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Glossary - Research Article from Encyclopedia of Religious Practices

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10 paramitas (Buddhism)
10 perfections of the bodhisattva: (1) dana (generosity), (2) sila (morality), (3) ksanti (patience and forbearance), (4) virya (vigor, the endless and boundless energy that bodhisattvas employ when helping others), (5) dhyana (meditation), (6) prajna (wisdom), (7) upaya (skillful means), (8) conviction, (9) strength, and (10) knowledge
Abaluhya (African Traditional Religions)
an ethnic group in Kenya
Achaemenian dynasty (Zoroastrianism)
dynasty that ruled Iran from 550 to 330 B.C.E.
acharya (Hinduism)
a formal head of a monastery, sect, or subcommunity
acharya (Jainism)
head of a subsect or smaller group of renouncers
Adi Granth (Sikhism)
Original Book; the primary Sikh scripture
Advent (Christianity)
period of four weeks, beginning four Sundays before Christmas, sometimes observed with fasting and prayer
afrinagan (Zoroastrianism)
Zoroastrian ceremony involving the distribution of blessings
Aggadah (Judaism)
nonlegal, narrative portions of the Talmud and Mishna, which include history, folklore, and other subjects
ahimsa (Jainism)
nonviolence
Ahura Mazda (Zoroastrianism)
supreme deity of Zoroastrianism; likely an honorific title meaning...

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