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Goseki
(Jap.), ‘Trace of enlightenment’ in Zen Buddhism, of one who has had some experience of enlightenment, but still carries, ‘the stench of enlightenment’, i.e. has not yet learned to live as though he might or might not have had such experience, since he should be totally detached from it.
Goshichinichi mishiho
.
.
The annual Japanese
Shingon
prayer ritual. Its purpose was prayer for the emperor, the state, peace and prosperity, etc., during the year to come. It was inaugurated by
K
kai
in 834, suspended during the
Meiji
restoration, revived in 1883, and still continues.
Shingon
prayer ritual. Its purpose was prayer for the emperor, the state, peace and prosperity, etc., during the year to come. It was inaugurated by
K
kaiin 834, suspended during the
Meiji
restoration, revived in 1883, and still continues.
Goso H
en
enGospel
(Gk.,
euangelion
; OE,
godspel
, ‘good news’).
1
The content of Christian preaching.
2
A book containing sayings and stories of Jesus. Since there was only one Good News, the four separate gospels in the New Testament were distinguished as ‘according to’
Matthew
,
Mark
,
Luke
, and
John
.
3
The reading from the gospels in the Christian
eucharist
.
euangelion
; OE,
godspel
, ‘good news’).
1
The content of Christian preaching.
2
A book containing sayings and stories of Jesus. Since there was only one Good News, the four separate gospels in the New Testament were distinguished as ‘according to’
Matthew
,
Mark
,
Luke
, and
John
.
3
The reading from the gospels in the Christian
eucharist
.
Gospel of Truth
.
.
A work on Christian life and salvation found among the Coptic texts of
Nag Hammadi
. It is probably the work of this title by
Valentinus
which
Irenaeus
mentioned, in which case it must represent his early less unorthodox thought (before
c.
150 CE).
Nag Hammadi
. It is probably the work of this title by
Valentinus
which
Irenaeus
mentioned, in which case it must represent his early less unorthodox thought (before
c.
150 CE).
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