Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia - Aum
Aum (also Om, ॐ) is the most sacred syllable in Hinduism, first coming to light in the Vedic Tradition. The syllable is sometimes refer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - Aum In Hindu Tradition
Aum - Origin. Found first in the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism, Aum has been seen as the first manifestation of the unmanifest Brahman (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - Aum In Hindu Tradition
Aum - Origin. Found first in the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism, Aum has been seen as the first manifestation of the unmanifest Brahman (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum Shinrikyo: Encyclopedia - Aum Shinrikyo
Aum Shinrikyo (also spelled Om Shin Rikyo) was a religious group which mixed Buddhist and Hindu beliefs and was based in Japan. It gained...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum Namah Sivaya: Encyclopedia - Aum Namah Sivaya
Aum namah Śivāya (IAST transliteration, refer to Sanskrit for pronunciation) is among the foremost Vedic mantras. Its general translati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Understanding: Encyclopedia - Understanding
Understanding is a psychological process related to an abstract or physical object, such as, person,situation and message whereby one is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: Encyclopedia - An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is one of John Locke's two most famous works, the other being his Second Treatise on Civil Govern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tradition: Encyclopedia - Tradition
The word tradition, comes from the Latin word traditio which means "to hand down" or "to hand over." It is used in a number of ways in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum Shinrikyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum Shinrikyo - Doctrine
Aleph's doctrine is based on the ancient Buddhist scriptures called Pali Canon. The collection comprises about 70 volumes, fully translat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indifferentism: Encyclopedia Ii - Indifferentism - Traditional Catholic Understanding Of Indifferentism
Roman Catholic theology gives this name to all those theories, which, for one reason or another, deny that it is the duty of man to worsh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Jewish Understanding
Popular belief holds that these are "the commandments" of the Hebrew Bible. In fact, the Torah has 613 commandments. The Jewish tradition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Christian Understanding
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity of God God t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Christian Understanding
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum Shinrikyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum Shinrikyo - 'aum Surveillance Law': Under Pressure
In January 2000, the group was placed under surveillance for a period of three years. (Highlights of the bill) In January 2003, Japan's P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy - Other Traditions
Members of many societies have considered philosophical questions and built philosophic traditions based upon each other's works. Eastern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Understanding: Encyclopedia Ii - Understanding - Is Understanding Definable?
It is difficult to define understanding. If we use the term concept as above, the question then arises as to what is a concept? Is it an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brook Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Brook Of Egypt - Traditional Interpretation As The Nile
The traditional Jewish understanding of the term Nachal Mitzrayim is that it refers to the Nile. This view is made explicit in the Jerusa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum Shinrikyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum Shinrikyo - Activities
The movement received an official status of a religion from the Japanese government in 1987. It had been founded by Shoko Asahara in his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Muslim Understanding
Muslims accept Moses as a prophet, but they reject the Biblical versions of the Ten Commandments. Islam teaches that the Biblical text us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Samaritan Understanding
The Samaritans have a slightly different version of the Torah than the Jews, that is written in the original Hebrew script and harmonizes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samael: Encyclopedia Ii - Samael - In Other Traditions
In the Apocryphon of John, found in the Nag Hammadi library, Samael is the third name of the evil demiurge, whose other names are Yaltaba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freyr: Encyclopedia Ii - Freyr - Other Traditions
In Iceland, Freyr was second only to Thor in popularity. Some last vestiges of the offerings to Freyr still survive on the Swedish Christ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lot And Block Survey System: Encyclopedia Ii - Lot And Block Survey System - Understanding Property Descriptions
The Lot and Block system is perhaps the simplest of the three main survey systems to understand. For a legal description in the Lot and B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sephirot Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Sephirot Kabbalah - Non-traditional Interpretations
The tree as detailed by Athanasius Kircher (sometimes referred to as the "Kircher Tree") is by far the most well-known one today. Others ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samael: Encyclopedia Ii - Samael - Samael In Other Traditions
In the Apocryphon of John, found in the Nag Hammadi library, Samael is the third name of the evil demiurge, whose other names are Yaltaba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sephirot Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Sephirot Kabbalah - Non-traditional Interpretations
The tree as detailed by Athanasius Kircher (sometimes referred to as the "Kircher Tree") is by far the most well-known one today. Others ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor - History On Other Imperial Traditions
Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions. The only pre-Columbian North American rulers to be commonly called emperors were the Huey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stregheria: Encyclopedia Ii - Stregheria - Relationship With Other Traditions
Stregheria shares commonalities with both Wicca and polytheistic Reconstructionism. Stregheria is one of a number of ethnicity or culture...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proa: Encyclopedia Ii - Proa - Other Western Interpretations
In a non-traditional variant, first seen among Western yacht racers, the "Atlantic proa" has an ama is always to the lee side to provide ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nibelung: Encyclopedia Ii - Nibelung - Other Interpretations Of Nibelung
Nibelung - A northern people. Although Nibelungs refers to the royal family of the Burgundians in the second half of the Nibelunglenlie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belial: Encyclopedia Ii - Belial - In Other Religious Traditions
The Satanic Bible names Belial as one of the Four Crown Princes of Hell (specifically, the North Crown), and states that his name means "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turn The Other Cheek: Encyclopedia Ii - Turn The Other Cheek - Interpretations
This phrase, as with much of the Sermon on the Mount, has been subjected to both literal and figurative interpretations. Turn the other ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanukkah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanukkah - Interaction With Other Traditions
Hanukkah gained increased importance with many Jewish families in the twentieth century, including large numbers of secular Jews who want...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Singapore - Other Traditions
In recent years, the Theravada school, Nichiren Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism have acquired sizeable followings. Monks from Sri Lanka, Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments - Others 其他
Playing contexts. Chinese instruments are either played solo, or collectively in large orchestras (as in the imperial court) or in smal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum Shinrikyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum Shinrikyo - Sarin Gas Attacks And Aftermaths
Main article: Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway In 1995, following a Tokyo subway sarin gas attack in which 12 commuters died and thou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homecoming: Encyclopedia Ii - Homecoming - Other Traditions
Homecoming - Parade. Many Homecoming celebrations include a parade. The parade includes the school's marching band and different school...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Mantra In Other Traditions Or Contexts
Transcendental Meditation, also known simply as 'TM', uses simple mantras as a meditative focus. TM was founded by the Maharishi Mahesh Y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Understanding Of The Bible
Jews and Christians seek authority from many of the same basic books, but they conceive of these books in significantly different ways. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandrian Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexandrian Wicca - Relationship To Other Traditions
Scholar Ronald Hutton records comments from British practitioners of Gardnerian and Alexandrian Wicca that distinctions between the two t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shoko Asahara: Encyclopedia Ii - Shoko Asahara - Aum Shinrikyo: The Doctrine
The doctrine of Aum Shinrikyo is based on original Buddhist sutras (scriptures), known as the Pali Canon. Besides the Pali Canon, Aum Shi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papias: Encyclopedia Ii - Papias - Other Traditions Related By Papias
Papias also related a number of traditions that Eusebius had characterized as "some strange parables and teachings of the savior, and som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Microvitum: Encyclopedia Ii - Microvitum - Problems In Understanding Microvitum
The author of Microvitum in a Nutshell is rumored to have said that widespread acceptance and research using microvita will not occur for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odyssean Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Odyssean Wicca - Relationship With Other Traditions
As mentioned above, Odyssean Wicca was inspired at least in part by the Gardnerian, Alexandrian, and Continental traditions. Blue Star Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Car Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Car Engine - Understanding Car Descriptions
The Lamborghini Diablo 6.0 V-12(60°) From this description, we are able to tell a number of things. Firstly we know that the vehicle's c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dart Missile: Encyclopedia Ii - Dart Missile - Other Traditional Darts
The darts in use by the developers of the English language (see Thrown darts, below) were used throughout Europe for much of its military...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dinah: Encyclopedia Ii - Dinah - Other Interpretations
Bible scholars believe that the story of the rape of Dinah exists to establish a claim to Shechem, as well as to explain why Simeon and L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Margin Of Error: Encyclopedia Ii - Margin Of Error - Understanding The Margin Of Error
Margin of error - A running example. This running example from the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign will be used to illustrate concepts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum Namah Sivaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum Namah Sivaya - A Hindu Śaivite View On The Aum Namah Śivāya Mantra
The meaning of the Namah Śivāya mantra was explained by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami: "Namah Śivāya is the most holy name of God �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christmas Pudding: Encyclopedia Ii - Christmas Pudding - The Wish And Other Traditions
Traditionally puddings were made on or immediately after the Sunday "next before Advent", i.e. five weeks before Christmas. The Collect f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Star Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Star Wicca - Relationship To Other Traditions
As mentioned above, Blue Star Wicca was inspired at least in part by both the Gardnerian and Alexandrian traditions. It was also influenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Humour: Encyclopedia Ii - Humour - Understanding Humour
The term "humour" as formerly applied in comedy referred to the interpenetration of the sublime and the ridiculous. For this reason humou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Real Presence: Encyclopedia Ii - Real Presence - Alternative Understandings
Alternative views of Real Presence are: Catholic and Orthodox Christians see Real Presence in terms of transubstantiation or metousiosis,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Bihar: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Bihar - Other Traditional Snacks And Savouries
There are several other traditional snacks and savouries: Pua, prepared from a mixture of powdered rice, milk, ghee (clarified butter), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icon: Encyclopedia Ii - Icon - Icon Traditions In Other Regions
In Romania, icons painted as reversed images on glass and set in frames were common in the 19th century and are still made. "In the Trans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icon: Encyclopedia Ii - Icon - Icon Traditions In Other Regions
See article: Romanian icons In Romania, icons painted as reversed images on glass and set in frames were common in the 19th century and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Multiple Dispatch: Encyclopedia Ii - Multiple Dispatch - Understanding Dispatch
Developers of computer software typically organize source code into named blocks called, variously, subroutines, procedures, subprograms,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phobia: Encyclopedia Ii - Phobia - Understanding And Classifying Phobias
Most psychologists and psychiatrists divide phobias into three categories: Social phobias - fears involving other people or social situa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Migration: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Migration - Toward An Understanding Of Migration
Human migration - Types of Migrations. The cyclic movement which involves commuting, a seasonal movement, and nomadism. The periodic m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Zero: Encyclopedia Ii - Year Zero - Other Year Zero Traditions
Year zero - South Asian moon calendars. All eras used with Hindu and Buddhist calendars, such as the Saka era or the Kali Yuga, begin w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Plates: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Plates - Other Plates In The Latter Day Saint Tradition
In addition to the Golden Plates, there are several other mentions of ancient records recorded on metal plates in the Latter Day Saint tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Tradition - Tradition As A Practice...
A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a wri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Tradition - Traditions And Customs...
A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a wri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Human Understanding Of The Moon
Moon - Myth and folk culture. Moon - The Moon as muse. The Moon has been the subject of many works of art and literature and the insp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Human Understanding Of The Moon
Moon - Myth and folk culture. Main article: Moon (mythology) Moon - The Moon as muse. Main article: Moon in art and literature Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drew Struzan: Encyclopedia Ii - Drew Struzan - The Decline Of Traditional Art: Other Outlets
In the 1990s, with the advent of computers and digital manipulation of images utilized to create poster art, Struzan experienced the decl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Human Understanding Of The Sun
Mankind's most fundamental understanding of the Sun is as the luminous disk in the heavens whose presence above the horizon creates day, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Negative Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Negative Theology - In The Christian Tradition
One of the first to articulate the theology was Pseudo Dionysius. Exemplars of the via negativa, the Cappadocian Fathers of the 4th centu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Aum
Aum (Sanskrit) The ancient Indians held that Om, when considered as a single letter ((Sanskrit character)) was the symbol of the Supre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Aum
Aum: see Om   (See also: Aum ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Aum
AUM (Om) -a sound that vibrates the whole spiritual channel, changes all the chakras and harmonizes mind and body; traditional chant (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Aum
Aum (Sanskrit) The ancient Indians held that Om, when considered as a single letter ((Sanskrit character)) was the symbol of the Supre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum (om): New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Aum (om)
Aum (OM) (Sanskrit) A sound that vibrates the whole spiritual channel, charges all the chakras, and harmonizes mind and body; traditi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Aum
Aum (Sanskrit). The sacred syllable; the triple-lettered unit; hence the trinity in One.   (See also: Aum , Theosophy, Spiritu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Aum
aum: aum - all, the absolute   (See also: aum , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Aum
aum: the sacred sound and symbol which represents brahman in its unmanifest and manifest aspects   (See also: aum , Hinduism,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Om, Aum: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Om, Aum
Om or Aum (Sanskrit). A mystic syllable, the most solemn of all words in India. It is "an invocation, a benediction, an affirmati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Aum
Aum A meditation-syllable, said by some to be the mnemonic of the three Hindu gods of creation, reservation and destruction. Om &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Aum
Aum: Aum. Om; Designation of the Universal Brahman; sacred, primordial sound of the universe.   (See also: Aum , Hinduism, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Sai Baba Dictionary On Aum
AUM: AUM: Om; Designation of the Universal Brahman; sacred, primordial sound of the universe.   (See also: AUM , Hinduism,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aum
Aum: (Sanskrit) or (Sanskrit) Often spelled Om. The mystic syllable of Hinduism, placed at the beginning of most sacred writings. As a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aum
Aum: (Sanskrit) or (Sanskrit) Often spelled Om. The mystic syllable of Hinduism, placed at the beginning of most sacred writings. As a m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Aum
AUM This is the holy word (OM) in its tripartite form, representing the Hindu Trinity. A = Vishnu (the self). U = Brahma (Not-Self). M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum Shinri Kyo: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Aum Shinri Kyo
Aum Shinri Kyo, Shoko Asahara Aum (a mantra) Shinri Kyo (Supreme Truth) is the apocalyptic Buddhist sect suspected in the 1995 subway ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Om (aum): New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Om (aum)
Om (Aum) (Sanskrit) Sacred syllable symbolizing the sum total of all energy; first cause; omnipresent sound; lasting peace   (...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  aum: Sanskrit Dictionary On  aum
 Aum: all, the absolute   (See also:  Aum , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Om - Aum: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Om - Aum
A Theosophical definition of Om - Aum :   Om - Aum A word considered very holy in the Brahmanical literature.   It is a s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aum Supreme Truth: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Aum Supreme Truth
Aum Supreme Truth See Aum Shinri Kyo.   (See also: Aum Supreme Truth , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Mou, Memorandum Of Understanding: Oceanography Dictionary - Mou, Memorandum Of Understanding
  Definition and meaning of MOU, Memorandum of Understanding:   MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) - an interagency agree...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Dictionary Eating, Watching Others Eat: Dream Interpretation - Eating, Watching Others Eat
  Eating/watching others eat The act of eating can be very telling in a dream, or it can simply stand for basic survival.   ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - When You Pronounce Aum:
"A - emerges from the throat, originating in the region of the navel U - rolls over the tongue M - ends on the lips A - waking, U - dream...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - When You Pronounce Aum:
"A - emerges from the throat, originating in the region of the navel U - rolls over the tongue M - ends on the lips A - waking, U - dream...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - Om In Jain Tradition
In Jainism, Om is regarded to be a condensed form of reference to the five parameshthis. The Dravyasamgrah quotes an ancient Prakrit line...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - Om In Buddhist Tradition
With Buddhism's evolution and breaking away from Vedic/Hindu tradition, Aum and other symbology/cosmology/philosophies were co-opted from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - Om In Jain Tradition
In Jainism, Om is regarded to be a condensed form of reference to the five parameshthis. The Dravyasamgrah quotes an ancient Prakrit line...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - Om In Buddhist Tradition
With Buddhism's evolution and breaking away from Vedic/Hindu tradition, Aum and other symbology/cosmology/philosophies were co-opted from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - Om In Sikh Tradition
Ek Onkar (also ੴ, ਇਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ, Ik Ōaṅkār, Ek Omkar, Ik Omkar and other variants) means one God and is a central symbo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - The Significance Of The Symbol Om
The symbol Om (also called Pranava), is the most sacred symbol in Hinduism. Volumes have been written in Sanskrit illustrating the signif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - The Significance Of The Symbol Om
The symbol Om (also called Pranava), is the most sacred symbol in Hinduism. Volumes have been written in Sanskrit illustrating the signif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum: Encyclopedia Ii - Aum - Om In Sikh Tradition
Ek Onkar (also ੴ, ਇਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ, Ik Ōaṅkār, Ek Omkar, Ik Omkar and other variants) means one God and is a central symbo...   » Read the article