The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1733 page)

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(allegorical interpretation) of Qur’
n. The Nu
air
employ
taq
ya
(dissimulation). Since the 1980s the Nu
air
have become powerful in Syrian politics. Hafez Assad, a Nu
air
, rose to become leader of Syria over a Sunn
majority.
Ny
ntiloka
(1878–1957)
. A German Buddhist scholar and translator. Apart from editions and translations, his most influential works were a
Buddhist Dictionary
,
The Word of the Buddha
, and
Path to Deliverance
.

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