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27 other sections not shown Common terms and phrasesAmitabha ancestors ancient ascetic Asia Asian became believe bhiksus bodhisattva brahmin Buddha Buddhist called caste century bce Ch'an China Chinese Christian classical 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 liberation living lord Lotus sutra Mahavira Mahayana male means meditation Mencius monks Muslim Nanak Neo-Confucian nirvana offered one's person philosophical popular practice Puranas Pure Land Rama recited religion religious rites ritual role rulers sacred Sakyamuni samgha Sanskrit scholars scriptures sect shamanic Shinto shrines Sikh Singh Siva social society soul spirits Sri Lanka Srivaisnava sutra Svetambara symbol Tamil Taoist teacher teachings temple term texts Theravada tion University Vajrayana Vedas veneration Visnu woman women word worship yoga References to this bookFrom other books
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