The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (708 page)
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Eastern Paradise
(Buddhist world of attainment)
:
(Buddhist world of attainment)
:
AJYAGURU
Eastern Rite Catholics
.
.
Christians who are in union with Rome, but who have followed rites other than the Latin rite. They are known also as Oriental Rite Catholics. See
UNIAT(E) CHURCHES
.
UNIAT(E) CHURCHES
.
East Syrian Churches
.
.
Easy Path
:
:
EATWOT
Eben Shetiyyah
.
.
The rock on which, according to Jews and Muslims, the world is founded. It is to be seen in Qubbat al-Sakhrah, the
Dome of the Rock
, in
Jerusalem
. From this Rock,
Mu
ammad
ascended to heaven on his Night Journey (
mi‘raj
): the rock split at that moment because it wanted to follow Mu
ammad to heaven; the split can still be seen in the rock.
Dome of the Rock
, in
Jerusalem
. From this Rock,
Mu
ammadascended to heaven on his Night Journey (
mi‘raj
): the rock split at that moment because it wanted to follow Mu
ammad to heaven; the split can still be seen in the rock.Other books
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