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

Back
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gama

(Skt.). In Hinduism, a general term for scripture, but more specifically, a body of medieval
Vai

ava
(specifically
P

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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