The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (222 page)
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Apac
yana
(respect to elders)
:
yana(respect to elders)
:
Apad
na
(part of P
li canon)
:
na(part of P
li canon):
paddharma(Skt.,
pad
, ‘misfortune’, +
dharma
, ‘law’). In Hinduism, a practice only permissible in time of calamity, distress, or misfortune; the
dharma
of emergencies.
pad, ‘misfortune’, +
dharma
, ‘law’). In Hinduism, a practice only permissible in time of calamity, distress, or misfortune; the
dharma
of emergencies.
Apara-vidya
(Skt., ‘not-direct knowledge’). Knowledge by hearsay or report in Hinduism, as opposed to para-vidya, direct knowledge by way of experience, hence also known as Brahma-vidya.
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