The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1255 page)

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ya, meditation on the body, mantra, and chosen deity (
i
adevat
)
.
Kashmir Sufism
:
see
S
F
S
.
Kashrut
(food ritually fit for consumption)
:
K
i
.
One of the seven sacred cities of India, an earlier name for V
r
nas
(Benares). A centre of pilgrimage with many temples, it is especially important for devotion to
iva
, who is worshipped (in a temple of this name) as Vi
van
tha, Lord of the universe.

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