The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (229 page)
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Apsar
(Skt., ‘move in water’). The dancers in
Indra's
svarga
(heaven) in Hinduism. They are frequently depicted in Hindu relief art. In Buddhism, they are depicted as richly adorned attendants on
Sakka
(i.e. Indra).
Indra's
svarga
(heaven) in Hinduism. They are frequently depicted in Hindu relief art. In Buddhism, they are depicted as richly adorned attendants on
Sakka
(i.e. Indra).
Apsarasa
:
:
Apse
(Gk.,
apsis
). The rounded end of a church, especially in Greek Orthodoxy: it is derived from the Constaninian basilicas which incorporated the pagan
apsis
where judges and legal advisers sat.
apsis
). The rounded end of a church, especially in Greek Orthodoxy: it is derived from the Constaninian basilicas which incorporated the pagan
apsis
where judges and legal advisers sat.
‘Aqeda(h)
(Abraham's intended sacrifice of Isaac)
:
(Abraham's intended sacrifice of Isaac)
:
Aqib[v]a
(Jewish scholar and martyr)
:
(Jewish scholar and martyr)
:
‘Aq
da
(articles of faith)
:
da(articles of faith)
:
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