The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1889 page)
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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
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