The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (742 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
4.54Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Esther
.
.
Heroine of the Jewish Book of Esther.
The Book of Esther is the only book in the
Bible
which does not mention the name of God. The name ‘Esther’ is therefore read as the Hebrew verb, ‘I will hide’: God is constantly active even when he does not directly reveal his action.
The Book of Esther is the only book in the
Bible
which does not mention the name of God. The name ‘Esther’ is therefore read as the Hebrew verb, ‘I will hide’: God is constantly active even when he does not directly reveal his action.
Eta
(category of excluded people)
:
(category of excluded people)
:
Eternalism
.
.
A belief refuted by Buddhism. In
Therav
da
, it is the false belief that the self is independent of the body-mind continuum and therefore survives death unchanged (P
li,
sassata-di
hi
). In
Mah
y
na
, it is the false belief in the inherent existence
(Skt.,
svabh
va
, ‘own-being’ or ‘essence’) of anything whatsoever
(Skt.,
vata-d
i
). It is the opposite of
nihilism
. See further
SASSATAV
DA
Therav
da, it is the false belief that the self is independent of the body-mind continuum and therefore survives death unchanged (P
li,sassata-di
hi). In
Mah
yna, it is the false belief in the inherent existence
(Skt.,
svabh
va, ‘own-being’ or ‘essence’) of anything whatsoever
(Skt.,
vata-di). It is the opposite of
nihilism
. See further
SASSATAV
DAOther books
A Turn in the South by V.S. Naipaul
Stress: How to De-Stress without Doing Less by Kate Middleton
The Hidden Window Mystery by Carolyn Keene
Cowboy Famous: Book 4 (Cowboy Justice Association) by Olivia Jaymes
Forgotten Husband by Helen Bianchin
Haunted Shipwreck by Hintz, S.D.
The Children of Sanchez by Oscar Lewis
Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 2) by Derek Landy
Little Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Rookie of the Year by John R. Tunis