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Namdev |
North Indian poet (1270–1350)
who was part of the Sant tradition antecedent to Sikhism;
some of his abhangas (hymns) are found in the Guru Granth
Sahib. |
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Namdhris |
A group within Sikhism having belief in a living
human Guru. |
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Nam Japna |
In Sikhism, meditation technique of repeating
the divine name. |
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National Secular
Society |
A British pressure group for 'unbelievers and
freethinkers', It was founded in 1866 by Charles Bradlaugh,
later a radical liberal MP. The Society works for a wide range
of social reforms. |
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Navarati |
A Hindu festival of nine nights preceding Dasahra. |
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ner tamid |
'eternal light', the lamp which hangs in every
synagogue in front of the Aron Kodesh (Holy Ark). |
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Nicene Creed |
An official statement of Christian belief,
settled at the Council of Nicea in 325 CE, used in eucharist
services of many denominations. |
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Nirankaris |
A group within Sikhism having belief in a living
human Guru. |
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Nirvana / Nibbana |
Nirvana in Hinduism is union with the Supreme
Being (Brahman) through moksha (release from the cycle of
birth/death/rebirth). Nibbana (or Nirvana) in Buddhism is
an indescribable state found through the extinction of greed,
hatred and delusion and is held by Buddhists to be the ultimate
goal of existence. |
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Nishan Sahib |
The flag which flies above a Gurdwara. |
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Noahide code |
Seven mitzvot which Jews regard as the basic
moral code all people should live by, thus applicable to the
'sons of Noah'. They prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder,
theft, adultery and incest and cruelty to animalsand require
proper respect for courts and a system of law. |
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Noble Eightfold
Path |
In Buddhism, the path by which human beings
can reach enlightenment. As taught by Gautama Buddha, this
path consists in 1) right understanding 2) right aspiration
or purpose 3) right speech 4) right bodily action 5) right
means of livelihood 6) right endeavour 7) right mindfulness
and 8) right concentration. |
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Numinous |
A term coined by Rudolph Otto (from Latin numen
'the power of a deity') to describe the quality of the experience
of that which we perceive to be 'holy'. |
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