The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (795 page)
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Five Scrolls
(books of Hebrew scriptures)
:
(books of Hebrew scriptures)
:
Five species
.
.
Varieties of cereals or grains which are indigenous to the land of Israel, and are therefore subject to biblical and rabbinic laws governing such produce.
Five Supreme Beings
(
pañca paramesthin
, those at the highest stage), the five exemplary modes of being for Jains. Highest are the
tirtha
karas
; next are the
siddhas
, the liberated souls (
j
va
); then the guides on earth (acarya) who lead monks and nuns; then the teachers of monks and nuns (
upadhy
ya
); then monks. They are approached in reverence and homage through
pañca namask
ra
(the five homages), a
mantra
which offers homage to each of the five groups.
pañca paramesthin
, those at the highest stage), the five exemplary modes of being for Jains. Highest are the
tirtha
karas; next are the
siddhas
, the liberated souls (
j
va); then the guides on earth (acarya) who lead monks and nuns; then the teachers of monks and nuns (
upadhy
ya); then monks. They are approached in reverence and homage through
pañca namask
ra(the five homages), a
mantra
which offers homage to each of the five groups.
Five virtues
(Hindu virtues)
:
(Hindu virtues)
:
Five virtues
(in Confucianism)
:
(in Confucianism)
:
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