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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
).
N
thamuni(9th cent. CE).
3
In Buddhism P
li,criya), teacher of the
dhamma
, in contrast to
up
ydhyya, who taught discipline and the rules.
4
Among Jains, the
crya holds a vital place in teaching and in the transmission of lineage (for an example, seeBHIK
U,CRYA).
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.
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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