The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2099 page)

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Samb
-ji
(Buddhist monastery):
Sa
cita-karma
.
In Hinduism, the accumulation of
sa
sk
ras
(acquired characteristics) which have been created and transmitted via
karma
from previous lives.
Sa
dhinirmocana-s
tra
(The Explanation of Mysteries, or The Unravelling of the Hidden Meaning)
.
An important text in the Buddhist school of
Vijñ
nav
da
(Yog
c
ra), and the source (2nd–3rd cent.) upon which many of the exponents of the school based their teachings. The work forms a bridge between the speculative
Perfection of Wisdom
(Prajñ
p
ramit
) literature and the mind-only philosophy of the Vijñ
nav
da which was developed in the treatises it inspired.

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