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Your search for: mother AND buddhism


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Books on: mother and buddhism

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Journal Articles on: mother and buddhism

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Encyclopedia Articles on: mother and buddhism

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  • Hinduism
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...union with God. Responses to Buddhism and Jainism In the middle of...Vedic, systems, notably Buddhism and Jainism . The priestly...headed god Ganesha, and the Mother-Goddess or Devi, who appears...E. Eliot, Hinduism and Buddhism (3 vol., 1921; repr. 1968...
     
  • Monasticism
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Monasticism in general has played an important role in Buddhism (including Tibetan Buddhism ), Jainism , Islam , and Christianity. Practitioners...increasing. The Paulists and the Sisters of Charity of Mother Seton are examples of new American communities...
     
  • Kumarajiva
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...in what is now Xinjiang, China. When his mother, a Kuchean princess, became a nun, he followed...of seven. He grew up in centers of Hinayana Buddhism , but he was converted to Mahayana Buddhism in his teens and became a specialist in Madhyamika...
     
  • Indian Art and Architecture
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...stylized designs; toys with wheels; and figurines, which may be mother goddesses. Bronze weapons, tools, and sculptures indicate...throughout N India by the Emperor Asoka to proclaim his devotion to Buddhism. The monolithic, smooth columns are over 50 ft (15 m) high...
     
  • Om
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...syllable of the supreme Reality and is sometimes called "the mother of mantras." It is often found at the beginning of prayers...of consciousness: waking, dreaming, and deep sleep. In Buddhism it is often understood as symbolizing the true "empty" character...
     

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