The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (538 page)

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Chinzei
.
A school of J
do (
Pure Land
) founded by Bench
. Of its many subsequent subdivisions, Shirahata-ry
is the strongest continuing group, often regarded as the main-line continuity of J
do.
Chi-Rho
.
The Greek letters X and P, being the first two letters of the word
Christos
, ‘Christ’. It was an ancient abbreviation of the name.
Chironomy
(hand gestures in cantillation)
:
see
MUSIC
.
Chisha
:
see
CHIH-I
.
Chishti, Mu‘
n al-D
n Mu
ammad

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