The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2069 page)

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Sakad
g
min
(P
li; Skt., sak
d
g
min). A ‘Once-Returner’: in Buddhism, one of the Four Noble Persons (
ariya-puggala
), who is distinguished by having only one more rebirth to experience before gaining enlightenment.
kh
(Skt., ‘branch’). A branch or school of the
Veda
, especially any one of the particular recensions of one of the four
Vedic
collections (
sa
hit
s
) as represented by a brahmanic lineage (
cara
a
) entrusted with its preservation. According to
aunaka there are five
kh
s of the
g Veda Sa
hit
(namely,
kala, B
kala,

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