The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (228 page)
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Apotheosis
(Gk.,
apo
, ‘from’, +
theoun
, ‘to deify’). The elevation of a human being to the rank and status of a god. See also
EUHEMERISM
.
apo
, ‘from’, +
theoun
, ‘to deify’). The elevation of a human being to the rank and status of a god. See also
EUHEMERISM
.
Apotropaic
(Gk. ‘turn away from’). Name given to
rituals
designed to turn away some threatened or threatening evil.
rituals
designed to turn away some threatened or threatening evil.
Appar
(Late 6th or 7th cent. CE).
A
Tamil
poet, one of the sixty-three
N
ya
m
rs
. A devotee of
iva
, his 312 surviving hymns remain in use. He is a model of the self-effacing servant of the Lord.
A
Tamil
poet, one of the sixty-three
N
yamrs. A devotee of
iva, his 312 surviving hymns remain in use. He is a model of the self-effacing servant of the Lord.
Aprati
hita-nirv
na
hita-nirvna(Skt., ‘not-fixed nirv
na’). The state, in
Mah
y
na
Buddhism of one who has attained
nirv
na
, but suspends final attainment in order to help those who are still on the path to liberation—i.e. a
bodhisattva
.
na’). The state, inMah
ynaBuddhism of one who has attained
nirv
na, but suspends final attainment in order to help those who are still on the path to liberation—i.e. a
bodhisattva
.
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