The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (41 page)

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instruments/weapons. The first was
N
thamuni
(9th cent. CE).
3
In Buddhism P
li,
c
riya
), teacher of the
dhamma
, in contrast to
up
ydhy
ya
, who taught discipline and the rules.
4
Among Jains, the
c
rya holds a vital place in teaching and in the transmission of lineage (for an example, see
BHIK
U,
C
RYA
).
Accidie
(Gk.,
ak
dia
, ‘negligence’, ‘indifference’). In ascetical terminology, one of the principal temptations, or
deadly sins
. Accidie is a listlessness tempting one to give up prayer and the spiritual life. In the later English tradition it is translated as sloth, which is an oversimplification.

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