The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1465 page)

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Mamlukes
(dynasty):
Mamzer
(Heb., ‘bastard’). Jewish person conceived as the result of an illicit union. A mamzer is a child conceived by a married woman with a man other than her husband, or as the result of incest. Illegitimate children in the usual sense are not mamzerim.
Man
.
A primordial and cosmic figure, occurring in several religions, but with different emphases. In Hinduism, see
NARA
.
Man
(Hind
, Pañj
b
, ‘one's total being’). Mind, heart, and soul. In Sikhism this bears the connotation of human capriciousness.
M
na
(P
li, Skt.). Pride, conceit; a moral fault in Buddhism. It takes three forms: thinking of oneself as inferior to, equal to, or better than others.

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