Since then, new archaeological discoveries point to Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist influences, which are likely to have come to the islands straight from the Subcontinent.

Since the t ' i-yung or " essence-function " construction is originally used by East Asian Buddhists to show a non-dualistic and non-discriminate nature in their enlightenment experience, it should not exclude any other frameworks such as neng-so or " subject-object " constructions.

Since most Buddhists do not consider the Buddha to have been a " god ", Jewish Buddhists do not consider Buddhist practice to be " worship ".

Since the earliest times Buddhists have, however, taken it seriously as an account of the origins of society and kingship.

Since 657, some Japanese Buddhists have observed a special day in mid-August to remember the gaki.

Since her arrival to Vietnam, she was particularly interested in Buddhism and she became quite close to other Buddhists.

Since then the system has evolved to address the changing need to recognise other forms of service to the United Kingdom.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, cultural exchange has been a major component of the bilateral relations, as both sides recognise the importance of creating a strong foundation based on their ancient and rich histories.

Since the Antarctic Treaty came into force in 1961, Article 4 of which states " The treaty does not recognize, dispute, nor establish territorial sovereignty claims ; no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force ", most countries do not recognise territorial claims in Antarctica.

" Since no one will recognise that they are capable of mass destruction ( despite their good intentions ), no one will stop them from doing the unspeakable.

Since the provisional government and the regent did not recognise the rump parliament, it declared both as dismissed and proclaimed a new provisional regency led by the deputies Franz Raveaux, Carl Vogt, Heinrich Simon, Friedrich Schüler and August Becher.

Since the PRC did not officially recognise the USSR as a socialist state, there was no official opinion about Gorbachev ’ s reformation of Soviet socialism.

Since the government tolerated Judaism, but did not recognise it, no Jewish umbrella organisation, comparable to those of the Christian denominations or the former Council of Four Lands, forbidden in 1764, did emerge in the grand duchy.

Since 1999, unions can follow a complex statutory procedure which will eventually mandate that employers recognise and bargain with them.

Since India did not recognise the Taliban regime, it dispatched an official from its High Commission in Islamabad to Kandahar.

Since the game was a first-person adventure and its deathmatch mode could not easily replicate other shooters in the market, Retro just tried to " make a multiplayer experience that fans of Metroid games would instantly know and recognise ".

Since a large change in fauna was required to make early stragtigraphers create a new period, most of the periods we recognise today are terminated by a major extinction event or faunal turnover.

Since a court can define an existing tort or even recognise new ones through the common law, tort law is sometimes regarded as limitless and adaptable to modern circumstances.

Since 1980 the Order has been primarily used to recognise merit in the arts, science, sport and literature ; others have been awarded the Order of Orange Nassau instead.

Since the Communist Party of China does not recognise the UK or the Unequal Treaties, it argues that the ship has no right to be on the Yangtse.

Since private transfers from the Diaspora tend to be mostly injected into consumption of imports and not in high value-added sectors, the transfers have not resulted in sizeable increases in productivity.

Since the mid-1990s, there have been many increasingly successful endeavors to commercially farm abalone for the purpose of consumption.

Since 1995 the UK government has advised that regular consumption of 3 – 4 units a day for men, or 2 – 3 units a day for women, would not pose significant health risks, but that consistently drinking four or more units a day ( men ), or three or more units a day ( women ), is not advisable.

Since the mid 1980s, the United States has had a growing deficit in tradeable goods, especially with Asian nations ( China and Japan ) which now hold large sums of U. S debt that has funded the consumption.

According to the what economist Nicholas Barr describes as the " classical definition of income :" the 1938 Haig-Simons definition, " income may be defined as the ... sum of ( 1 ) the market value of rights exercised in consumption and ( 2 ) the change in the value of the store of property rights ..." Since the consumption potential of non-monetary goods, such as leisure, cannot be measured, monetary income may be thought of as a proxy for full income.

Since the turn of the 21st century, higher domestic consumption and greater political stability have bolstered economic growth in Russia.

Since a large portion of maize crops are grown for purposes other than human consumption, rice is the most important grain with regard to human nutrition and caloric intake, providing more than one fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by the human species.

Since the mid – 20th century, heavy water consumption of farms and cities along the river has left only 20 % of its natural discharge to flow to the Gulf.

Since 1964 conclusive epidemiological evidence of the deadly effects of tobacco consumption has led to a sharp decline in official support for producers and manufacturers of tobacco, although it contributes to the agricultural, fiscal, manufacturing, and exporting sectors of the economy.

Since the 1960s, efforts have been made to increase consumption of the animal outside South America.

Since the early 1980s, however, desalination plants, which render seawater suitable for domestic and industrial use, have provided about 60 % of daily water consumption needs.

Since the early 1990s, cognac consumption has seen a significant transformation in its American consumer base from a predominantly older, affluent white demographic to younger, urban, and black consumers.

Since the nineteenth century, the beer has been flavoured with ivy so as to discourage excessive consumption.

Since entering into a coalition with For Fatherland and Freedom, the party increasingly sought to propagate a particularly ' Latvian ' vision for Latvia as highlighted by a series of controversial adverts encouraging the consumption of Latvian goods, and warning of the dangers of non-Latvians

Since the lender is deferring consumption, they will wish, as a bare minimum, to recover enough to pay the increased cost of goods due to inflation.

Since the ecological impacts of each product are so far reaching, increases in consumption quickly result in large impacts on the environment.

Since the mid-20th century, intensive water consumption has dewatered the lower course of the river such that it no longer reaches the sea except in years of heavy runoff.

Since the 19th-century coinage of the term conspicuous consumption, and its denotation of “ consumption-as-status ”, Thorstein Veblen ’ s sociologic and economic propositions have been broadened and deepened to comprehend and describe the socio-economic behaviours that people practice in the contemporary pursuit of social prestige.

Since margarine intrinsically appears white or almost white, by forbidding the addition of artificial colouring agents, legislators found that they could protect the dairy industries by discouraging the consumption of margarine based on visual appeal.

Since estimating values for these components of consumption has not been tackled, the economic theorists are torn between their desire for intellectual consistency and their recognition that inclusion of the opportunity cost of the use of durables is impracticable.

Since a consumer has a finite and scarce amount of time, he must make a choice between leisure ( which earns no income for consumption ) and labor ( which does earn income for consumption ).

Since then many clinical trials have found that consumption of various nuts such as almonds and walnuts can lower serum LDL cholesterol concentrations.