The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2443 page)

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Tariki
(Jap., ‘power of the other’). Liberation in Buddhism received through the help or power of another, especially
Amida
Amit
bha. Liberation depending on one's own effort is
jiriki
. The two are often called ‘cat and monkey’: a cat carries its kitten to safety, whereas a young monkey clings to its mother.
ar
qa
(Arab., ‘path, way’; pl.
uruq
). Originally (9th/10th cent. CE) a way of classifying the rules and methods by which a mystical approach to God might be sustained, it became a term for the different S
f
systems themselves, along with their rules and rituals.
Tarka
(Skt., ‘reason’, ‘philosophy’). An activity of mind usually condemned by Buddhists. In the
Upani
ads
, tarka is held to be a preliminary, but inadequate, means for understanding the ultimate. The Buddhist canon generally speaks of tarka in the pejorative sense of vain speculation.
Tarn T
ran

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