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(Pañj
b
, ‘remembrance of the name’, ‘repetition of the name’). Remembrance of God, a term common to Hindu and Sikh devotion. Whether silently or aloud, through singing
hymns
or with the help of a
rosary
, God's name must be consciously repeated. Sikhs focus their mind in
meditation
on the word
V
higuru
. By continuous concentration upon the N
m, one absorbs God's qualities.
b, ‘remembrance of the name’, ‘repetition of the name’). Remembrance of God, a term common to Hindu and Sikh devotion. Whether silently or aloud, through singinghymns
or with the help of a
rosary
, God's name must be consciously repeated. Sikhs focus their mind in
meditation
on the word
V
higuru. By continuous concentration upon the N
m, one absorbs God's qualities.
Namu
(Jap., ‘praise’). Adoration and homage in Japanese Buddhism, hence equivalent to, ‘I take refuge in’ (see
THREE JEWELS
). It is therefore found in many combinations, e.g. the
nembutsu
, namu-
Butsu
, namu-Kanzeon, namu-Miroku, etc.
THREE JEWELS
). It is therefore found in many combinations, e.g. the
nembutsu
, namu-
Butsu
, namu-Kanzeon, namu-Miroku, etc.
Namuci
(the tempter):
(the tempter):
Ñ
na
:
na:
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