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Iktis
b
(acquisition of acts)
:
b(acquisition of acts)
:
I-kuan Tao
(Way of Pervading Unity)
.
(Way of Pervading Unity)
.
A Chinese Buddhist-
Taoist
society, an offshoot of the
White Lotus
Sect, founded by Wang Chüeh-i in the early 20th cent. Its main doctrine is
eschatological
-
messianic
:
Bodhisattva
Maitreya
, at the command of Mother of Nobirth (Wu-sheng Lao-mu), the creator-deity, will appear to the world imminently, at the end of the third and last
kalpa
to save its members and all other human beings.
Taoist
society, an offshoot of the
White Lotus
Sect, founded by Wang Chüeh-i in the early 20th cent. Its main doctrine is
eschatological
-
messianic
:
Bodhisattva
Maitreya
, at the command of Mother of Nobirth (Wu-sheng Lao-mu), the creator-deity, will appear to the world imminently, at the end of the third and last
kalpa
to save its members and all other human beings.
I-k’ung
(Jap., Giku
;
(Jap., Giku
;
9th cent.
). Chinese Ch'an/Zen master of the
Rinzai
school, who was invited by the empress, Tachibana Kachiko, to bring Ch'an to Japan. Danran-ji in
Ky
to
was built for him, but he found no apt pupils, and he therefore returned to China. No further attempts were made at this translation until the 12th/13th cents.
). Chinese Ch'an/Zen master of the
Rinzai
school, who was invited by the empress, Tachibana Kachiko, to bring Ch'an to Japan. Danran-ji in
Ky
towas built for him, but he found no apt pupils, and he therefore returned to China. No further attempts were made at this translation until the 12th/13th cents.
Il
.
.One of three Hindu goddesses (
g Veda
1. 13. 9) who bring delight. She was born from the horse-sacrifice (
a
vamedha
) of Manu.
g Veda1. 13. 9) who bring delight. She was born from the horse-sacrifice (
a
vamedha) of Manu.
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