The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2684 page)
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Wasan
(Jap., ‘song of praise’). In Buddhism, a song/hymn celebrating a
buddha
,
bodhisattva
,
soshigata
, etc., or some Buddhist theme. Especially famous is
Hakuin's
Zazen wasan
.
buddha
,
bodhisattva
,
soshigata
, etc., or some Buddhist theme. Especially famous is
Hakuin's
Zazen wasan
.
W
il B. ‘A
’, Ab
Hudhaifa
il B. ‘A’, AbHudhaifa(699–748 (AH 80–131))
. Leading
Mu‘tazilite
theologian in Islam. He belonged to the associates of
asan al-Ba
r
, though he separated from his views enough to start the school of the Mu‘tazilites (a separation once thought to be the origin of the name). He held four distinctive views:
. Leading
Mu‘tazilite
theologian in Islam. He belonged to the associates of
asan al-Bar, though he separated from his views enough to start the school of the Mu‘tazilites (a separation once thought to be the origin of the name). He held four distinctive views:(i) the qualities/attributes of
All
are not eternal;
(ii) humans possess free will (cf. Qadarites);
(iii) a Muslim who sins is in an intermediate state between that of a Muslim and that of a
k
;
(iv) it is possible to judge that one of the parties in the murder of ‘Uthm
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