The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2093 page)
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Samael
The name of
Satan
in Judaism from the amoraic period. It first appears in the Ethiopic
Book of
Enoch
. He appears in later sources as the consort of
Lilith
, and he is a prominent character in the
Zohar
and in kabbalistic literature.
Satan
in Judaism from the amoraic period. It first appears in the Ethiopic
Book of
Enoch
. He appears in later sources as the consort of
Lilith
, and he is a prominent character in the
Zohar
and in kabbalistic literature.
Sam
n
(chant):
n(chant):
Sama
as
.
as.
Hindu wandering philosophers of the Upani
adic period, who rejected Vedic tradition and family ties, and depended on alms for sustenance. Jain and Buddhist ascetics were in origin akin to sama
as; Buddhist assessment of them occurs in
S
mañña-phala Sutta
, part of
D
gha Nik
ya.
adic period, who rejected Vedic tradition and family ties, and depended on alms for sustenance. Jain and Buddhist ascetics were in origin akin to samaas; Buddhist assessment of them occurs inS
mañña-phala Sutta, part of
D
gha Nikya.S
ma
era
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