The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (477 page)
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Butler, Josephine Elizabeth
(1828–1907).
Christian social reformer. She was initially committed to the improvement of educational opportunities and facilities for women, but she became equally concerned with the desperate plight of women made destitute in various ways. She is recognized in the Anglican calendar of Lesser Commemorations on 30 Dec., as ‘Social Reformer, Wife, and Mother’.
Christian social reformer. She was initially committed to the improvement of educational opportunities and facilities for women, but she became equally concerned with the desperate plight of women made destitute in various ways. She is recognized in the Anglican calendar of Lesser Commemorations on 30 Dec., as ‘Social Reformer, Wife, and Mother’.
Butsu
,
or Butsuda.
,
or Butsuda.
Butsudan
.
.
Japanese shrine or altar in Buddhist temples (or, in smaller versions, in homes).
Butsuden
Butsud
(Jap., ‘buddha-way’). The teaching of the Buddha (cf.
BUKKYO
,
BUPPO
). In
Zen
, it may refer to the attainment of that enlightenment.
BUKKYO
,
BUPPO
). In
Zen
, it may refer to the attainment of that enlightenment.
Butsumy
-e
-e(Jap., ‘a buddha's name’). The former annual ceremony in Japan of reciting the names of buddhas in the past, present, and future to expiate sins.
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