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God's Kingdom Society
.
.
A Nigerian sabbatarian movement resembling
Jehovah's Witnesses
. It was founded in 1934 in the area south of Benin City by Gideon Urhobo, a former
Roman Catholic
and ex-Jehovah's Witness, and by the 1960s had achieved over 2,000 members.
Jehovah's Witnesses
. It was founded in 1934 in the area south of Benin City by Gideon Urhobo, a former
Roman Catholic
and ex-Jehovah's Witness, and by the 1960s had achieved over 2,000 members.
Goel ha-dam
(in Judaism liability for punishment of those who have shed blood)
:
(in Judaism liability for punishment of those who have shed blood)
:
Gog and Magog
.
.
Apocalyptic character and territory in the vision of
Ezekiel
. According to Ezekiel 36–8, God would wage war against ‘Gog of the land of Magog’ at the end of time. In the New Testament (Revelation 20) the war of Gog and Magog takes place one thousand years after the first resurrection. They are represented in giant statues at the Guildhall in London, as porters of the royal palace and descendants of giants.
Ezekiel
. According to Ezekiel 36–8, God would wage war against ‘Gog of the land of Magog’ at the end of time. In the New Testament (Revelation 20) the war of Gog and Magog takes place one thousand years after the first resurrection. They are represented in giant statues at the Guildhall in London, as porters of the royal palace and descendants of giants.
Gogyaku-zai
(Jap., ‘five rebellious sins’). The
five deadly sins
in Japanese Buddhism: killing your father, killing your mother, killing an
arakan
(
arhat
), causing the Buddha's appearance body to bleed, causing schism in the Buddhist order. Any of these leads to reappearance in hell (
jigoku
), for torment of many
kalpas
.
five deadly sins
in Japanese Buddhism: killing your father, killing your mother, killing an
arakan
(
arhat
), causing the Buddha's appearance body to bleed, causing schism in the Buddhist order. Any of these leads to reappearance in hell (
jigoku
), for torment of many
kalpas
.
Gohei
(Jap.), a wand-like implement used in Shinto observances to signal purification, or may be used to indicate the presence of a deity (
kami
).
kami
).
Gohonzon
(tablet bearing Buddhist mantra)
:
(tablet bearing Buddhist mantra)
:
Go-i
(Jap.). A classification in Zen Buddhism, first established by
Tung-shan Liang-chieh
, of five degrees of enlightenment (
kensh
,
satori
). They are laid out in pairs, each of which summarizes how the phenomenal is more truly to be understood:
Tung-shan Liang-chieh
, of five degrees of enlightenment (
kensh
,satori
). They are laid out in pairs, each of which summarizes how the phenomenal is more truly to be understood:
(i).
sho-chu-hen
,
‘hen
in the midst of
sh
(ii)
hen-chu-sho
,
‘sh
hen
’, non-differentiation is then achieved;
(iii)
sho-chu-rai
, ‘it coming out of
shnyat
obtains;
(iv)
ken-chu-shi
, ‘entering between the two’, the realization of how
(v)
ken-chu-to
‘arrival in the midst of both’, form and emptiness interpenetrate, in a realization of dynamic non-interaction
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