The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (878 page)

,
bh
,
dai
,
mihar
, and
taras
. This concept of grace is not a denial of
karma
, but God's initiative can override the result of bad actions. However, the individual must strive to improve.
2
Short prayers of invocation and thanksgiving, before and after meals. They are natural and characteristic in Judaism. The
Birkat ha-Mazon
(blessing after meals) is a central liturgical practice in the observant Jewish home.

 
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(Lat.,
gradus
, ‘step’). The
antiphons
, usually from the Psalms, sung after the first lesson from the Bible in the
mass
.

 
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Gradual enlightenment
/sudden enlightenment
.

Schools within Ch'an Buddhism in China, derived from two pupils of
Hung Jen
, Shen Hsiu, and
Hui-Neng
. They correspond to the Northern and Southern Schools.

 
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Gradual Sayings
.

Common Eng. name for
Anguttara-Nik
ya
.

 
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