The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (278 page)

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(Skt.). Eight liberations, a meditation exercise in Buddhism which leads to detachment from dependence on forms of appearance.
Asterisk
(Gk., ‘a star’). A metal (usually gold or silver) instrument used in Greek Orthodoxy to cover the
paten
so that the covering veils do not touch the consecrated bread during the
eucharist
.
Asteya
(Indian vow against stealing)
:
see
APARIGRAHA
(I).
Asthangika-m
rga
(Buddhist eightfold path)
:
stika
(Skt.). Hindu name for the six philosophical systems (
dar
ana
) which adhere correctly to the
Vedas
, acknowledging their authority. The opposite are the
n
stika
systems.

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