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Biame

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In aboriginal tradition, the name given to an "All Father" being

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Allah

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According to Islam, the supreme, creator God

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Mosque

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Islamic place of worship

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Umma

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Islamic community; refers to the worldwide Muslim community

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Qu'ran

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The sacred book of Islam

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Infidel

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In the Moslem tradition, one who is not a believer

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Imberomebera

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In aboriginal tradition, the name given to the "Mother from across the sea."

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Elders

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Those in authority in Aboriginal society

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Wandjina

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In aboriginal spirituality, the name given to Ancestor Beings of the Kimberley region of Western Australia

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Enlightenment

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In Buddhist tradition this means seeing clearly the reality of duhkha and overcoming all the obscurations and temptations of mara (demon of death)

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Pali

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The language of Theravada Buddhism

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Sanskrit

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The classical language of India

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Dharma

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Religious teachings. In Buddhism Dharma refers to the Buddha's teachings

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Sangha

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The Buddhist monastic community

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Buddha

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One who has achieved enlightenment

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Samsara

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In Buddhism, this refers to the process of continuing rebirth

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Bodhicitta

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In Buddhism this refers to the drive to work for the benefit of all beings

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Koan

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In Buddhism, this refers to a riddle which must be solved on the path to enlightenment

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Bhiksu

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A Buddhist monk. The word comes from the Sanskrit for 'beggar'

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Polytheism

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The belief in many Gods or more than one

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Culture

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The accepted and traditionally patterned ways of behaving and a set of common understandings shared by members of a group or community

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Ancestor beings

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In Aboriginal tradition these were beings who emerged from the land during the Dreaming. Their actions shaped the land and differentiated creation, i.e. separated humans from animals and species from species. This places where they emerged became sacred sites

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Dreaming

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A complex concept fundamental to Aboriginal religion and culture. It refers to a primal creative time when the earth was formed by ancestor beings, but it also refers to a vital power which underpins present life and can be accessed through ritual and sacred sites. The Dreaming gives identity to aborigines

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Agnostic

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A person who does not deny the existence of God, but who believes it is not possible for human beings to prove the existence of a deity or to know about God

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Hadith

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The traditional reports of what the Prophet Muhammad did and said. Second only to the Qu'ran in religious importance although there is no unanimity in the Muslim community about the authenticity of every Hadit

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Hajj

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Annual pilgrimage to Mekka in the month of Dhu'l-Hijja required of all Muslims at least once in their lifetime if possible. Hajj is also the title of one who has made the pilgrimage

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Tawhid

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In Islam it is the declaration of the unity of God - unity of Lordship: Allah is God of the universe - unity of worship: none has the right to be worshipped but Allah - unity is following Allah's apostle

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Zakat

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In Islam the annual tax of 2.5 per cent levied on wealth and distributed to the poor. Based on cash savings, gold, silver, jewellery, cattle and agricultural products

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Metta

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A Buddhism meditation practice by which a person attempts to develop positive feelings of 'loving kindness' towards all beings

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Dharmacakra

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'The wheel of the Dharma.' It is the most common Buddhism symbol. The lotus base symbolizes the purity of the Dharma and the eight spokes symbolizes the Noble Eightfold Path

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Tripitaka

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Also known as the 'Pali Canon.' It is the collecton of earliest known Buddhist scriptures having its origins in oral tradition. Set down to writing around 80 BCE

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Karma

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A Sanskrit word meaning 'action that is pregnant with its fruits'. In Buddhism it refers to the belief that every action will have its result for good or bad. May be described as 'the law of the preservation of moral energy'

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Anicca

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One of the Three Universal Truths of Buddhism and refers to the belief that nothing is the same from one moment to the next. Everything changes including people. The word means 'impermanence'