The state does not have to accept such a plea, but it may accept it without constitutional defect. The difference between pleas based on that case (Alford pleas) and traditional nolo contendere pleas is small. A traditional nolo contendere plea is a refusal to admit guilt; an Alford plea actively asserts innocence.
The stupa is the oldest Buddhist religious monument. In prehistoric times, stupas were simply mounds of earth and stones (tumuli) â places to bury important kings away from the village.Twenty-five-hundred years ago, at the time of Shakyamuni Buddhaâs death, a change came about in the way stupas were regarded.he stupa is the oldest Buddhist religious monument. In prehistoric times, stupas were simply mounds of earth and stones (tumuli) â places to bury important kings away from the village.
Possibly the oldest and most widely performed ceremony in Buddhism is called Ti Samana Gamana (Pali), or  taking the three refuges .. In most schools of Buddhism, taking the refuges is the first step in formally becoming a disciple of the Buddha.Most basically, the ceremony consists of reciting these lines:ossibly the oldest and most widely performed ceremony in Buddhism is called Ti Samana Gamana (Pali), or  taking the three refuges .. In most schools of Buddhism, taking the refuges is the first step in formally becoming a disciple of the Buddha. Most basically, the ceremony consists of reciting these lines: