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The Apostolic Constitutions, whose texts date to c. 400 AD, attribute the precept of using holy water to the Apostle Matthew.It is plausible that the earliest Christians may have used water for expiatory and purificatory purposes in a way analogous to its employment in Jewish Law ("And he shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and he shall cast a little earth of the pavement of the ...
In the Pali literature, these short verses are recommended by the Buddha as providing protection from certain afflictions. The belief in the effective power to heal, or protect, of the sacca-kiriya, or asseveration of something quite true is an aspect of the work ascribed to the paritta.
Mary Dzon says that for many people during the Medieval period, devotion to the Holy Prepuce reflected a focus on the humanity of Jesus. [4]According to Farley, "Depending on what you read, there were eight, twelve, fourteen, or even 18 different holy foreskins in various European towns during the Middle Ages."
While sources agree about the identity of four of the five ingredients of anointing oil, the identity of the fifth, kaneh bosem, has been a matter of debate.The Bible indicates that it was an aromatic cane or grass, which was imported from a distant land by way of the spice routes, and that a related plant grows in Israel (kaneh bosem is referenced as a cultivated plant in the Song of Songs 4:14.
Tang Sanzang is modeled after the historical Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang, whose life was the book's inspiration; the real Xuanzang made a perilous journey on foot from China to India (and back) to obtain Buddhist sutras.
The Rig Veda, dating back thousands of years provides fundamental insight and inspiration regarding "unity in diversity"."Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti" is derived from Rig Veda 1.164.46, highlighting the unity of existence despite its diverse manifestations.
The santri of PPTQM Pakan Sinayan in Agam Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia doing the Tapak Suci exercise. Tapak Suci Putera Muhammadiyah (lit. ' Sacred Palm, Sons of Muhammadiyah '), shortened as Tapak Suci, is an autonomous pencak silat martial arts organization of Muhammadiyah, the modernist, second largest Muslim organization in Indonesia.
The word 'Allah' in thuluth calligraphy. Allah (/ ˈ æ l ə, ˈ ɑː l ə, ə ˈ l ɑː / A(H)L-ə, ə-LAH; [1] [2] [3] Arabic: الله, IPA: [ɑɫˈɫɑːh] ⓘ) is an Arabic word for God, particularly the God of Abraham.