The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1831 page)

vet
mbara (see
DIGAMBARA
) is Mount
atrunj
ya (‘The conqueror of enemies’). It is one of five holy mountains, standing near Palitana in Gujarat. To organize a pilgrimage is an act of great merit for Jain laymen—the equivalent, according to some, of undertaking initiation as a monk. The organizer is called
sa
ghapati
, ‘the lord of the community’ (cf.
sa
gha
).

 
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Pilgrim Fathers
.

English Christian Dissenters who set sail in 1620 to cross the Atlantic (in the
Mayflower
) and who established Plymouth Colony. They numbered 102, though a baby was born at sea. The name was based on Hebrews 11. 13.

 
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see
FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
.

 
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(derived from
pilpel
, ‘pepper’). A method of Jewish
Talmudic
study. Traditionally pilpul meant the logical distinctions by which contradictions in the texts could be explained. Pilpul was distinguished from
girsah
(the cursory straightforward meaning of the words) and it served the functions of resolving contradictions, making the text relevant to changing circumstances, and providing a constant changing intellectual challenge.

 
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