The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (634 page)
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‘Slaves of the
deva
’, women in Hindu temples devoted to the God or gods, especially
iva
, the lord of the
dance
, hence temple-dancers. But their dedication was also understood as a marriage to the God, the sexual realization of which was enacted by
brahmans
and by other devotees, until eventually they were liable to become temple prostitutes.
deva
’, women in Hindu temples devoted to the God or gods, especially
iva, the lord of the
dance
, hence temple-dancers. But their dedication was also understood as a marriage to the God, the sexual realization of which was enacted by
brahmans
and by other devotees, until eventually they were liable to become temple prostitutes.
Devadatta
(‘god-given’). In Hinduism,
Buddha
(known in Japanese as Daiba (datta)), who joined the
sa
gha
after hearing a discourse of the Buddha, but who plotted to murder him.
(i) the name ofIn Buddhism, the cousin of the
Arjuna's
conch shell;
(ii) the white horse that Pr
raya (
Kalki
as universal ruler) will ride;
(iii) a
pra
(cosmic energy) stream initiated by yawning to distribute power/
breath
to an exhausted body.
Buddha
(known in Japanese as Daiba (datta)), who joined the
sa
ghaafter hearing a discourse of the Buddha, but who plotted to murder him.
Deva-d
ta
.
ta.
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