The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (764 page)

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Farrakhan, L.
(leader of the Nation of Islam)
:
Fa-shun
(patriarch of Chinese Buddhist school)
:
Fasts
,
fasting
:
Fateh
(Urdu, Pañj
b
, ‘victory’).
1. Son of Gur
Gobind Si
gh
. See
S
HIBZ
DE
.
2. See V
HIGUR
.
3. Exchange of Sikh greeting. To the cry, ‘Jo bole so nih
l’ (anyone will be blessed who says), comes the response, ‘Sat
r
ak
l’.

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