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Ojo De Agua, Catamarca , a floating island in Argentina
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Ojo may refer to: *Ōjō, a Japanese Buddhist term referring to rebirth in the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha * ''Ojo'' (newspaper), a Peruvian newspaper * ''Ojo'' (comic), a comic book series by Sam Kieth *Ojo, Lagos State, a local government area in Nigeria *Ojo, a Yoruba preordained name *Ojo (surname) *Ojo the Lucky, an Oz book series character *Ojo, a bear cub in ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' *El Ojo El Ojo () is an uninhabited circular rotating floating island located within a slightly larger circular lake in the Paraná Delta in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Description The island is unique among floating islands as its shape is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōjō
The term Ōjō () is a term in Japanese Buddhism for rebirth in the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha. Sometimes the term is expressed as . The subject of how to obtain birth in the Pure Land remained an important question throughout Japanese Buddhist history even until today. The Nara Schools The early Nara Buddhism schools provided different opinions as to how to obtain rebirth in the Pure Land, though in some cases, such as the Hossō school taught that icchantikas (people who committed the Five Grave Acts) could not obtain rebirth ever. Other schools taught that while accessible to all, the rituals involved were difficult, or that rebirth was not desirable. Tendai and Shingon Early sects, particularly the Tendai and Shingon sects relied on esoteric texts, or interpretations of the Contemplation Sutra to develop rituals and visualizations of rebirth in the Pure Land. Genshin, a Tendai monk, wrote the ''Ōjōyōshū'' in which he described the horrors of Hell in Buddhis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojo (newspaper)
''Ojo'' is a Peruvian tabloid newspaper founded in 1968 by businessman Luis Banchero Rossi. History Ojo was founded on March 14, 1968, as a morning newspaper in Lima. Its founder was the businessman Luis Banchero Rossi, who had already founded the newspaper chain ''Correo'', under the leadership of the ''Empresa Periodística Nacional SA'' (Epensa). For this journalistic adventure, Banchero counted his brother-in-law Enrique Agois Paulsen as a partner. Its first director was Raúl Villarán and the value of each copy was S/.1.00. After the murder of Luis Banchero, the Agois family continued to run the Epensa journalism company. Both ''Correo'' and ''Ojo'' were seized at the hands of the military dictatorship of Juan Velasco Alvarado Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16, 1910 – December 24, 1977) was a Peruvian Army general, general who served as the President of Peru after a successful 1968 Peruvian coup d'état, coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojo (comic)
Ojo may refer to: *Ōjō, a Japanese Buddhist term referring to rebirth in the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha * ''Ojo'' (newspaper), a Peruvian newspaper * ''Ojo'' (comic), a comic book series by Sam Kieth * Ojo, Lagos State, a local government area in Nigeria *Ojo, a Yoruba preordained name * Ojo (surname) * Ojo the Lucky, an Oz book series character *Ojo, a bear cub in ''Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it a ...'' * El Ojo, a floating island in Argentina {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Kieth
Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of ''The Maxx'' and '' Zero Girl''. Career Comics Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a Comico comic" when he was "about seventeen"; it was "about a killer rabbit named Max the Hare".'' Wizard: The Guide to Comics'' #2, October 1991; "Future Stars"; p. 121 He came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's ''Mage'', and a year later as the inker of '' Fish Police''. In 1989, he penciled the first five issues (the " Preludes & Nocturnes" story arc) of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series '' The Sandman'' and collaborated with Alan Grant on a Penguin story in ''Secret Origins Special'' #1. He illustrated two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' '' Epicurus the Sage'', drew an '' Aliens'' miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, and drew '' The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) #368, which led to drawing numerous covers for ''Marvel Comics Presents''. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojo, Lagos State
Ojo is a town and local government area in Lagos State, Nigeria, with a few notable locations such as Lagos State University and the Alaba International Market as well as others. Ojo is located on the eastern section of the Trans–West African Coastal Highway, about 37 km west of Lagos. It is a part of the Lagos Metropolitan Area. Ojo is a primarily residential town, although it contains some major markets including Alaba International Market, Alaba Livestock Market (Alaba Rago), the old Lagos International Trade Fair complex, anIyana-Iba Market It also houses the divisional headquarters of the 81st Division of the Nigerian Army and Navy Town. South of the town (across Badagry Creek), the rest of the local government area is more sparsely populated and consists of mangrove swamps and sandy beaches. Some of these beaches become holiday spots during the festive season. Wildlife mostly consists of reptiles, rodents and birds including crocodiles, iguanas, monitor l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoruba Culture
Distinctive cultural norms prevail in Yorubaland and among the Yoruba people.Kola Abimbola, Yoruba Culture: ''A Philosophical Account'', Iroko Academic Publishers, 2005. Religion (Ẹ̀sìn) The Yoruba people, Yoruba are said to be religious people, but they are also Pragmaticism, pragmatic and tolerant about their religious differences. Whilst many profess the Yoruba religion, Yoruba school of thought; many more profess other faiths e.g. Christianity (Ẹsìn Ìgbàgbọ́), Islam (Ẹsìn Ìmàle) etc. The Ifá divination system is a religious practice that originated from the Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin.It is believed to be a divination Oracle made up of large sets of sacred verses and stories called Odus. Priests known as Babalawos interpret the messages using the sacred divination oracle that creates a specific pattern when thrown. Law Yoruba law is the legal system of Yorubaland. It is quite intricate, each group and subgroup having a system that varies, but in genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojo (surname)
Ojo is a Nigerian surname of Yoruba origin. Notable people with the name include: * Amos Ojo (1962–2025), Nigerian wrestler * Funso Ojo (born 1991), Belgian football player * Iyabo Ojo (born 1977), Nigerian film actress and director (marital name) * Kim Ojo (born 1988), Nigerian football midfielder * Michael Ojo (born 1989), Nigerian-American basketball player * Michael Ojo (1993–2020), Nigerian-American basketball player * Onome Ojo (born 1977), Nigerian-American football player * Ronke Ojo (born 1974), Nigerian movie actress * Sheyi Ojo (born 1997), English football player * Tessy Ojo (born 1971), Nigerian-British charity executive * Topsy Ojo (born 1985), English rugby union player {{Surname, Ojo Yoruba-language surnames Surnames of Nigerian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojo The Lucky
This is a list of characters in the original Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. The majority of characters listed here unless noted otherwise have appeared in multiple books under various plotlines. Land of Oz, Oz is made up of four divisions that surround the Emerald City in the center. The country as a whole was originally enchanted by a character named Queen Lurline, who is described in the Oz backstory. Additional characters were added in regions surrounding the Land of Oz (beyond the deserts) as the series progressed. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry Aunt Em and Uncle Henry appear in ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900). They are Dorothy Gale's guardian aunt and uncle. They live a joyless and gray life on a small farm on the prairies of Kansas. Neither of them believe their niece when she tells them she has been to the Land of Oz; they consider her a mere dreamer, as her dead mother had been. This changes when the two later face foreclosure on their farm. Dorothy arrang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear In The Big Blue House
''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aired its last episode on April 28, 2006. Reruns of the program continued to air on Playhouse Disney until May 6, 2007. In 2004, The Jim Henson Company sold the rights to the show, including characters, content library and copyrights, to The Walt Disney Company; it is now owned by The Muppets Studio, a subsidiary of Disney that also owns, and is named after, The Muppets characters and copyrights. Plot Bear lives in the Big Blue House where he is a caregiver for his friends Ojo, a bear cub; Tutter, a mouse; Treelo, a lemur; otters Pip and Pop; and storyteller Shadow. He and his friends have many adventures together. Those normally include solving problems, sharing, cooperating with each other, and developing social/life skills. Each epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
