The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (874 page)
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Gothic
.
.
An architectural style in N. Europe from early 12th cent. to 16th, and, as Gothic revival, in 19th cent. Thence it is applied to literature and religion to denote the opaquely mysterious—to some, grotesque.
Gotra
.
.
(Skt., ‘cow-shed’, ‘assemblage’, ‘clan’). In India, the exogamous group of all persons (especially
brahmans
) related by descent through the male line from a common male ancestor.
In
Mah
y
na
Buddhism the term is employed to denote categories of religious practitioners on the basis of psychological, spiritual, and intellectual capacity.
brahmans
) related by descent through the male line from a common male ancestor.
In
Mah
ynaBuddhism the term is employed to denote categories of religious practitioners on the basis of psychological, spiritual, and intellectual capacity.
Gott-trunckener mensch
(‘God-intoxicated man’)
:
(‘God-intoxicated man’)
:
Govinda
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