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rtimukha
.
rtimukha.
ivaKismet
(Turkish from Arab.,
qisma
, ‘share, portion’). The allocation of whatever occurs, hence the acceptance in Islam that God determines all things: see
QADAR
.
qisma
, ‘share, portion’). The allocation of whatever occurs, hence the acceptance in Islam that God determines all things: see
QADAR
.
Kissako
(Jap., ‘drink tea’). Zen saying, derived from
Chao-chou Ts’ung-shen
, to emphasize that Zen is not divorced from the ordinary process of life.
Chao-chou Ts’ung-shen
, to emphasize that Zen is not divorced from the ordinary process of life.
Kiss of death
:
:
Kiss of peace
(Lat.,
pax
). Mutual greeting during the Christian
eucharist
, perhaps based on the command of Christ to make peace before bringing one's gift to the altar (Matthew 5. 23 f.).
pax
). Mutual greeting during the Christian
eucharist
, perhaps based on the command of Christ to make peace before bringing one's gift to the altar (Matthew 5. 23 f.).
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