The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1759 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
10.08Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
(P
li; Skt.,
parivr
jaka
, ‘homeless one’). One who has left home for religious purposes. In early Buddhism, it is a name for one who has joined the
sa
gha
(community).
li; Skt.,parivr
jaka, ‘homeless one’). One who has left home for religious purposes. In early Buddhism, it is a name for one who has joined the
sa
gha(community).
Pacceka-buddha
(solitary Buddha):
(solitary Buddha):
Pacem in Terris
.
.
An
encyclical
letter of Pope
John XXIII
, dated 11 Apr. 1963, on the achievement of peace through the establishment of justice. It argues that peace can be established in the world only if the moral order ‘imprinted by God on the heart’ is obeyed.
encyclical
letter of Pope
John XXIII
, dated 11 Apr. 1963, on the achievement of peace through the establishment of justice. It argues that peace can be established in the world only if the moral order ‘imprinted by God on the heart’ is obeyed.
Pa-chiao Hui-ch’ing
(Jap., Bash
Esei
;
(Jap., Bash
Esei;
c.
10th cent. CE)
. A Korean Zen master of the Igy
school (see
KUEI-YANG-TSUNG
), who travelled to China and became the dharma-successor (
hassu
) of Nan-t’a Kuang-jun. He is best remembered for his
k
an
(
Wu-men-kuan
44): ‘If you have a staff, I will give you a staff. If you do not have a staff, I will take your staff away.’
10th cent. CE)
. A Korean Zen master of the Igy
school (seeKUEI-YANG-TSUNG
), who travelled to China and became the dharma-successor (
hassu
) of Nan-t’a Kuang-jun. He is best remembered for his
k
an(
Wu-men-kuan
44): ‘If you have a staff, I will give you a staff. If you do not have a staff, I will take your staff away.’
Other books
The Lights of London by Gilda O'Neill
The BEDMAS Conspiracy by Deborah Sherman
Body Language: 101 by Hanif Raah
Crimson Death by Laurell K. Hamilton
Wednesday's Child by Clare Revell
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes by Beatrix Potter
Gone Away by Marjorie Moore
Love of the Wild by Susan Laine
Dragonlance 15 - Dragons Of A Fallen Sun by Weis, Margaret