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61Asceticism — • The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which means practice, bodily exercise, and more especially, atheletic training Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Asceticism Asceticism …
62Parvati — Hdeity infobox| Caption = Parvati feeding baby Ganesha. Watercolor on paper (ca. 1820) Name = Parvati Devanagari = पार्वती Sanskrit Transliteration = Pārvatī Pali Transliteration = Tamil script = Script name = Script = Affiliation = Devi, Shakti… …
63Mahavira — This article is about the Tirthankara of Jainism. For the Jain mathematician, see Mahāvīra (mathematician). Mahāvīra 24th Jain Tirthankara Miniature painting of Mahāvīra …
64Christian mysticism — Union with Christ is the purpose of Christian mysticism. Christian mysticism refers to the development of mystical practices and theory within Christianity. It has often been connected to mystical theology, especially in the Catholic and Eastern… …
65Rishabha (Jain tirthankar) — In Jainism, Rishabh Dev (ऋषभदेव) or Adinatha (other names used: IAST|Riṣhabh, IAST|Riṣhabhanāth, Rushabh, Rushabhdev, Adinath or Adishwar; Sanskrit IAST|ṛṣabha meaning best, most excellent ) was the first of the 24 Tirthankara. He belonged to the …
66List of stories in the Masnavi — The below list gives an overview of the stories in Rumi s Masnavi, as it appears in Reynold A. Nicholson s translation.Book I*Preface (in prose) *Proem *The King and the Handmaiden *The Greengrocer and the Parrot *The Jewish King whose Vizier… …
67Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon — Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon (A.D. 451) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon (A.D. 451) Egypt was the Motherland of Christian monasticism. It sprang into existence there at the beginning of the fourth …
68Divinization (Christian) — In Christian theology, divinization, deification, making divine or theosis is the transforming effect of divine grace.[1] This concept of salvation is historical and fundamental for Christian understanding that is prominent in the Eastern… …
69Cynic — The Cynics ( el. Κυνικοί, la. Cynici) were an influential group of philosophers from the ancient school of Cynicism. Their philosophy was that the purpose of life was to live a life of Virtue in agreement with Nature. This meant rejecting all… …
70Philokalia — The Philokalia (Gk. φιλοκαλείν Love of the Beautiful ) is a collection of texts by masters of the Eastern Orthodox, hesychast tradition, writing from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries on the disciplines of Christian prayer and a life… …
