The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (208 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
10.76Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Antar
-bhava
-bhava(Skt., ‘intermediate state’). The period, according to Hindus, which intervenes between death and rebirth. The term was taken into Buddhism, although there is no soul (
tman
) being reborn. In Japanese, the intermediate state is
ch
u
or
ch
in
.
tman) being reborn. In Japanese, the intermediate state is
ch
uor
ch
in.
Anthem
(from Gk.,
antif
non
, ‘that which is sung by alternate voices’). A musical setting of words usually from the
Bible
, sung by a choir in church.
antif
non, ‘that which is sung by alternate voices’). A musical setting of words usually from the
Bible
, sung by a choir in church.
Anthony
:
:
Other books
When Mum Went Funny by Jack Lasenby
Blood Reckoning: DI Jack Brady 4 by Danielle Ramsay
Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom
Evermore by Noël, Alyson
The Turning-Blood Ties 1 by Jennifer Armintrout
The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates
The Blue Bistro by Hilderbrand, Elin
Vengeance in Death by J. D. Robb
Restitution by Kathy Kacer