Many of Christie ’ s books and short stories both set in the Middle East and back in England have a decidedly otherworldly influence in which religious sects, sacrifices, ceremony, and seances play a part.

Many of the Ainu dialects, even from one end of Hokkaido to the other, were not mutually intelligible ; however, the classic Ainu language of the Yukar, or Ainu epic stories, was understood by all.

Many of the stories have them travel to foreign countries, though others are set in and around their village.

Many stories have developed since the founding long ago to become a part of America's folklore and cultural awareness, and non-native American folklore especially includes any narrative which has contributed to the shaping of American values and belief systems.

Many stories are also told about him in various collections of sayings of the Desert Fathers.

Many of Howard's original unedited Conan stories also form part of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Many of Smith's stories were published in six hardcover volumes by August Derleth under his Arkham House imprint.

Many conventions of the detective-fiction genre evolved in this era, as numerous writers — from populist entertainers to respected poets — tried their hands at mystery stories.

Many detective stories have police officers as the main characters.

Many of his stories are built on characters and locations created by Carl Barks.

Many such depictions also blend in with characters from his stories, suggesting Poe and his characters share identities.

Many successful Hollywood films have been based on British people, stories or events, including Titanic, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean and the ' English Cycle ' of Disney animated films.

Many Hollywood films with a British dimension ( based on British people, stories or events ) have had enormous worldwide commercial success.

Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the last depression.

Many scare stories have originated from various Russian gas masks and their filters that are now common in surplus stores ; the GP-5 was often considered to have an asbestos filter, however like most cold-war masks it only contains activated charcoal.

Many combats, deaths, boasts, threats, epithets, figures of speech, stories, lines of poetry and books of the Iliad later, Hector lays hold of Protesilaus ' ship and calls for fire.

Many science fiction stories ( notably Ben Bova's Grand Tour stories ) feature detailed descriptions of how people could extract minerals from asteroids and energy from sources including orbital solar panels ( unhampered by clouds ) and the very strong magnetic field of Jupiter.

Many of her stories have a milieu reminiscent of the space opera and pulp tales she read in her youth, but typically with a much darker tone: the cosmic journeys of her characters are often linked to a drastic spiritual alienation, and / or a transcendent experience which brings fulfillment but also death.

Many of Niven's stories take place in his Known Space universe, in which humanity shares the several habitable solar systems nearest to the Sun with over a dozen alien species, including the aggressive feline Kzinti and the very intelligent but cowardly Pierson's Puppeteers, which are frequently central characters.

Many of these stories take place on a Mars populated by intelligent, humanoid Martians-and other, more Lovecraftian things.

Many of her stories were vividly descriptive.

Many initial news stories hypothesized the attack had been undertaken by Islamic terrorists, such as those who had masterminded the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

" Many readings, prayers, and stories are used to recount the story of the Exodus.

Many Buddhist restaurants also serve vegetarian, vegan, non-alcoholic, and / or wu hun dishes.

Many disguised themselves as Buddhist priests for the same reason.

Many Buddhist philosophical works lost in Tibet and elsewhere are preserved in older and purer form in Mongolian ancient texts ( e. g. the Mongolian Kanjur ).

Many Unitarian Universalists consider themselves humanists, while others hold to Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, natural theist, atheist, agnostic, absurdist, pantheist, pagan, Taoist, and other beliefs.

Many Chinese Buddhist monks came to Japan to help further the spread of Buddhism as well.

Many senior officers, in particular the Catholics, such as Khiêm and Thiệu, decried what they viewed as a handing of power to the Buddhist leaders, They then tried to remove Khánh in favour of Minh, and recruited many officers into their plot.

Many antiques and art works, both Daoist and Buddhist, from this period have survived.

Many Japanese students, both lay and Buddhist priests, studied in Chang ' an and Luoyang.

Many Lhobas have converted to Tibetan Buddhism in the recent years as they traded with the Buddhist monasteries, thus frequently mixing with their indigenous animist beliefs, which had traditionally deep roots in the tiger.

Many Buddhist believe that it is this cycle of rebirth, that causes us to suffer lives in the six realms.

) Many Buddhist temples include one or more Shinto shrines dedicated to their tutelary kami, and in that case a torii marks the shrine's entrance.

Many other schools that he helped to found or were founded in memory of him have commemorative statues in honor of his contribution to Buddhist education.

Many mostly wooden Lao Buddhist sculptures have been assembled inside the Pak Ou caves.

Many Buddhist temples have stupas and historically, the placement of relics in a stupa often became the initial structure around which the whole temple would be based.

Many episodes also feature some moral lesson, usually based upon Buddhist and / or Taoist philosophies, which are spoken by the narrator at the end of various scenes.

* Many Bodies, One Mind: Movements in British Buddhism by Ken Jones in Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Many modern Chinese Buddhist scholars are second-generation descendents of this school, or have been influenced by it indirectly.

Many elements of Greco-Buddhist art remain to this day however, such as the Hercules inspiration behind the Nio guardian deities in front of Japanese Buddhist temples, or representations of the Buddha reminiscent of Greek art such as the Buddha in Kamakura.

Many Nanai are also Tibetan Buddhist.

Many East Asian martial arts trace their roots back to Buddhism, specifically, to the Buddhist Shaolin Temple.

Many larger services held annually mostly revolve around filial piety, along with the Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian philosophy of worshiping one's parents and ancestors.

Many ritual musical instruments are used in association with Buddhist practice including singing bowls, bells, tingsha, drums, cymbals, wind instruments and others.

Many Sanskrit words, or particular uses of Sanskrit words, are recorded only from Buddhist works.

Many Buddhist monasteries on the mountain function as hotels for visitors providing traditional accommodation with an evening meal and breakfast.