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  2. Saṃsāra (Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    Samsara is considered to be dukkha, suffering, and in general unsatisfactory and painful, [2] perpetuated by desire and avidya (ignorance), and the resulting karma and sensuousness. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Rebirths occur in six realms of existence, namely three good realms ( heavenly , demi-god , human) and three evil realms (animal, ghosts , hellish ).

  3. Bhavacakra - Wikipedia

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    Nāmarūpa name and form (constituent elements of mental and physical existence) – two men afloat in a boat; Ṣaḍāyatana six senses (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind) – a dwelling with six windows; Sparśa contact (of objects with the senses) – lovers consorting, kissing, or entwined; Vedanā feeling – an arrow to the eye

  4. Saṃsāra - Wikipedia

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    The body dies but not the Ātman, which is eternal reality, indestructible, and bliss. [73] Everything and all existence is connected, cyclical, and composed of two things: the Self, or Ātman, and the body, or matter. [19] This eternal Self called Ātman never reincarnates, it does not change and cannot change in the Hindu belief. [19]

  5. Six Paths - Wikipedia

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    This causes the deva eventual suffering. Being situated in the human world exposes one to disease, impurities, exposure to impermanence and a non-self (anātman). The animal realm is a place for those who have tormented animals and will receive the same treatment. The asura are in this realm as well and wage war against the deva.

  6. Buddhism and the body - Wikipedia

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    The body or physical form (called Rūpa) is considered as one of the five skandha, the five interdependent components that constitute an individual. The Buddha taught that there is no separate, permanent, or unchanging self, and that a human being is an impermanent composite of interdependent physical, emotional and cognitive components. [ 2 ]

  7. Christianity in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    Commentators including some Christians have taken a wide range of positions on the role of Christianity in Tolkien's fiction, especially in The Lord of the Rings.They note that it contains representations of Christ and angels in characters such as the wizards, the resurrection, the motifs of light, hope, and redemptive suffering, the apparent invisibility of Christianity in the novel, and not ...

  8. The symbolism and meaning behind different engagement ring shapes

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    The ring setting and diamond shape determine what an engagement ring symbolizes. Each shape and setting has its own meaning and style. What does a round cut engagement ring symbolize?

  9. Etheric body - Wikipedia

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    The etheric body, ether-body, or æther body is a subtle body propounded in esoteric and occult philosophies as the first or lowest layer in the human energy field or aura. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The etheric body is said to be in immediate contact with the physical body and to sustain it and connect it with "higher" bodies.