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Judges, Book of
.
The second book of the Former Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and of the historical books in the Christian Old Testament. It is named for the series of heroes (‘judges’) who ruled Israel between the death of Joshua and the beginning of the monarchy and whose exploits are described in turn in the book.
Judith, Book of
.
Apocryphal Jewish book dating from the second
Temple
period. The book was probably written to encourage the people during the
Hasmonean
campaigns.
Juggernaut
(name of Hindu god)
:
J
gy
(-no)-zu
The Ten Oxherding Pictures, which portray the stages of Zen progress. There are several different cycles, all of great popularity.
Jujukai
or jujukinkai
(Jap.). The ten main precepts of Mah
y
na Buddhism. There are two sets, exoteric and esoteric. Exoteric: they forbid
(i) taking life;
(ii) stealing;
(iii) unchasteness;
(iv) lying;
(v) trade in alcohol;
(vi) gossip;
(vii) praising self and deprecating others;
(viii) reluctance in giving help to others;
(ix) aggression;
(x) slandering the
Three Jewels
. Esoteric: one vows
(i) not to abandon
dharma
;
(ii) not to abandon seeking enlightenment,
(iii) not to covet;
(iv) not to lack compassion;
(v) not to slander any Buddhist teachings;
(vi) not to be attached to anything;
(vii) not to entertain false views;
(viii) to encourage all to seek enlightenment;
(ix) to instruct adherents of H
nay
na;
(x) to practise responsive charity to
bodhisattvas
.

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