The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (482 page)
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Caitya
(Skt., ‘a shrine’,
1
also cetiya).
In Indian religions, a shrine or monument, a place of worship, a burial mound.
2
In Buddhism, any object of veneration such as a burial mound, a sacred tree, a robe, etc., but more specifically a particular kind of Buddhist temple.
1
also cetiya).
In Indian religions, a shrine or monument, a place of worship, a burial mound.
2
In Buddhism, any object of veneration such as a burial mound, a sacred tree, a robe, etc., but more specifically a particular kind of Buddhist temple.
Caityagiri
(Buddhist centre in India)
:
(Buddhist centre in India)
:
ÑCH
Caityavandana
(interior devotion in Jainism)
:
(interior devotion in Jainism)
:
JCajetan, Tommaso De Vio
(1464–1534).
Dominican
scholar and exponent of
Aquinas
. He entered the Dominican order in 1484 against his parents' wishes, and became a prolific author, with more than 100 works attributed to him. The best-known,
De Ente et Essentia
, attacked
Averroism
. He strongly defended the monarchical authority of the
pope
at the (Ps.-) Council of Pisa, and was accordingly made cardinal in 1517. In 1518, he held three disputations with
Luther
, but failed to convince him. His commentary on the
Summa Theologica
of Aquinas led to a revival of Thomism.
Dominican
scholar and exponent of
Aquinas
. He entered the Dominican order in 1484 against his parents' wishes, and became a prolific author, with more than 100 works attributed to him. The best-known,
De Ente et Essentia
, attacked
Averroism
. He strongly defended the monarchical authority of the
pope
at the (Ps.-) Council of Pisa, and was accordingly made cardinal in 1517. In 1518, he held three disputations with
Luther
, but failed to convince him. His commentary on the
Summa Theologica
of Aquinas led to a revival of Thomism.
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