A Disciple (from the Latin discipulus, a pupil) is one who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher, and implies that the pupil is under the discipline of, and "understands", his teacher; an adherent in doctrine.[1] Disciple should not be confused with apostle, meaning "one who is sent" or "ambassador". While a disciple is one who learns from a teacher, an apostle is sent on a mission ...

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• Disciple - Uses of Disciple
• Disciple - Followers of Jesus of Nazareth
• Disciple - As named in the Gospel of Luke

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Disciple: One who follows or accepts a teaching or teacher; a pupil; a student of a particular school, religion, master, or teacher.

 (See also: Disciple, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Disciple

A pupil or follower of a religion, a person, or a movement. Christians often confuse this term with Apostle.

(See also: Disciple, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

In the beginning a disciple in search of meaningful insight looked for a teacher to help him awaken the flame. He understood that by himself he was blind to those weaknesses in him that kept him from the illuminating grandeur of realities consigned to the invisible ego.

To gain strength and a will more masterful than his own required that he make a conscious sacrifice to the authority of those ahead of him. This entreaty, once consummated, became the presumptive devotee's first act of "conscious" will and the beginning of a lifetime of equitable service and study.

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Disciple may refer to: the followers of any teacher (e.g. the disciples of Plato) the followers of Jesus of Nazareth While the twelve apostles are the most well known group of people who were identified as disciples of Jesus, there were others: a much larger group of people were identified as disciples in the opening of the passage of the sermon on the plain (an abbreviated Sermon on the Mount) that begins in Luke 6:17. the twelve disciples of Jesus sent o ...

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Disciple, Disciple - Uses of Disciple, Disciple - Followers of Jesus of Nazareth, Disciple - As named in the Gospel of Luke

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The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), also known as the Disciples of Christ or simply as the Christian Church, is a denomination of Christian Protestantism that grew out of movements founded by Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell of West Virginia (then Virginia) and Barton W. Stone of Kentucky. Both families were originally Presbyterians. Disciples of Christ - History. The roots of the Disciples of Christ lie in the Restoration Movement of the early 1800s, with a focus on Christian un ...

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• Disciples of Christ - History
• Disciples of Christ - Modern Disciples
• Disciples of Christ - The Chalice
• Disciples of Christ - Churches Uniting in Christ
• Disciples of Christ - Peoples Temple and Jim Jones
• Disciples of Christ - Prominent Members
• Disciples of Christ - Affiliations

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The phrase disciple whom Jesus loved or Beloved Disciple is used several times in the Gospel of John. It is the Beloved Disciple who asks Jesus during the Last Supper who it is that will betray him. During the crucifixion, Jesus indicates the Beloved Disciple and tells his mother "Woman, here is your son." To the Beloved Disciple he says, "Here is your mother." When Mary Magdalene discovers the empty tomb, she runs to tell the Beloved Disciple and Simon Peter. The Beloved Disciple is the first to reach the empty t ...

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• Disciple whom Jesus loved - Identity of the Beloved Disciple
• Disciple whom Jesus loved - John the Evangelist
• Disciple whom Jesus loved - John the Apostle
• Disciple whom Jesus loved - Mary Magdalene
• Disciple whom Jesus loved - Others
• Disciple whom Jesus loved - Meaning of the phrase

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The Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ are a part of the Restoration Movement and are in the theological middle ground between the Disciples of Christ and the Church of Christ (non-instrumental). These churches are best defined as those in the Restoration Movement who have chosen not to be identified with the denomination styled as The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) but have also chosen not to make the use or lack of use of musical instruments in worship services a test of fellowship as it is in th ...

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• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Congregational Nomenclature
• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Separation of the Disciples of Christ
• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Identity
• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Baptism
• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Slogans

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Mirra Alfassa (later Morisset and Richard), known as The Mother (February 21, 1878 - November 17, 1973), was the spiritual partner of the sage and seer Sri Aurobindo. She was born in Paris to Turkish and Egyptian parents and came to his ashram on March 29, 1914 visiting Pondicherry several times and finally settling there in 1920. After November 24, 1926, when Sri Aurobindo retired into seclusion, she supervised the organization of his ashram and institutes. She became the leader of the community after ...

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• The Mother - Difficulties facing the biographer
• The Mother - Early Life
• The Mother - Meeting Sri Aurobindo
• The Mother - The Mother of the Ashram
• The Mother - The Physical Transformation
• The Mother - Auroville
• The Mother - Important Disciples
• The Mother - The Mother - Quotes
• The Mother - Partial bibliography

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Confucius The original member of "Massachusetts Most Wanted"(originally K'ung Fu-Tzu, traditionally September 28 551 BCE–479 BCE) was a famous thinker and social philosopher of China, whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asia for centuries. Living in what is referred to as the Spring and Autumn period (a time when feudal states fought against each other), he was convinced of his ability to restore the world's order, and failed. After much travelling around China to promote his ideas among rulers, he eventually b ...

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• Confucius - His life
• Confucius - Teachings
• Confucius - Philosophy
• Confucius - Ethics
• Confucius - Politics
• Confucius - Disciples
• Confucius - Names
• Confucius - Family and descendants
• Confucius - Home town

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denominations
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• Twelve Apostles - The Twelve Apostles
• Twelve Apostles - Synoptic Gospels the Gospel accounts acc. to Matthew Mark and Luke
• Twelve Apostles - Gospel According to St. John
• Twelve Apostles - Other apostles
• Twelve Apostles - Judas Iscariot
• Twelve Apostles - Beloved Disciple
• Twelve Apostles - Saul/Paul
• Twelve Apostles - Jesus
• Twelve Apostles - Barnabas
• Twelve Apostles - James the Just
• Twelve Apostles - Twelve Disciples/Apostles of Christ in the Book of Mormon
• Twelve Apostles - Others
• Twelve Apostles - Later Christianizing apostles
• Twelve Apostles - Apostles Today

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The Nyingma tradition is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism (the other three being the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug). "Nyingma" literally means "ancient," and is often referred to as the "school of the ancient translations" or the "old school" because it founded on the first translations of Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Tibetan, in the eighth century. In modern times the Nyingma linea ...

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• Nyingma - History
• Nyingma - 25 disciples
• Nyingma - Early Period
• Nyingma - Modern Developments
• Nyingma - Features of the Nyingma Lineage
• Nyingma - Tantric System
• Nyingma - Termas and Tertons
• Nyingma - Various Traditions and Important Historical Figures
• Nyingma - Longchenpa 1308-1363
• Nyingma - Jigme Lingpa 1730-1798 and the Longchen Nyingthig
• Nyingma - The Rinchen Terdzod
• Nyingma - Mipham Jamyang Gyatso 1846–1912
• Nyingma - Six Mother Monasteries
• Nyingma - The Nyingma Lineage Today
• Nyingma - Contemporary Nyingma Teachers
• Nyingma - Links
• Nyingma - Literature

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Bodhidharma (Sanskrit: बोधिधर्म Chinese 菩提達摩, pinyin Pútídámó or simply Dámó; Wade-Giles Tamo; Japanese ダルマ, Daruma, Vietnamese: Bồ-đề-đạt-ma, Korean: 보리달마, bo-ri-dal-ma), also known as the Tripitaka Dharma Master, was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk. Bodhidharma is traditionally held in Shaolin mythology to be the founder of the Chan school of Buddhism (known in Japan and the West as Zen), and the Shaolin school of Chinese martial arts ...

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• Bodhidharma - Biography
• Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang 547 by Yang Xuanzhi
• Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Biography of Bodhidharma by Tanlin
• Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks 645 by Daoxuan
• Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall 952
• Bodhidharma - Spiritual approach
• Bodhidharma - Portrayals of Bodhidharma
• Bodhidharma - Legends
• Bodhidharma - Encounter with Emperor Liang
• Bodhidharma - Nine years of gazing at a wall
• Bodhidharma - Bringing tea to China
• Bodhidharma - Daruma dolls
• Bodhidharma - Bodhidharma and Huike
• Bodhidharma - The lineage of Bodhidharma and his disciples
• Bodhidharma - Works attributed to Bodhidharma

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Sravaka (Sanskrit śrāvaka; Tibetan nyan thos; Pali sāvaka) is a hearer, a term applied to the personal disciples of the Buddha, distinguished as mahā-śrāvaka; it is also applied to hearers, or disciples in general; but its general connotation relates it to Nikaya Buddhist disciples who understand the four dogmas, rid themselves of the unreality of the phenomenal, ...

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disciple

1.    (esoteric) a first- or second-degree initiate.

2.     (common) A pupil or follower who helps spread a Master's teachings. Those who follow a particular discipline according to a prescribed pattern but also recognize much free will and understanding.

3.    Those subscribing to a constant habit of spiritual living whose knowledge, capacities, and spiritual abilities are demonstrated in daily life

(See also: Disciple, Body Mind and Soul)

A Christian theological definition of Disciple according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:

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Disciple

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Disciple. See CHELA

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Disciple:

One who has received initiation from a spiritual master and then follows the path shown by the master.

(See also: Disciple, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary, Siddha Yoga, Siddha Yoga Dictionary)

The Disciples of Christ declare only one essential tenet of the faith: belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In addition, the Disciples affirm that Jesus is the son of God and that he offers saving grace to all, as all persons are God’s children. Beyond this, there are several central practices generally associated with the Disciples: Open Communion: Communion is celebrated weekly during the worship service; no individual is ever refused Communion. Baptism by immersion: Disciples practice "Believer's baptism" by ...

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Disciples of Christ, Disciples of Christ - History, Disciples of Christ - Modern Disciples, Disciples of Christ - The Chalice, Disciples of Christ - Churches Uniting in Christ, Disciples of Christ - Peoples Temple and Jim Jones, Disciples of Christ - Prominent Members, Disciples of Christ - Affiliations

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Twelve Apostles - Judas Iscariot. Judas having betrayed Christ and then in guilt committed suicide before Christ's resurrection (in one Gospel account), the apostles then numbered eleven. According to Acts 1:16–20, Peter states, "Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus… For he was numbered with us, and received his portion in this ministry… For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be made desolate, Let no one dwell therein,' and, 'Let another take his office.'" Between the as ...

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Twelve Apostles, Twelve Apostles - The Twelve Apostles, Twelve Apostles - Synoptic Gospels the Gospel accounts acc. to Matthew Mark and Luke, Twelve Apostles - Gospel According to St. John, Twelve Apostles - Other apostles, Twelve Apostles - Judas Iscariot, Twelve Apostles - Beloved Disciple, Twelve Apostles - Saul/Paul, Twelve Apostles - Jesus, Twelve Apostles - Barnabas, Twelve Apostles - James the Just, Twelve Apostles - Twelve Disciples/Apostles of Christ in the Book of Mormon, Twelve Apostles - Others, Twelve Apostles - Later Christianizing apostles, Twelve Apostles - Apostles Today

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