The Number 2: Properties and Meanings
2 is the only even
Prime Number.
2 is a
Fibonacci Number.
2 is a
Schröder Number.
2 is a
Motzkin Number.
2 can be
Partitioned in
1 way.
The
2 Triclinic space groups.
The
2 Triclinic crystal classes.
The
Chemical Element Helium has an atomic number of
2.
The
two Universal complimentary opposites: Yin and Yang.
In Buddhism:
1. The
Two Virtues being of much help:
1. Mindfulness (Sati)
2. Self-possession (Sampajanna)
2. The
Two Virtues protecting the world:
1. Moral shame (Hiri)
2. Moral fear (Ottapa)
3. The
Two Virtues making resplendent:
1. Patience (Khanti)
2. Gentleness (Soracca)
4. The
Two Virtues conducive to excellence:
1. Good (Appropriate) knowledge (Vijja)
2. Good (Appropriate) conduct (Carana)
5. The
Virtues leading to the cessation of suffering:
1. Mental tranquillity (Samatha)
2. Spiritual insight (Vipassana)
6. The
Two Virtues are reckoned as the cessation of suffering:
1. Knowledge (Vijja)
2. Release (Vimutti)
7. The
Two Virtues for a good person:
1. Gratitude (Kalannuta)
2. Reciprocating the benefit rendered (Katavedita)
Film:
2 Fast
2 Furious.
Film:
Two Mules For Sister Sara.
The Year 2 AD
In the year
2 AD Jupiter and Venus drew close together and appeared to fuse as a single star. This was later thought, by some, to be the Biblical star of Bethlehem.
Apollonius of Tyana was born in the year
2 AD.
In the year
2 AD Lucius Caesar died.
In the year
2 AD Ariobarzanes II King of Media becomes the king of Armenia.
In the year
2 AD Publius Alfenus Varus and Publius Vinicius become Roman Consuls.
In the year
2 AD the Han Chinese Empire took a census, revealing it was the most populous nation in the world at 57,671,400 souls.