Religion

Religion

Refers to any set of beliefs of any community or nation, concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of life and the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural or divine agency.

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tantra

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) Any text from a group of later mystical writings.

takuhatsu

Religion; Buddhism

(Japanese) To show the bowl, the walk taken by monks or nuns through towns near the temple to accept gifts of money or rice.

sutra / sutta

Religion; Buddhism

(1) As in Hinduism, a term meaning sacred text. (2) The Sutra Pitaka is one of the three divisions of the tripitaka. It contains the words and teachings of Buddha himself. (3) The ...

sura

Religion; Buddhism

Celestial being who enjoys the highest pleasures to be found in cyclic existence.

sunna

Religion; Buddhism

A Sanskrit term for void; emptiness; the realm of transitory and relative existence. As a doctrinal term it refers, in Theravada, exclusively to the Annatta doctrine, i.e., the ...