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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

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The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)

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Zhiyi: References & Edit History

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Tiantai school of Buddhism
- In Tiantai
- In Buddhism: Tiantai/Tendai
- In Tiantai Mountains

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 22, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
	Deleted Web site: Biography in Chinese.	Gloria Lotha	May 10, 2013
	Article updated and transliteration changed to Pinyin.	Kathleen Kuiper	Jan 06, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998