The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (787 page)

BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
13.2Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Five Classics
(of Shinto)
:
Five deadly sins
.
Five offences in Buddhism which deliver the offender (via
karma
) into
naraka
(hell): patricide, matricide, killing an
arhat
, injuring a
buddha
, creating schism in the
sa
gha
. See also (in Japan)
GOGYAKU-ZAI
.
Five degrees
(of enlightenment)
:
see
GO-I
.
Five elements
(in Chinese and Taoist understanding of the cosmos)
:
Five elements
(Jain)
:

Other books

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua, Andrew F. Jones
Blame It on the Rodeo by Amanda Renee
Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout
Unleashed Temptation by Savannah Stuart
Taking Control by Sam Crescent
The Avenue of the Dead by Evelyn Anthony
Deep Purple by Parris Afton Bonds
Casting Off by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Pack Daughter by Crissy Smith
Tycoon's Tryst (Culpepper Cowboys Book 10) by Merry Farmer, Culpepper Cowboys