The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (164 page)

 
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Ama, et fac quod vis
(love and do what you will)
:

see
ETHICS
(Christianity).

 
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Amal
(ritual power)
:

see
MAGI
.

 
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(Skt., ‘deathless vocabulary’). Dictionary of classical Sanskrit, compiled by Amara-simha, a Buddhist of
c.
7th cent. CE.

 
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(Skt., ‘abode of the deathless’).
1
The ‘deathless’ are the gods, hence A. is the abode of the gods, i.e., heaven. ‘To enter Amar
vat
’ = ‘to die’.
2
A Buddhist ceremonial and pilgrimage centre situated along the Kistna river, Andhra Pradesh. The site dates from the
u
ga period (185–75 BCE). However, the central building, the Great
St
pa
, is the most important structure dating from the late
ndhra (25 BCE–320 CE).