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Common terms and phrasesancestors ancient ascetic Asia became believe Bhagavad Gita bhiksunis bhiksus bodhisattva brahmin Buddha Buddhist called century Ch'an China Chinese Christian Confucian Confucius cult culture death deity developed devotion dharma Digambaras disciples divine doctrine dynasty early earth emperor enlightenment goddess gods Granth Guru Heaven Hindu Hindu tradition Hinduism human hymns important India interpretation Jain Japan Japanese jinas karma Khalsa king Korea Krsna later living lord Lotus sutra Mahavira Mahayana male means meditation Mencius monks Muslim Nanak Neo-Confucian nirvana one's person philosophical popular practice Pure Land Rama recited religion religious rites ritual role rulers sacred Sakyamuni samgha Sanskrit scholars scriptures sect shamanic Shinto shrines Sikh Singh Siva society soul spirits Sri Lanka Srivaisnava story stupa sutra Svetambara symbol Tamil Taoist teacher teachings temple term texts Theravada tion universe Upani$ads Vajrayana Vedas Vedic veneration Visnu woman women word worship yoga Bibliographic information |