The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1889 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
5.85Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Puñña (merit):
YAPu
ya
ya(Skt.; P
li,
puñña
). The accumulation of beneficial consequence (loosely,
merit
) in Eastern religions, through the process of
karma
. In Buddhism, the transfer of pu
ya to the dead is an important function of
sa
gha
and other monastic rituals.
li,puñña
). The accumulation of beneficial consequence (loosely,
merit
) in Eastern religions, through the process of
karma
. In Buddhism, the transfer of pu
ya to the dead is an important function ofsa
ghaand other monastic rituals.
Punyaksetra
(Jain acts of merit):
(Jain acts of merit):
Pur
a
aOther books
The Gamble (I) by Lavyrle Spencer
The Language of Spells by Sarah Painter
Is It Really Too Much to Ask? by Jeremy Clarkson
Devin's Mercy [Shifters of Mystery 4] by Lynn Hagen
Lethal Investments by K. O. Dahl
The Expedition to the Baobab Tree by Wilma Stockenstrom
Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
Spores by Ian Woodhead
A Wicked Way to Win an Earl by Anna Bradley
The Devil You Need by Sam Cheever