The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1541 page)
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Miko
,
more fully Kamiko
.
,
more fully Kamiko
.
Mikoshi
(Jap.,
mi
(honorific) +
koshi
(‘palanquin’), homophonously,
mi
(‘sacred’) + koshi). A large portable shrine used in festive processions in Japan.
mi
(honorific) +
koshi
(‘palanquin’), homophonously,
mi
(‘sacred’) + koshi). A large portable shrine used in festive processions in Japan.
Mikveh
(Heb., ‘a collection’, i.e., of water). Jewish ritual bath. A mikveh is used for ritual cleansing after contact with the dead or after menstruation (see
NIDDAH
). It can also be used for immersing vessels and as part of the
initiation
ceremony for
proselytes
.
NIDDAH
). It can also be used for immersing vessels and as part of the
initiation
ceremony for
proselytes
.
Milam
(
rmi-lam
, ‘dream’). One of the six teachings of N
ropa (
N
ro chos drug
), also known as ‘dream yoga’. By the cultivation of particular dreams, awareness grows that the waking state is equally a constructed dream.
rmi-lam
, ‘dream’). One of the six teachings of N
ropa (N
ro chos drug), also known as ‘dream yoga’. By the cultivation of particular dreams, awareness grows that the waking state is equally a constructed dream.
Milan, Edict of
.
.
A declaration made in 313 by the emperors
Constantine
and Licinius to tolerate all religions and give legal status to Christianity.
Constantine
and Licinius to tolerate all religions and give legal status to Christianity.
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