The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (844 page)

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Gerson, Jean le Charlier de
(1363–1429).
French churchman and spiritual writer. All his life he was concerned for a true reform of the Church by a renewal of the spirit of prayer and sacrifice. He played a conciliatory role in the
Great Schism
and was a supporter of conciliarism (see
ANTIPOPE
), attending the Council of
Constance
.
Ger toshav
(resident stranger)
:
Gertrude of Helfta
(Rhineland mystic)
:
Ge-sar
(Tib., ‘lotus temple’). A legendary hero in
Tibetan religion
, who led the fight, in many dramatic episodes, against evil. He was adopted into Buddhism as the embodiment of
Avalokite
vara
, or of
Padmasambhava
.
Gesellschaft
(social bonds of a formal kind)
:
Geshe
(Professor in Tibetan school)
:
see
GELUK
.

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