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121Bodhipakkhiyādhammā — In Buddhism, bodhipakkhiyā dhammā (Pali, variant spellings include bodhipakkhikā dhammā and bodhapakkhiyā dhammā ; [For the various Pali spellings, see Rhys Davids Stede (1921 25), p. 491, under the entries for bodha and bodhi. In this article,… …
122The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …
123ascetic — adj austere, *severe, stern Analogous words: disciplined, trained, schooled (see TEACH): self denying, self abnegating (see corresponding nouns at RENUNCIATION): abstaining or abstinent, forbearing (see corresponding verbs at REFRAIN): abstemious …
124Vipassanā — (Pāli) or vipaśyanā (विपश्यना, Sanskrit) means insight into the impermanent nature, or anicca, of mind and body. Vipassana is one of India s most ancient techniques of meditation, attributed to Gautama Buddha. It is a way of self transformation… …
125Hasidic philosophy — This article is about Hasidic philosophy. For an overview of the Hasidic movement, see Hasidic Judaism. Hasidus called the Torah of the Baal Shem Tov and his Wellsprings , after his account in a letter to Gershon of Kitov about the elevation of… …
126Cistercians — coat of arms Vietnamese Cistercian monks standing in a cloi …
127Behavioural change theories — Behavioral change theories and models are attempts to explain the reasons behind alterations in individuals behavioral patterns. These theories cite environmental, personal, and behavioral characteristics as the major factors in behavioral… …
128Kant’s Copernican revolution — Daniel Bonevac Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason was to transform the philosophical world, at once bringing the Enlightenment to its highest intellectual development and establishing a new set of problems that would dominate philosophy in… …
