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ditya came to be applied to any god (so fundamental are the twelve principles to the sustenance of the cosmos). In Buddhism,
ditya is a name given to the Buddha.
ditya is a name given to the Buddha.
dityavar
a.
RAdloyada
(Heb.).
Purim
carnival. The expression derives from the Hebrew ‘
ad de-lo-yada
‘ (until one no longer knows). According to the
rabbis
, participants should celebrate on Purim until they no longer know the difference between ‘Blessed be Mordecai’ and ‘Cursed be Haman’. The celebration involves processions of carnival floats through major
Israeli
towns.
Purim
carnival. The expression derives from the Hebrew ‘
ad de-lo-yada
‘ (until one no longer knows). According to the
rabbis
, participants should celebrate on Purim until they no longer know the difference between ‘Blessed be Mordecai’ and ‘Cursed be Haman’. The celebration involves processions of carnival floats through major
Israeli
towns.
Adonai
(Heb., ‘my Lord’). Jewish title of God. It is commonly used to replace the
tetragrammaton
(JHWH) when reading the text of the Hebrew scriptures, and its vowels, inserted into JHWH, thus produce the form Jehovah.
tetragrammaton
(JHWH) when reading the text of the Hebrew scriptures, and its vowels, inserted into JHWH, thus produce the form Jehovah.
Adon ‘Olam
(Heb., ‘Lord of the World’). A Jewish hymn praising God's greatness. A version appears in George Borrow's
Lavengro
.
Lavengro
.
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