The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2679 page)
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Wahyguru
(Sikh acclamation):
(Sikh acclamation):
see VAHIGURU.
Wai-ch’i
(breathing in Chinese religion and medicine):
(breathing in Chinese religion and medicine):
Wailing Wall
(
ha-Kotel ha-Ma‘aravi
)
.
(
ha-Kotel ha-Ma‘aravi
)
.
Western Wall of the Jewish
Temple
in
Jerusalem
. The Wailing Wall was all that remained of the Temple after its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE. It is a place of
pilgrimage
and the most holy place in the Jewish world. Since 1967, when it came into
Israeli
hands, the area in front of the wall has been cleared and converted into a large paved area where Jews can gather and pray.
Temple
in
Jerusalem
. The Wailing Wall was all that remained of the Temple after its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE. It is a place of
pilgrimage
and the most holy place in the Jewish world. Since 1967, when it came into
Israeli
hands, the area in front of the wall has been cleared and converted into a large paved area where Jews can gather and pray.
Wai-tan
(external alchemy):
(external alchemy):
Wajd
(Arab.,
wajada
, ‘find, know by experience’). Ecstasy or rapture, a
S
f
term for a state of mental and physical excitement that manifests itself when the heart of the devotee is undergoing divine illumination.
wajada
, ‘find, know by experience’). Ecstasy or rapture, a
S
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