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19 Cards in this Set
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abhidharma pitaka
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higher teachings
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acolyte
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Lay person who assists ministers in services (Christian)
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acupuncture
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Chinease medical treatment using needles to stimulate the flow of Ch'i in the body
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adhan
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a way of calling Muslims to the five obligatory daily prayers
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Adi-Buddha
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the one source of the five celestial Buddhas (north, south, east, west, center)
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Adoptionism
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The teaching that Jesus was actually a human who adopted by God (idea brought by Elipandus Archbishop of Toledo and Felix Bishop of Urgel)
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Advaita
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non-dualism, in Hindu philosophy the denial of the duality of the self and the world
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Aeneas
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Hero of Greek mythology, son of Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite (In Iliad he is a Trojan pious Trojan leader)
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Agama
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Hindu Scripture
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Aggadah
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stories, legends, theologies in the Talmud and Midrash
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Agni
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sacred fire and the ritual priest of fire and light
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Agora
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large open space used for Greek assemblies
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Aleinu
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Jewish closing prayer of service proclaiming God's sovereignty
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Aliyah
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Jewish closing prayer of service proclaiming God's sovereignty
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'Am ha' aretz
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common folk (distinguished from religious observers, pious people)
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amaterasu
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sun goddess of Shintoism
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Amida
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focus of devotion for Pure Land Buddhism, celestial Buddha that vowed to lead all beings to Pure Land
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Amitabha
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Buddah of the west (pure land)
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Amudah
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Desk in the synagogue where the Torah is read
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