The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1902 page)

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P
an
(prosperity):
see
DITYAS
.
Pusey, Edward Bouverie
(1800–82)
. Leader of the
Oxford Movement
. As Regius Professor of Hebrew he lent his prestige and erudition to the Tractarian cause, which even became known, to its opponents, as ‘Puseyism’. His most influential activities were preaching and polemical writing, as well as spiritual counselling and acting as confessor to a wide range of people.
Pu-tai
(popular figure in Zen iconography):
see
HOTEI
.
P’u-t’i-ta-mo
(Chinese name):
P’u-t’o-shan
.
A mountain island in the E. China Sea, the holy place of Kuan-yin (
Avalokite
vara
), and a place of particular importance for Chinese Buddhism.

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