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The Number 4: Properties and Meanings
Prime Factors of
4=
2x
2.
4 is a
Square Number(
2x
2).
4 is a
Centered Triangular Number.
4 is a
Tetrahedral Number.
4 is a
Lucas Number.
4 is a
Motzkin Number.
4 can be
Partitioned in
5 ways.
4 is the smallest number of colors sufficient to color all planar maps.
4 is the maximal number of regions into which space can be divided by
2 Spheres.
The Tetrahedron is a
Platonic Solid with
4 Vertices and
4 Faces.
The
Chemical Element Beryllium has an atomic number of
4.
The
4 Elements: Fire, Air, Water and Earth.
In
Humans: the
four petals of the Base Chakra.
The
4 directions: north, east, south and west.
The
four worlds of the kabbalah: Atziluth, the world of the emanation; Briah, the world of the creation; Yetzirah, the world of the formation and Asiah, the world of the action.
The
4 letters of the Tetragrammaton-the name of God.
The
4 Noble Truths of Buddhism.
In Hinduism:
The
four cardinal
Virtues: 1. Non-violence, 2. Truth, 3.Purity,
4.Self-control
In Buddhism:
The Group of Fours
1. The
Four Noble Truths
1. Suffering
2. The Cause of Suffering
3. The Cessation of Suffering
4. The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering
2. The
Four Mental Principles
1. Wisdom (Panna)
2. Truthfulness (Sacca)
3. Abandonment of evil and selfishness (Caga)
4. Appeasement (Upasama)
3. The
Four Bases of Success
1. Appreciation (Chanda)
2. Effort (Viriya)
3. Attention (Citta)
4. Investigation (Vimamsa)
4. The
Four Divine States of Mind
1. Loving-kindness (Metta)
2. Compassion (Karuna)
3. Sympathetic joy over others' achievement (Mudita)
4. Equanimity (Upekkha)
5. The
Four Virtues Conducive to Social Welfare
1. Generosity (Dana)
2. Kind Speech (Piyavaca)
3. Benevolence (Atthacaritya)
4. Adaptability (Samanattata)
6. The Fourfold Right Effort:
1. Effort to restrain from evil
2. Effort to abandon evil
3. Effort to develop good
4. Effort to maintain good
4 Virtues According to Plato:
Wisdom, courage, self-control, and justice.
In Christianity there are
four cardinal
Virtues: prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
The Sioux value these
4 Virtues: bravery, fortitude, generosity and wisdom.
Film: The
4th Floor
Film:
Four Rooms
Film: The Fantastic
Four
The Year 4 AD
In the year
4 AD Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, first ruler of Korea died.
In the year
4 AD Gaius Caesar died.
In the year
4 AD King Phraataces and Queen Musa of Parthia are overthown and killed, the crown being offered to Orodes III of Parthia.
In the year
4 AD Tiberius was chosen by Augustus as emperor of Rome.