours des années 1930.
secularism
Conceived as a fundamental principle of separation of civil society and religious society within a given State, but also as a claimed attitude of impartiality or neutrality of the State towards religious denominations, secularism raises a number of questions concerning the implementation and respect (or not) of such principles, to the memory of a previous era when other principles were at work, and finally to its continuity insofar as societies evolve by strengthening or weakening it - Thus occupies a decisive part in the balance of any society and in certain power games that are played out in it.
laïcité
Conçue comme un principe fondamental de séparation de la société civile et de la société religieuse au sein d’un Etat donné, mais aussi comme une attitude revendiquée d'impartialité ou de neutralité de l'État à l'égard des confessions religieuses, la laïcité pose un certain nombre de questions relatives à la mise en œuvre et au respect de tels principes (ou non), à la mémoire d’une époque qui lui était étrangère et à la survivance ou non d’autres principes, enfin à sa continuité dans la mesure où les sociétés évoluent en la renforçant ou en l’affaiblissant – Occupe ainsi une part décisive dans l’équilibre de toute société et dans certains jeux de pouvoir qui s’y déploient
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Part of the clothing of certain religious, composed of two sheets of cloth worn over the robe. By ext. reduced form of this garment, consisting of a square of holy material, whether or not decorated with pious images, worn under clothing around the neck.
scapulaire
Partie du vêtement de certains religieux, composée de deux lés de drap qui se porte par-dessus la robe. Par ext. Forme réduite de ce vêtement, consistant en un carré d'étoffe bénite, orné ou non d'images pieuses, porté sous les vêtements autour du cou.
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Fasting in Islam consisting of abstaining, from food, drink, smoking, or sexual activity, esp. during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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Religion syncrétique présente à Cuba et dans certains pays d’Amérique centrale et latine, s’appuyant notamment sur des cultes yorubas.
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Sakin סכין - The knife used for shechita (or a hallaf חלף by Ashkenazi Jews). According to the present Minhag is to use a metal knife.
sakin
Sakin סכין - Couteau utilisé pour la shechita (équivalent à l'hallaf pour les Ashkénazes). Selon le minhag actuel, le couteau utilisé doit être en métal.
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Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris - A medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France, built from 1163 - Consecrated to the Virgin Mary – A brilliant examples of French Gothic architecture. UNESCO World Heritage Site – 1991.
Notre Dame de Paris - Cathédrale de l'archidiocèse de Paris, construite à partir de 1163 à Paris, en France - Dédiée à la Vierge Marie - Un brillant exemple de l'architecture gothique française. Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO – 1991.
sadhu
Sadhu साधु "straight, right, leading straight to goal" – A religious ascetic person in India who has renounced the worldly life, dedicated to achieving mokṣa (liberation).
sadhu
Sādhu साधु « ayant atteint son bu » - Ascète qui a renoncé à la société pour se consacrer au moksha, la libération de l'illusion (māyā), l'arrêt du cycle des renaissances (samsara).
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Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah
Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah (1844 –1885) - A Sudanese religious leader proclaimed the Mahdi by his disciples. After his success against Ottoman-Egyptian and over the British armies, he created a vast Islamic state from the Red Sea to Central Africa. His supporters were the Ansars. At his death, Abdallahi ibn Muhammad ruled as Khalifa. By 1899, the Mahdist state was finally defeated during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan.
Mount Kōya
Mount Kōya 高野山 (Kōya-san) in Wakayama Prefecture - Headquarters of the Shingon sect.
Mindar
Mindar 「マインダー」 - The first android priest robot conceived in cooperation between the Koudaiji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, and Intelligent Robotics Laboratory.
Mindar 「マインダー」ー Le premier robot androïde destiné à la prêtrise conçu en coopération entre le Koudaiji, un temple bouddhiste de Kyoto, et Intelligent Robotics Laboratory (pour un coût d'1 million de dollars).
Mennonite
In relation with the Anabaptist current resulting from the reform of Menno Simons (1496/1561).
mennonite
En relation avec le courant anabaptiste issu de la réforme de Menno Simons (1496/1561).
Mesrop Mashtots
Mesrop Mashtots (362-440) - A theologian, inventor of the Armenian alphabet c. 405 CE.
Mesrop Machtots (362-440) - Un théologien, inventeur de l'alphabet arménien en 405.
Mayadevi temple
“Nepal, 90% Hindu,
With large Buddhist buildings
Siddharta Gautama,
The future Buddha, himself
Wasn't he born in the Lumbini region ?
Visit the Mayadevi temple
Where Buddha's mother, Maya, is said to have given birth to him around 563 BC.
Close to that spot,
A sacred swimming pool known as Puskarni
Where she would have previously bathed
A sandstone sculpture marks the birth of the Buddha,
Deemed to have been left there by King Malla…”
Temple Mayadevi
« Népal, un pays à 90 % hindou,
Où l’on trouve également de grands édifices bouddhistes
Siddharta Gautama, le futur Bouddha, lui-même
N’est-il pas né dans la région de Lumbini…
Visite du temple Mayadevi
Là-même où la mère de Bouddha, Maya,
Lui aurait donné naissance vers 563 av.J.-C.
En sa proximité,
Une piscine sacrée connue sous le nom de Puskarni
Où elle se serait baignée auparavant
Et une sculpture en grès marquant la naissance du Bouddha,
Réputée avoir été laissée ici par le roi Malla… »
Proposed by Karim El Bousserghini
religion
Set of ritual and cultural practices linked to a certain vision of existence and the world (visible or invisible), of the powers which are engaged in it (be they temporal or not), based on various beliefs in one (or more) god(s). May generate fervent support as well as fierce opposition.
religion
Ensemble de pratiques rituelles et cultuelles liées à une certain vision de l’existence et du monde (visible ou invisible), des équilibres qui s’y déploient, des pouvoirs qui y sont engagés (temporels ou non), s’appuyant sur des formes diverses de croyance dans un (ou plusieurs) dieu(x). Peut faire l’objet d’une adhésion fervente comme d’une opposition farouche.
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Lalesh or Lalish (36 ° 46N / 43 ° 18E) is a holy place of located in in the plain of Nineveh.
Lalesh
Lalesh ou Lalish (36°46N/43°18E) est un lieu saint du yézidisme situé en Irak dans la plaine de Ninive.
Kotohira-gû
Kotohira-gû 金刀比羅宮
A Shinto shrine
Also known as Konpira-dai-gongen 金比羅大権現 or Konpira-san
Patron of sea ship transport and sailors
Famous for its 1368 steps
Up to the inner shrine
Kūkai
Kūkai 空海 (774–835)
Also known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi 弘法大師
“The Grand Master Who Propagated the Buddhist Teaching”
Attributed with the invention of the kana syllabary
Kii Mountain Range
Fusion of Shinto and Buddhism
For over 1,200 years
Among streams, rivers and waterfalls
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range 紀伊山地の霊場と参詣道
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan
Linked by pilgrimage routes
To the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto.
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine 春日大社 Kasuga-taisha
A Shinto shrine in Nara
Tutelary shrine of the Fujiwara
Established in 768 CE
Through the deer park
Bronze and stone lanterns
Donated by worshipers
Lit twice a year during two Lantern Festivals
Such a magnificent moment…
Judaism
Monotheistic religion whose sacred text is the Torah and which considers an elected people (Jews).
Judaïsme
Religion monothéiste dont le texte sacré est la Torah et qui considère un peuple élu (Juifs).
John Bosco – The Salesian Order
John Bosco (1815 - 1888) or Don Bosco – An Italian Roman Catholic priest and educator who dedicated his life to oppose the ill-effects of industrialization and urbanization. He founded the Salesian Order (Society of St Francis de Sales) to help poor children (see sdb.org). He conceived a method later known as the Salesian Preventive System. He is St. patron saint of Brasília, the capital of Brazil, which he is said to have foreseen in a prophecy.
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba – A Jesuit reduction built by missionaries in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, started in 1615, and ordered to be left after the 1767 decree - UNESCO World Heritage Site 2000 - “…The Jesuit Block in Córdoba, heart of the former Jesuit Province of Paraguay, contains the core buildings of the Jesuit system: the university, the church and residence of the Society of Jesus, and the college. Along with the five estancias, or farming estates, they contain religious and secular buildings, which illustrate the unique religious, social, and economic experiment carried out in the world for a period of over 150 years in the 17th and 18th centuries.”
Estancias jésuites de Córdoba - Réduction jésuite construite par des missionnaires dans la province de Córdoba, en Argentine, à partir de 1615 jusqu’au décret de 1767 forçant leur abandon – Site du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO 2000 - « L'ensemble de Córdoba, noyau de l'ancienne province jésuite du Paraguay, comprend les principaux bâtiments du système jésuite : l'université, l'église, la résidence de la Compagnie de Jésus et le collège. Avec les cinq « estancias », ils abritent des édifices religieux et séculiers illustrant l'expérience religieuse, sociale et économique sans précédent menée à travers le monde pendant plus de 150 ans, aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. »
Jeddah Gate to Makkah
Al-Balad - Historical area of Jeddah, founded in the 7th century - Gate to Makkah - UNESCO World Heritage Site 2014 - “… Historic Jeddah is situated on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. From the 7th century AD it was established as a major port for Indian Ocean trade routes, channelling goods to Mecca. It was also the gateway for Muslim pilgrims to Mecca who arrived by sea. These twin roles saw the city develop into a thriving multicultural centre, characterized by a distinctive architectural tradition, including tower houses built in the late 19th century by the city’s mercantile elites, and combining Red Sea coastal coral building traditions with influences and crafts from along the trade routes.”
Al-Balad - Zone historique de Djeddah, fondée au 7ème siècle - Porte de la Mecque - Site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO 2014 - « … Sur la rive orientale de la mer Rouge, Djedda a été à partir du VIIe siècle l’un des ports les plus importants sur les routes commerciales de l’océan Indien. C’est ici qu’arrivaient les marchandises à destination de La Mecque. C’était aussi le port d’arrivée pour les pèlerins voyageant par la mer. Ce double rôle a permis le développement d’une ville multiculturelle, caractérisée par une tradition architecturale originale, née de la fusion des traditions de construction en corail de la région côtière de la mer Rouge avec des idées et savoir-faire glanés le long des routes commerciales. Au XIXe siècle, les élites marchandes y ont notamment bâti de superbes maisons-tours. »
Islam
Monotheistic religion born in Arabia, revealed to the Prophet Mohammed, divided into various branches (Sunnism, Shiism, Kharidjism ...), and whose sacred text is the Koran.
Islam
Religion monothéiste née en Arabie, révélée au prophète Mohammed, divisée en diverses branches (Sunnisme, Chiisme, Kharidjisme...), et dont le texte sacré est le Coran.
