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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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patimokkha

Religion; Buddhism

Basic code of monastic discipline, composed of 227 rules for monks and 310 for nuns.

panna

Religion; Buddhism

In Pali language, the ranscendental wisdom or insight.

Pansil

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) A shortened form of Pancha Sila, the Five Precepts. Training to abstain from the principal forms of immorality.

Pali

Religion; Buddhism

A Middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is best known as the language of many of the earliest extant Buddhist scriptures. The canon of texts preserved by the ...

Pali and Pali Canon

Religion; Buddhism

Pali is a dialect of Sanskrit and is thought to be the language the Buddha spoke; it is also the language of Therevada Buddhism. The Pali Canon (of Therevada) is the sacred. ...

Paramita

Religion; Buddhism

Perfection, ideal virtue. These are the six virtues, or "perfections," that the bodhisattva perfects during his development. They are: generosity, discipline, patience, energy, ...