The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1255 page)

BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
5.87Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
ya, meditation on the body, mantra, and chosen deity (
i
adevat
)
.
Kashmir Sufism
:
see
S
F
S
.
Kashrut
(food ritually fit for consumption)
:
K
i
.
One of the seven sacred cities of India, an earlier name for V
r
nas
(Benares). A centre of pilgrimage with many temples, it is especially important for devotion to
iva
, who is worshipped (in a temple of this name) as Vi
van
tha, Lord of the universe.

Other books

The Messiah Choice (1985) by Jack L. Chalker
The Sheriff by Angi Morgan
As Time Goes By by Annie Groves
El juego de Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Tied - Part One by Ellen Callahan
Unknown by Unknown
Star of His Heart by Brenda Jackson
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters