VIAJANDO POR LOS «CAMINOS DEL SUR»: EL BUDISMO ESOTÉRICO EN EL ASIA MARÍTIMA, SIGLOS VII-XIII D.C. by Andrea Acri

“…During the « second wave » of expansion, Tantric cults revolving around highly esoteric and martial aspects of deities (such as Heruka and Hevajra) were followed by Kublai Khan in China, Kṛtanagara in East Java, and Jayavarman the VII in Cambodia, among others, until they eventually disappeared. …”
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祖神·主神·组神 ：新加坡朱邢李三王府大人角色与功能研究 = Ancestral gods, principal gods, constituent gods : the study of Singapore Zhu Xing Li Royal Lords belief... by 林科宏 Lim, Ke Hong

“…It is the fix grouping of three royal lords deities - Zhu Fu Da Ren, Xing Fu Da Ren and Li Fu Da Ren, which makes it special and outstanding amongst the rest of the royal lords. …”
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La moneda como ofrenda en los manantiales by Manuel Abad Varela

“…It would appear, from the coins collected, that the custom of throwing stipes to the deities of the springs was mostly practiced between the 1st century B.C. and the 2nd century A. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Functions of Asha and Ma'at by Sayyed Saeid Reza Montazeri, Majid Tame, Saeide Sharifi

“…If the dead’s heart was lighter than the feather, this meant that the dead person had done good deeds in his or her life, and thus, he or she deserved to go to Osiris, but if its heart was heavier than the feather, it meant that the dead person had committed indecent acts in the world of the living beings, and hence, he or she deserved to be punished and destroyed.By and large, the notions or functions of Asha and Maʽat might be said to share the following characteristics: (1) both meant cosmic order, truth, and justice, and were opposed to symbols of disorder, chaos, and falsehoods, (2) both were constant and stable forces in the world and had high rankings in the hierarchy of deities, (3) given the notion of law and order, they both had roles to play in ideal governments or monarchies, and (4) compliance with Asha and Maʽat could lead to salvation at the final judgment or the day of resurrection.Overall, one of the most fundamental shared notions between Mazdaean and ancient Egyptian beliefs was that of Asha and Maʽat. …”
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