The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (787 page)

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Five Classics
(of Shinto)
:
Five deadly sins
.
Five offences in Buddhism which deliver the offender (via
karma
) into
naraka
(hell): patricide, matricide, killing an
arhat
, injuring a
buddha
, creating schism in the
sa
gha
. See also (in Japan)
GOGYAKU-ZAI
.
Five degrees
(of enlightenment)
:
see
GO-I
.
Five elements
(in Chinese and Taoist understanding of the cosmos)
:
Five elements
(Jain)
:

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