The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2210 page)

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Shakti
(creative power in Hinduism):
see
AKTI
.
Shakubuku
(breaking and subduing):
Shakumon
(Buddha's gate):
Shali'a
(Heb., ‘messenger’). Jewish emissary. The term is a synonym for Meshulla
. In the
rabbinic
period emissaries were sent from
Erez Israel
to communities in the
diaspora
, often to raise funds for charitable institutions.

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