The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2047 page)
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Sadmaya-ko
a
.
a.
The sheath of
sat
(Being) which surrounds and sustains
tman
. In Hinduism, the approach to the realization of
Brahman
requires this sheath, since otherwise it could not be imagined. But without this sheath,
tman is one with Brahman.
sat
(Being) which surrounds and sustains
tman. In Hinduism, the approach to the realization of
Brahman
requires this sheath, since otherwise it could not be imagined. But without this sheath,
tman is one with Brahman.
afavids.
Persian dynasty which ruled 1501–1732 (AH 907–1145). It derived from Shaykh Is
q
af
al-D
n (d. 1334 (AH 735)), who was the leader of a
S
f
order named after him, the
afavis—hence the name of the dynasty. The order became associated with the
Ithn
‘Ashariy(y)a
Sh
‘as (Twelvers), and for that reason the Turkish adherents wore a red hat with twelve tassles on it, and became known as Qiz
l Bash, ‘red hats’.
qafal-Dn (d. 1334 (AH 735)), who was the leader of aS
forder named after him, theafavis—hence the name of the dynasty. The order became associated with theIthn
‘Ashariy(y)aSh
‘as (Twelvers), and for that reason the Turkish adherents wore a red hat with twelve tassles on it, and became known as Qizl Bash, ‘red hats’.Other books
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