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NIO (other)
NIO or Nio may refer to: * Nio, guardians of the Buddha * Nio Inc., a Chinese electric automobile manufacturer * Nicaraguan córdoba, currency by ISO 4217 currency code * National Institute of Oceanography (other), several organizations * National Institute of Ophthalmology (other), several organizations * Neurotechnology Industry Organization * Non-blocking I/O (usually "NIO"), a collection of Java programming language APIs introduced with the J2SE 1.4 release of Java by Sun Microsystems * Northern Ireland Office, an arm of the United Kingdom government, responsible for Northern Ireland affairs * Nickel(II) oxide, NiO * Liang (surname), pronounced and romanized as Nio in several southern Chinese variants See also * Ios (aka: Nios, el, Νιός), an island in Greece * Nios (other) Nios or NIOS may refer to: Places * Ios or Nios, a Greek island Computing * Network I/O System, Digital Research's NIOS component in CP/NET in the 1980s * NetWare I/O S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nio Inc
are two wrathful and muscular guardians of the Buddha standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples in East Asian Buddhism in the form of frightening wrestler-like statues. They are dharmapala manifestations of the bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi, the oldest and most powerful of the Mahayana Buddhist pantheon. According to scriptures like the Pāli Canon as well as the ''Ambaṭṭha Sutta'', they travelled with Gautama Buddha to protect him. Within the generally pacifist tradition of Buddhism, stories of dharmapalas justified the use of physical force to protect cherished values and beliefs against evil. They are also seen as a manifestation of Mahasthamaprapta, the bodhisattva of power that flanks Amitābha in Pure Land Buddhism and as Vajrasattva in Tibetan Buddhism. Manifestations Symbolic meaning They are usually portrayed as a pair of figures that stand guarding temple entrance gates usually called '' Shānmén'' (山門) in China, in Japan and ''Geumgangmun'' () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaraguan Córdoba
The córdoba (, sign: C$; code: NIO) is the currency of Nicaragua. It is divided into 100 ''centavos''. History The first córdoba was introduced on March 20, 1912. It replaced the peso moneda corriente at a rate of pesos m/c = 1 córdoba and the peso fuerte at par. It was initially nearly equal to the US dollar. It was named after the Conquistador Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. On February 15, 1988, the 2nd córdoba was introduced. It was equal to 1,000 1st córdobas. On April 30, 1991, the third córdoba, also called the ''córdoba oro'', was introduced, worth 5,000,000 2nd córdobas. Coins First córdoba In 1912, coins were introduced in denominations of , 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos and 1 córdoba. The and 1 centavo were minted in bronze, the 5 centavos in cupro-nickel and the higher denominations in silver. The 1 córdoba was only minted in 1912, whilst centavo production ceased in 1937. In 1939, cupro-nickel replaced silver on the 10, 25 and 50 centavos. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
