Marga
Encyclopedia
Religion
- Marga in Hinduism refers to a way of accomplishing something such as yoga or sadhanaSadhanaSādhanā literally "a means of accomplishing something" is ego-transcending spiritual practice. It includes a variety of disciplines in Hindu, Sikh , Buddhist and Muslim traditions that are followed in order to achieve various spiritual or ritual objectives.The historian N...
- MargaNoble Eightfold PathThe Noble Eightfold Path , is one of the principal teachings of the Buddha, who described it as the way leading to the cessation of suffering and the achievement of self-awakening. It is used to develop insight into the true nature of phenomena and to eradicate greed, hatred, and delusion...
(Sanskrit; Pali: magga), "path," the Buddhist path to enlightenment
Places
- Marga, EstoniaMarga, EstoniaMarga is a village in Orava Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia....
, a village in Estonia - Marga (East Syrian Diocese)Marga (East Syrian Diocese)The Diocese of Marga was one of the dioceses of the Church of the East. The diocese was included in the metropolitan province of Adiabene, and is attested between the eighth and fourteenth centuries...
, a mediaeval dioces of the Church of the East - MargaMarga, Caras-SeverinMarga is a commune in Caraş-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 1.300 people. It is composed of two villages, Marga and Vama Marga....
, a commune in Caraş-Severin County, western Romania - Marga, TabananMarga, TabananMarga is a district of Tabanan Regency, Bali, Indonesia.It is the location of the Battle of Marga, where Indonesian National Hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai was killed by Dutch forces during the Indonesian Revolution. This battle, in which 96 Indonesians were killed, has been characterized by Balinese...
, a subdistrict (Kecamatan) of Tabanan Regency, Bali, Indonesia - Marga Marga ProvinceMarga Marga ProvinceMarga Marga Province is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso . Its capital is the city of Quilpué.-History:The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009 and it became operative on March 11, 2010...
, one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso - Marga RiverMarga RiverThe Marga River is a tributary of the Bistra River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, a tributary of the Bistra River in Romania
People
- Marga (Batak)Marga (Batak)Marga is a term in Batak societies referring to a clan name. The term is derived either from the Sanskrit varga, meaning company, party, or group, or, more likely, from the Sanskrit marga, meaning 'road, way or path', referring to a people of 'one origin'.Batak marga are patrilineal...
, a family name in Batak society - Ananda MargaAnanda MargaAnanda Marga, organizationally known as Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha , meaning the samgha for the propagation of the marga of ananda , is a social and spiritual movement founded in Jamalpur, Bihar, India in 1955 by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar .Ánanda Márga followers describe Ánanda Márga as a...
, Ananda Marga Pracharaka Samgha (AMPS) meaning "the organization for the propagation of the path of bliss" - Andrei MargaAndrei MargaAndrei Marga is a Romanian philosopher, political scientist, and politician. Rector – for the second time – of the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, he was a member of the Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party , serving as Minister of Education in the Democratic Convention coalition...
(born 1946), Romanian philosopher, political scientist, and politician - Marga BarbuMarga BarbuMargareta-Yvonne Barbu also known as Marga Barbu née Margareta-Yvonne Butuc was a Romanian actress.-Filmography:...
(1929–2009), Romanian actress - Marga BoodtsMarga BoodtsMarga Boodts was a woman claimed to be Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia. She was one of a considerable number of Romanov pretenders who emerged from various parts of the world following the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family at Yekaterinberg on July 18, 1918...
(1895–1976), woman claimed to be Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia - Marga GomezMarga GomezMarga Gomez is a Puerto Rican/Cuban-American comedian, playwright, and humorist. She is openly lesbian....
(born 1960), Puerto Rican/Cuban-American comedian, playwright, and humorist - Marga KlompéMarga KlompéMargaretha Albertina Maria Klompé was a Dutch politician and member of the Catholic Party called KVP....
(1912–1986), Dutch politician - Marga LópezMarga LópezMarga López , born Catalina Margarita López Ramos, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress. Born in Argentina, she later acquired Mexican nationality.-Biography:...
(1924–2005), Argentine-Mexican actress - Marga MincoMarga MincoMarga Minco is the pseudonym of Sara Menco is a Dutch journalist and writer. Her surname was actually Menco, but an official switched the vowel by mistake.- Biography :...
(born 1920), Dutch journalist and writer - Marga OrtigasMarga OrtigasMargarita Ortigas, better known as Marga Ortigas, is the Manila-based correspondent for Al Jazeera English.She recently received a special prize from the International Committee of the Red Cross for Humanitarian Reporting...
, Manila-based correspondent for Al Jazeera English - Marga PetersenMarga PetersenMarga Petersen was a German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints.She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates Ursula Knab, 80 metre hurdles bronze medalist Maria Sander and Helga...
(1919–2002), German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints - Marga RichterMarga Richter-Biography:Marga Richter was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, the daughter of soprano Inez Chandler-Richter . She studied piano at the MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis with Irene Hellner and with Helena Morsztyn in New York...
(born 1926), American composer - Marga ScheideMarga ScheideMarga Scheide is a Dutch former model and a singer. She is a member of the girl group Luv'....
(born 1954), Dutch former model and a singer - Marga TMarga TMarga Tjoa is an Indonesian popular romance and children's literature writer better known by the pen name Marga T. One of Indonesia's most prolific writers, she first became well-known in 1971 for her serial Karmila that was published as a book in 1973 and later made into a film...
(born 1943), Indonesian writer - Marga van PraagMarga van PraagMarga van Praag is a Dutch journalist and television presenter.Praag attended the academy of dramatic art in Amsterdam, and worked for VARA television from 1968 onwards...
(born 1946), Dutch journalist and television presenter