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The seventeen hymns of
Zoroaster
, and thus texts of fundamental authority for
Zoroastrians
, especially in the liturgy (
yasna
). In Hinduism, g
th
s are poems which do not appear in the
Vedas
.
Zoroaster
, and thus texts of fundamental authority for
Zoroastrians
, especially in the liturgy (
yasna
). In Hinduism, g
ths are poems which do not appear in theVedas
.
Gati
(Skt., P
li, ‘mode of existence’). The various levels of existence in Buddhism, in which reappearance can take place through the process of
karma
and
sa
s
ra
. There are six levels (three good, three bad), those of
li, ‘mode of existence’). The various levels of existence in Buddhism, in which reappearance can take place through the process ofkarma
and
sa
sra. There are six levels (three good, three bad), those of
(i) gods (.
devas
);
(ii) humans;
(iii) spirits (
asuras
);
(iv) animals;
(v) restless ghosts (
pretas
);
(vi) hell beings (
naraka
)
Gau
ap
da
.
apda.
According to tradition, the author of the
k
rik
or commentary
Gau
ap
d
yak
rik
(also known as
gama
stra
, or
M
kyak
rik
k
rikor commentaryGau
apdyakrik(also known asgamastra, or
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