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What were the motivations and reasons behind religious action and activities in Buddhism, especially pilgrimage, artwork, and mythology, considering that its doctrine is so antithetical to worldly desire?

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How many African countries aside from Egypt have a legitimate basis for national unity that goes further back than their colonial institutions?

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Was the Mongolian composite bow a better weapon than the English longbow?

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What was Okinawan relations with China, Korea, and Japan like before it was annexed?

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Why did the Qin dynasty use the color black to represent the Water element, and not blue?

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Is it true that ancient Chinese writing is still comprehensible to modern Chinese to a degree that other languages are not even only 500 years ago?

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Are northwestern Indians like the Pakistani area actually more culturally and genetically connected to Persian than Indian?

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How much did the Canadian government know about what was going on at residential schools, including the prevalence of sexual abuse, disease, and death rate?

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How did the Manchus acclimate to the climates of the south in their campaigns? Did they ever suffer attrition from the humidity?

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Why is Confucianism considered a religion but not Legalism, even though Confucius himself expressed agnostic views was generally unconcerned with either the afterlife or deity worship?

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What were the motivations and reasons behind religious action and activities in Buddhism, especially pilgrimage, artwork, and mythology, considering that its doctrine is so antithetical to worldly desire?	29
How many African countries aside from Egypt have a legitimate basis for national unity that goes further back than their colonial institutions?	27
Was the Mongolian composite bow a better weapon than the English longbow?	25
What was Okinawan relations with China, Korea, and Japan like before it was annexed?	25
Why did the Qin dynasty use the color black to represent the Water element, and not blue?	24
Is it true that ancient Chinese writing is still comprehensible to modern Chinese to a degree that other languages are not even only 500 years ago?	23
Are northwestern Indians like the Pakistani area actually more culturally and genetically connected to Persian than Indian?	22
How much did the Canadian government know about what was going on at residential schools, including the prevalence of sexual abuse, disease, and death rate?	21
How did the Manchus acclimate to the climates of the south in their campaigns? Did they ever suffer attrition from the humidity?	19
Why is Confucianism considered a religion but not Legalism, even though Confucius himself expressed agnostic views was generally unconcerned with either the afterlife or deity worship?	18