The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (966 page)

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aw
(Arab., ‘basin’). The place at which
Mu
ammad
will meet his 'umma (community) on the day of
resurrection
. There is no reference to it in the
Qur’
n
, but only in
ad
th
.
Haww
(wife of Adam)
:
see
EVE
(Islam).
Hayagr
va
.
1
A non-classical
avat
ra
of the Hindu god
Vi
u
. He is worshipped in traditions influenced by the
Pañcar
tra
(e.g. among the
r
-Vai
avas
). Envisaged as primordial teacher, he has absorbed features of the
Buddha
.
2
A demon of Hindu mythology who stole the Vedas and was killed by Vi
u.

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