The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2745 page)
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Yom Kippur
(Jewish festival):
(Jewish festival):
Yom Kippur war
.
.
So-called because on this day in 1973 (6 Oct.) Egypt and Syria attacked Israeli positions in the Sinai peninsula and on the Golan heights.
Yom tov
Yom tov sheni galuyyot
(second days of festivals):
(second days of festivals):
Yoni
(Skt., ‘source’). In Hinduism, the female origin of all appearance. In particular, it is the female sexual organ, symbolized as a triangle. By
aktas
, it is venerated, either on its own, or in conjunction with the
li
ga
.
aktas, it is venerated, either on its own, or in conjunction with the
li
ga.
Yon mchod
(patron and priest, pattern of relationship between China and Tibet):
(patron and priest, pattern of relationship between China and Tibet):
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