The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1980 page)

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Raziel, Book of
.
Jewish mystical collection, which, on its own account, was conveyed to
Adam
by the angel, Raziel. The
Book of Raziel
was first printed in 1701, and ownership of it was believed to protect the owner's house from danger.
Sefer ha-Razin
is a related book, conveyed to
Noah
, which contains comparable material on mysticism and magic.
ddhip
da
(four components of power in Buddhism):
rDzogs-chen
(Atiyoga):
Reading of the Law:
Realism:
Real presence
.
In Catholic and some
Protestant
teaching, the presence of the body and blood of Christ in the
eucharist
. The specifically Catholic aspects of the doctrine are:
(i) its understanding in terms of
transubstantiation
, and
(ii) its consequences for eucharistic devotions such as the exposition of the sacrament.

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