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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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bhakti

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) Devotion to a spiritual ideal.

bhante

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) Venerable Sir.

bhavana

Religion; Buddhism

'Mental development', (lit. , 'calling into existence, producing) is what in English is generally but rather vaguely known as meditation. (Sanskrit and Pali)

Bhikkhu

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) Alms mendicant; the term for a monk, who lives on alms and abides by training precepts which define a life of renunciation and morality.

avalokiteshvara

Religion; Buddhism

One of the principal Bodhisattvas in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition; personifies boundless compassion.

Avalokitesvara

Religion; Buddhism

In Chinese, Kwan Yin. A Bodhisattva conceived as merciful to those in special need.

atta

Religion; Buddhism

'Self', Ego, Personality, is in Buddhism a mere conventional expression, and no designation for anything really existing.

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