The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (70 page)

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s. They claim descent from
‘Al
and
F
ima
(the daughter of
Mu
ammad
).
gama
(Skt.). In Hinduism, a general term for scripture, but more specifically, a body of medieval
Vai
ava
(specifically
P
ñcar
tra
),
aiva
, and
akta
literature in Sanskrit and Tamil, called respectively the P
ñcar
tra Sa
hit
s, the
aiva
gamas, and the
akta Tantras. There is also a collection of Jain
gamas.
In Buddhism,

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