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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kamma

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) The principle of causality in moral experience.

Kanjizai

Religion; Buddhism

The Japanese term for Avalokitesvara; The One Who Perceives the (Essential) Self at rest; the one who perceives the emptiness of perceptions and forms.

kannon

Religion; Buddhism

(Japanese) Kanzeon. Bodhisattva of Compassion.

Kanthaka

Religion; Buddhism

The young Buddha's favourite horse.

Kanzeon

Religion; Buddhism

The Japanese term for Avalokitesvara; The One Who Perceives the Sounds of the World; incarnation of mercy and compassion.

Kapilavatsu

Religion; Buddhism

The capital of the Sakya kingdom. The king of Kapilavatsu was Suddhodana, who was the father of Shakyamuni. The present-day Kapilavatsu is in Nepal.

Kalpa

Religion; Buddhism

(Kalpa in Sanskrit, Kappa in Pali). It is a fabulous period of four hundred and thirty two million years of mortals, measuring the duration of world. It is the period of time ...