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Ten Days of Penitence
(period of repentance; Jewish Calendar):
(period of repentance; Jewish Calendar):
Tenebrae
.
.
The special form of
mattins
and
lauds
for the last three days of
Holy Week
. The name
(Lat., ‘darkness’) comes from the practice of extinguishing fifteen candles, one at a time, during the service.
mattins
and
lauds
for the last three days of
Holy Week
. The name
(Lat., ‘darkness’) comes from the practice of extinguishing fifteen candles, one at a time, during the service.
Tenj
tenge yuiga dokuson
tenge yuiga dokuson(Jap.). ‘Above heaven, under heaven, I alone am worthy of honour’, a statement which Zen Buddhists believe was made by the
Buddha
kyamuni after his enlightenment. Far from being self-aggrandizing, it is a subtle statement of the realization that all appearances in the universe share the same buddha-nature (
bussh
) and are equally empty of self (
unyat
).
Buddha
kyamuni after his enlightenment. Far from being self-aggrandizing, it is a subtle statement of the realization that all appearances in the universe share the same buddha-nature (bussh
) and are equally empty of self (unyat).Tenka
ai
and
Va
aka
ai
.
aiand
Va
akaai.
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