The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2533 page)
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Trisagion
or Trisyatoe
.
or Trisyatoe
.
Christian
hymn
beginning ‘Agios O Theos’ (‘holy God’), of great antiquity, and now embedded in the
liturgy
. It is reputed to be the hymn of praise sung by the
angels
in heaven.
hymn
beginning ‘Agios O Theos’ (‘holy God’), of great antiquity, and now embedded in the
liturgy
. It is reputed to be the hymn of praise sung by the
angels
in heaven.
Tri
al
.
al.Mother of Vardham
na
Mah
vir
.
vet
mbara sources recount how Tri
al
experienced fourteen dreams (the
Digambaras
claim sixteen) before Mah
vir
's birth, which were portents of the birth of a great teacher. These dreams are recalled today by Jains when they celebrate the five auspicious moments (
kaly
akas
) in Mah
vir
's life, of which the first is conception.
naMah
vir.vetmbara sources recount how Trialexperienced fourteen dreams (theDigambaras
claim sixteen) before Mah
vir's birth, which were portents of the birth of a great teacher. These dreams are recalled today by Jains when they celebrate the five auspicious moments (kaly
akas) in Mah
vir's life, of which the first is conception.Other books
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