The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2415 page)

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Takuhatsu
(Jap.; Skt.,
pi
ap
tika
). The practice of alms-begging, one of the disciplines undertaken by Buddhist monks.
Tala
(Skt.). Darkness, either self-imposed by way of ignorance and evil behaviour; or as a group of seven ‘places of darkness’, i.e. hells.
al
q
(Islamic divorce):
Talb
yah

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