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| Nikolai ChernyshevskyNikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky ( 1828 1889) was a Russian revolutionary democrat, materialist philosopher, critic, and utopian socialist. He was the leader of the revolutionary democratic movement of the 1860s, and was an influence on Lenin. He was bor | Niall Garve O'DonnellNiall Garve O'Donnell ( 1560 1626), who was incensed at the elevation of his cousin Hugh Roe to the chieftainship in 1592, was further alienated when the latter deprived him of his castle of Lifford, and a bitter feud between the two O'Donnells was the re | NithardNithard ( 790 844), a Frankish historian, was the illegitimate son of Angilbert, the friend of Charlemagne, by Bertha, a daughter of the great emperor. He was educated at the imperial court and became abbot of St Riquier in commendam never taking the vows |
| Nirvana SutraNirvana Sutra or Mahparinirva Sutra ( Chinese: Niepan Jing ; Japanese: Nehangyo ) is one of the major texts of East Asian Mahyna Buddhism. Note that this is one of two Buddhist texts having approximately the same title, the other being part of the Pali Ca | NianfoNianfo (. Chinese pinyin nian fo Japanese: nembutsu Korean: yeombul , literally "mindfulness of the Buddha. is a term commonly seen in the Pure Land school of Mahayna Buddhism. In the Pure Land tradition, mindfully chanting of the name of Amitabha Buddha | NICIThe NICI or the Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information is a research institute for cognitive science, neuroscience and information technology. There are strong ties with the Radboud University Nijmegen. Official website . |
