The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1385 page)

The S
tra of the Sixth Patriarch from the High Seat of the Dharma Treasure, usually known as the
Platform S
tra
, a key Zen work in which the biography and sayings of
Hui-neng
are collected. However, it exists in longer and shorter forms, and may have been developed (as tradition affirms) from a lecture given by Huineng and recorded by Fa-hai.

 
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(1813–73).
Christian medical
missionary
and pioneer of Central and Southern African exploration. His 30,000-mile missionary journeys, mostly under appalling conditions, gave him first-hand knowledge of slave-trade cruelties, and he constantly worked for its suppression. His work inspired many who later established dispensaries, clinics, and hospitals all over the African continent. He died in the village of Ilala; his body was buried in Westminster Abbey.

 
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(Skt.). Greed, or avarice, an impediment to enlightenment in Hinduism and Buddhism. Lobha is also one of the five sins (
aku
ala
) cited in the
Mah
bh
rata
.

 
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see
AK
OBHYA
.