* Priestcraft in Perfection, 1710

Her books, which include her autobiography, The Life of Teresa of Jesus, and her seminal work, El Castillo Interior ( The Interior Castle ), are an integral part of the Spanish Renaissance literature as well as Christian mysticism and Christian meditation practices as she entails in her other important work Camino de Perfección ( The Way of Perfection ).

), and in areas north of Belmont by Community VFD ( 1873 Perfection Ave .).

" Great Perfection " variously indicates the texts ( āgama, lung ) and oral instructions ( upadeśa, man ngag ) that indicate the nature of enlightened wisdom ( rdzogs chen gyi gzhung dang man ngag ), the verbal conventions of those texts ( rdzogs chen gyi chos skad ), the yogis who meditate according to those texts and instructions ( rdzogs chen gyi rnal < nowiki >'</ nowiki > byor pa ), a famous monastery where the Great Perfection was practiced by monks and yogis ( rdzogs chen dgon sde ), and the philosophical system ( siddhānta, grub mtha < nowiki >'</ nowiki >) or vision ( darśana, lta ba ) of the Great Perfection.

Before 1920 Johnson had gained a reputation as a pianist on the East coast on a par with Eubie Blake and Luckey Roberts and made dozens of superb player piano roll recordings for Aeolian, Perfection ( the label of the Standard Music Roll Co., Orange, NJ ), Artempo ( label of Bennett & White, Inc., Newark, NJ ), Rythmodik, and QRS during the period from 1917 – 1927.

The follow-up, " 8 Steps to Perfection ", and their debut EP, Funcrusher ( 1996 ), were underground hits.

Doctrinally similar to the Perfection of Wisdom texts, another major theme is the Buddhafield ( Buddha-kṣetra ), which was influential on Pure Land schools.

The Dharmakaya-doctrine was possibly first expounded in the Aṣṭasāhasrikā prajñā-pāramitā ( The Perfection of Insight In Eight Thousand Verses ), composed in the 1st century BCE.

The American Standard of Perfection calls for males that are 36 ounces ( 1 kilo ), and females that are 32 ounces ( 910 grams ).

The Kangyur is divided into sections on Vinaya, Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, Avatamsaka, Ratnakuta and other sutras ( 75 % Mahayana, 25 % Nikaya / Agama or Hinayana ), and tantras.

Doctrinally similar to the Perfection of Wisdom texts, a major theme is the Buddhafield ( Buddha-kshetra ), which was influential on Pure Land schools.

A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ( 1728 ), together with its predecessor, A Practical Treatise Upon Christian Perfection ( 1726 ), deeply influenced the chief actors in the great Evangelical revival.

In this sense it is the western view of the Holy Grail which comes closest to the Sufic ideal ; for to the Sufis Perfection is the Grail ; and the Holy Grail is for those who after they become perfect by giving all they have to the poor then go on to become " Abdal " or " changed ones " like Enoch who was " taken " by God because he " walked with God ".

Whereas other schools categorize their teachings into the three vehicles: The Foundation Vehicle, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna, the Nyingma tradition classifies its into nine vehicles, among the highest of which is that known as Atiyoga or Dzogchen (“ Great Perfection ”).

Sanctifying Grace is that grace of God which sustains the believers in the journey toward Christian Perfection: a genuine love of God with heart, soul, mind, and strength, and a genuine love of our neighbors as ourselves.

# The Mahayana tradition claims that there was a second turning in which the Perfection of Wisdom sutras were taught at Vulture's Peak, which led to the Mahayana schools.

Each club publishes its own Standard of Perfection and determines which breeds are eligible for showing.

Later in 2003, along with members of his original bands and other music professionals, Shaw was extensively interviewed by Russell Davies for the BBC Television documentary, Artie Shaw — Quest for Perfection, which became his last major interview.

The five key ideas which composed his concept of individual maturation were Inner Freedom, Perfection, Benevolence, Justice, and Equity or Recompense.

Sanctifying Grace is that grace of God which sustains the believers in the journey toward Christian Perfection: a genuine love of God with heart, soul, mind, and strength, and a genuine love of our neighbors as ourselves.

The earliest known Sanskrit title for the sūtra is the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, which may be translated roughly as the " Vajra Cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra.

Later, it seemed he had joined forces with a new Inner Circle which included Cassandra Nova, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and Emma Frost / Perfection, the latter of whom had since joined the X-Men.

The Perfection of Wisdom in One Letter illustrates this approach by choosing to represent the perfection of prajñā with the Sanskrit / Pali short a vowel (" अ ", pronounced )— which, as a prefix, negates a word's meaning ( e. g., changing svabhava to asvabhava, " with essence " to " without essence "; cf.

Once intrigued, Conze devoted the rest of his life to Buddhism, and in particular to translating the Prajnaparamita or Perfection of Wisdom sutras, which are the fundamental scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.

To form a more systematic idea of God, and as far as possible, to unfold the implications of the truth, God is All-Perfect, this infinite Perfection is viewed, successively, under various aspects, each of which is treated as a separate perfection and characteristic inherent to the Divine Substance, or Essence.

He later founded and runs the Royal College of Art and Athletic Perfection, also known as the Royal College of Athletic Arts or the Royal College of Athletic Sciences, which is located in the western part of the Munchkin Country, not far from the Emerald City.

Lokaksema's work includes the translation of the Pratyutpanna Sutra, containing the first known mentions of the Buddha Amitabha and his Pure Land, said to be at the origin of Pure Land practice in China, and the first known translations of the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra ( The " Astasahasrika-prajnaparamita Sutras ", or " Perfection of Wisdom Sutras of the practice of the Way ", which later became known as the " Perfection of Wisdom in 8000 lines "), a founding text of Mahayana Buddhism.

Jacobs most recent book is Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection ( 2012 ) in which he explores different ways humans can bring their bodies to peak health.

Among them are a number of āgama texts ( i. e., non-Mahāyāna sūtras corresponding to scriptures found in the sutta section of the Pāli canon ), didactic verses ( including a version of the Dharmapada and of the * Arthapada, corresponding to the Pāli Aṭṭhakavagga ), a biography of the Buddha, and several Mahāyāna sūtras, of which some of the most famous are the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa, the Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha ( dealing with the Pure Land of Amitābha ), the Shorter Perfection of Wisdom scripture ( corresponding to the Sanskrit Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā ), and an early version of what subsequently became the Buddhāvataṃsaka.

Perfection is the process of sanctification which is both an instantaneous and a progressive work of grace.

Duns Scotus understood perfection still more simply and mundanely: " Perfection is that which it is better to have than not to have.

His Rule of Perfection fell under the disapproval of the Church in the early 17th century, and is therefore less well-known than Holy Wisdom by his contemporary and associate Augustine Baker.

" Sir John Beaumont wrote a well-known elegy in his praise, and Gervase Markham wrote of him in a tract entitled Honor in his Perfection, or a Treatise in Commendation of ... Henry, Earl of Oxenford, Henry, Earle of Southampton, Robert, Earl of Essex ( 1624 ).

Richards will sometimes refuse to play songs popular with fans ; in 2007 Williams told Beat Richards no longer played " Asleep in Perfection " as " Glenn cannot fathom to sing the words that he wrote back then ... he's moved on from that place ".

* Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis ( Leiden, 1709 ), on which his pupil and assistant, Gerard van Swieten ( 1700 – 1772 ) published a commentary in 5 vols.

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit ( 24 May 1686 – 16 September 1736 ) was a Dutch-German-Polish physicist, engineer, and glass blower who is best known for inventing the alcohol thermometer ( 1709 ) and the mercury thermometer ( 1714 ), and for developing a temperature scale now named after him.

Eugene enhanced his standing during the War of the Spanish Succession where his partnership with the Duke of Marlborough secured victories against the French on the fields of Blenheim ( 1704 ), Oudenarde ( 1708 ), and Malplaquet ( 1709 ); he gained further success in the war as Imperial commander in northern Italy, most notably at the Battle of Turin ( 1706 ).

* Lady Anne Gordon ( 1675 – 1709 ), married Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton

Early editors of Shakespeare's works, beginning with Nicholas Rowe ( 1709 ) and Lewis Theobald ( 1733 ), combined material from the two earliest sources of Hamlet available at the time, Q2 and F1.

* 1709 – Georg Gebel ( the younger ), German musician and composer ( d. 1753 )

Michael Neill, editor of the Oxford Shakespeare edition, notes that the earliest critical references to Othello's colour, ( Thomas Rymer's 1693 critique of the play, and the 1709 engraving in Nicholas Rowe's edition of Shakespeare ), assume him to be Sub-Saharan, while the earliest known North African interpretation was not until Edmund Kean's production of 1814.

File: Marten's Poltava. jpg | The Battle of Poltava ( 1709 ), a decisive battle between Russian and Swedish troops

In the Battle of Poltava on June 27, 1709 ( Old Style ), or July 8 ( New Style ), tsar Peter the First, commanding 34, 000 troops, defeated a Swedish army of 17, 000 troops led by Field Marshal Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld ( who had received the command of the army after the wounding of the Swedish king Charles XII on June 17 ).

Chapin ( 1990 ) argues that Samuel Johnson ( 1709 – 84 ), a leading London intellectual, repeatedly denigrated the Whigs and praised the Tories.

By Barbara née Villiers ( 1641 – 1709 ), wife of Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine ; created Duchess of Cleveland in her own right

# Charles Fitzroy ( 1662 – 1730 ), created Duke of Southampton ( 1675 ), became 2nd Duke of Cleveland ( 1709 )

* Thomas Corneille ( 1625 – 1709 ), dramatist, brother of Pierre Corneille

* Princess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth ( 1709 – 1758 ), monarch

* Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford ( 1701 – 31 March 1751 ), who married Margaret Rolle ( 17 January 1709 – 13 January 1781 ), later the 15th Baroness Clinton, on 26 March 1724 and had one son.

There were numerous rebellions against slavery and serfdom, most often in conjunction with Cossack uprisings, such as the uprisings of Ivan Bolotnikov ( 1606 – 1607 ), Stenka Razin ( 1667 – 1671 ), Kondraty Bulavin ( 1707 – 1709 ), and Yemelyan Pugachev ( 1773 – 1775 ), often involving hundreds of thousands and sometimes millions.

Stephen was named for a supposed founder of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, who had, according to family tradition, come from England or Wales as early as 1665, as well as his great-great grandfather Stephen Crane ( 1709 – 1780 ), a Revolutionary War patriot who served as New Jersey delegate to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

First came the Traité de la connaissance de Dieu et de soi-même ( 1677 ), then the Discours sur l ' histoire universelle ( 1679, published 1682 ), and lastly the Politique tirée de l ' Ecriture Sainte ( 1679, published 1709 ).