When Shingon's founder, Kukai, returned from his training in China, he brought back two mandalas that became central to Shingon ritual: the Mandala of the Womb Realm and the Mandala of the Diamond Realm.

The Diamond Realm is a very popular subject for mandalas, and along with the Womb Realm ( Garbhakosa ) Mandala forms the Mandala of the Two Realms.

In this setting, the Womb Realm Mandala is hung on the east wall, symbolizing the young stage of Mahāvairocana Buddha.

* Mandala of the Womb World-Dharmapala Thangka Centre

The Womb Realm is a very popular subject for mandalas, and along with the Diamond Realm ( vajradhatu ) Mandala forms the Mandala of the Two Realms.

In traditional Shingon halls, the Womb Realm Mandala is hung on the east wall, symbolizing the young stage of Mahāvairocana Buddha. In this setting, the Diamond Realm Mandala is hung on the west wall symbolizing the final realization of Mahāvairocana Buddha.

* Mandala of the Womb World Dharmapala Thangka Centre

Numerous versions of mandala, most famously the Diamond Realm Mandala and Womb Realm Mandala at Tōji in Kyoto, were created as hanging scrolls, and also as murals on the walls of temples.

* The 37th Mandala ( 1996 ), nominated for the 1997 World Fantasy Award and awarded the 1996 International Horror Guild Award

The first American to rank 1st in an international bouldering World Cup, she has won many competitions indoors and out, and also excelled in outdoor bouldering – having climbed Midnight Lightning ( v8 ) and Plain High Drifter ( V11 ) ( both considered elite level boulder problems ) between 2000 and 2002, and was the first woman to succeed on the problem The Mandala ( v12 ) in January 2008.

The most famous mandala in Japan is the Taima Mandala, dated to approximately 763 CE.

* Vrishchikam-The Vrishchicka Mandala mahotsavam ( festival ) is celebrated during the entire period of mandalam season. Daily annadanam, stage programmes, Naama japam etc.

Notable Mandala ( Southeast Asian history ) | mandalas in Southeast Asian history ( c. 5th to 15th century ).

Most of them recognized the superior status of Siam, in accord with what 20th century scholars later described as the Mandala ( Southeast Asian history ) system.

During 12th century AD Chkrakota Mandal was incorporated with the Ganga realm of Kalinga, and renamed " Kamala Mandala ", thus Kalahandi region became part of Kalinga as a feudatory of the Eastern Gangas under Nagas rules and continued till 14th century.

* Expnation of Vajradhatu Mandala by Dharmapala Thangka Centre

Thangka painting of Diamond Realm | Vajradhatu Mandala

* The Diamond and Womb World Mandalas Dharmapala Thangka Centre

* The Diamond and Womb World Mandalas Dharmapala Thangka Centre

* The Diamond and Womb World Mandalas Dharmapala Thangka Centre

They played several gigs at squatted venues, including Crass's squat gig at Zig Zag in London, and the Wapping Autonomy Centre with other bands including The Apostles, Crass, Flux of Pink Indians, Twelve Cubic Feet, The Mob, Poison Girls, Hagar the Womb, Riot / Clone, DIRT and others.

Throughout the early years of World War 2,, reports persisted that the Axis powers had used gas -- Germany in Russia, Japan in China again.

* 1945 – World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb " Little Boy " is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay.

* 1945 – World War II: Nagasaki, Japan is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar.

* 1945 – World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and begins the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation.

* 1918 – Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I.

* 1945 – Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender in World War II and the Emperor records the Imperial Rescript on Surrender ( August 15 in Japan Standard Time ).

* 1945 – World War II: Japan surrenders to end the war.

* 1945 – Ten days after World War II ends with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Communist Party of China kill Baptist missionary John Birch, regarded by some of the American right as the first victim of the Cold War.

The southern half of Sakhalin was acquired by Japan as a result of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 – 05, but at the end of World War II in 1945, the Soviets declared war on Japan and took possession of the Kuril islands and southern Sakhalin.

After World War II, most of the Ainu living in Sakhalin were deported to Japan.

* 1914 – World War I: Japan declares war on Germany and bombs Qingdao, China.

The Andaman and Nicobar islands were later occupied by Japan during World War II.

* 1962 – Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.

* 1942 – World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan.

The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and the Empire of Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II, from September – November 1944 on the island of Peleliu, present-day Palau.

* Bubble Bobble II ( World ) / Bubble Symphony ( Europe, Japan, U. S .) ( 1994 Arcade, Sega Saturn ( Japan only ))

Category: Battles of World War II involving Japan

Other multilateral organizations — including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations agencies, European Union, and the African Development Bank -- and bilateral donors — including Germany, Japan, the European Union, and the United States — are significant development partners for the C. A. R.

In its 1937 invasion of China, Japan employed some 50, 000 bicycle troops, and similar forces were instrumental in Japan's march or " roll " through Malaysia in World War II.

In fact, the cars produced by Nissan already used the Datsun brand name, a successful brand in Japan since 1932, long before World War II.

* 1941 – World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor – The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing a declaration of war upon Japan by the United States.

* 1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans ' declaration of war on Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor.