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• Basic Points Unifying the Theravāda and the Mahāyāna — The Basic Points Unifying the Theravāda and the Mahāyāna is an important Buddhist Ecumenical statement created in 1967 during the First Congress of the World Buddhist Sangha Council (WBSC), where its founder Secretary General, the late Venerable… …   Wikipedia

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• Five Precepts (Taoism) — The Five Precepts in Taoism (Chinese: 五戒; Pinyin: Wu Jie ; Cantonese: Ng Gye ), constitute the basic code of ethics undertaken mainly by Taoist lay cultivators. For Taoist monks and nuns, there are more advanced and stricter precepts. These… …   Wikipedia

• Five Precepts — Buddhist term pi= pañcasīlāni sa= pañcaśīlāni zh=五戒 (Cantonese Jyutping: ng5 gaai3) zh Latn=wǔjiè ja=五戒 ja Latn=go kai si=පන්සිල් th=ศีลห้า en=five precepts, five virtues my=ပဉ်စသီလ or ငါးပါးသီလ my Latn=IPA|pyì̃sa̰ θìla̰ pyinsa. thila. or IPA|ŋá… …   Wikipedia

• Bodhisattva Precepts — The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts are some of the basic teachings of Mahayana Buddhism.The Sixteen Bodhisattva PreceptsMany various translations exist, the following is used by John Daido Loori, Roshi at the Zen Mountain Monastery [… …   Wikipedia

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• SABBATICAL YEAR AND JUBILEE — (Heb. שְׁמִטָּה, shemittah; יוֹבֵל, yovel). According to the Bible, during the seventh year all land had to be fallow and debts were to be remitted (Ex. 23:10–11; Lev. 25:1–7, 18–22; Deut. 15:1–11). The close of seven sabbatical cycles instituted …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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• Theravada — (Pāli: थेरवाद theravāda (cf Sanskrit: स्थविरवाद sthaviravāda ); literally, the Teaching of the Elders , or the Ancient Teaching ) is the oldest surviving Buddhist school. It is relatively conservative, and generally closest to early Buddhism… …   Wikipedia