The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1340 page)

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Authors: John Bowker

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In the
Mah
bh
rata
, mother of the three oldest
P
avas
: Yudhi
hira,
Bh
ma
, and
Arjuna
.
Kuo Hsiang
(early neo-Taoist)
:
Kurahit
(Pañj
b
, ‘misdeed’). Offences against the Sikh
rahit
, the
kh
ls
code of discipline. They are removing or trimming
hair
from any part of the body, eating halal meat, committing
adultery
, and using tobacco. Transgressors have to be reinitiated.

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