The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2099 page)
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Samb
-ji
(Buddhist monastery):
-ji(Buddhist monastery):
Sa
cita-karma
.
cita-karma.
In Hinduism, the accumulation of
sa
sk
ras
(acquired characteristics) which have been created and transmitted via
karma
from previous lives.
sa
skras(acquired characteristics) which have been created and transmitted via
karma
from previous lives.
Sa
dhinirmocana-s
tra
(The Explanation of Mysteries, or The Unravelling of the Hidden Meaning)
.
dhinirmocana-stra(The Explanation of Mysteries, or The Unravelling of the Hidden Meaning)
.
An important text in the Buddhist school of
Vijñ
nav
da
(Yog
c
ra), and the source (2nd–3rd cent.) upon which many of the exponents of the school based their teachings. The work forms a bridge between the speculative
Perfection of Wisdom
(Prajñ
p
ramit
) literature and the mind-only philosophy of the Vijñ
nav
da which was developed in the treatises it inspired.
Vijñ
navda(Yog
cra), and the source (2nd–3rd cent.) upon which many of the exponents of the school based their teachings. The work forms a bridge between the speculativePerfection of Wisdom
(Prajñ
pramit) literature and the mind-only philosophy of the Vijñnavda which was developed in the treatises it inspired.Other books
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