Eastern Definitions: A Short Encyclopedia of Religions of the OrientA guide to common, ordinary, and rare philosophical, mystical, religious, and psychological terms from Hinduism, Buddhism, Ṣūfism, Islam, Zen, Taoism, the Sikhs, Zoroastrianism, and other major and minor Eastern religions. |
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Allah Amida ancient animals Aryan avatar Avesta beliefs Bhagavad Bhagavad Gītā bhakti body brahmins Buddhist called caste century A.D. ceremony Ch'an China Chinese Christian concept Confucianism Confucius cult death deity devotion disciples Divine doctrine enlightenment esoteric eternal faith fire four Gautama Buddha Gītā goddess gods Granth guru heaven Hind Hindu Hinduism holy human Imām incarnation India Islam Jain Japan Ka'ba Kālī karma known kōan Krishna Lao Tzu later linga literal living Lord Buddha lotus Mahābhārata Mahāvīra Mahāyāna mantra means Mecca meditation monks Muḥammad Muslim mystical original Pāli Parsees practice prayer priests Prophet Pure Land Qur'an religion religious rites ritual sacred sacrifice sage Sanskrit says scholars scriptures sect Shi'a Shinto Shiva Sikh soul spiritual stūpa Şüfi Supreme Sūtra symbol tantric Taoist teachings temple term texts Tibetan tion tradition Truth universe various Vedas Vedic Vishnu worship yoga yogi Zardushti Zoroaster Zoroastrian