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... Buddhist political faction in South Vietnam since 1954 ; the chief organizer of the Buddhist demonstrations that led to the toppling of the U.S. - backed regime of Pres . Ngô Dinh Diem in 1963 . Tri Quang began his religious instruction ...
... Buddhist political faction in South Vietnam since 1954 ; the chief organizer of the Buddhist demonstrations that led to the toppling of the U.S. - backed regime of Pres . Ngô Dinh Diem in 1963 . Tri Quang began his religious instruction ...
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... ( Buddhist deity ) : see Yaman- taka . Vajrabodhi ( c . 7th century ) , South Indian Buddhist monk who translated several impor- tant mystical texts into Chinese . Shingon origins in China 3 : 389f Vajracchedika - sūtra ( Sanskrit ...
... ( Buddhist deity ) : see Yaman- taka . Vajrabodhi ( c . 7th century ) , South Indian Buddhist monk who translated several impor- tant mystical texts into Chinese . Shingon origins in China 3 : 389f Vajracchedika - sūtra ( Sanskrit ...
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... Buddhist scripture . Buddhist sacred text description 3 : 434d Viminal , hill in Rome , Italy . modern topography and history 15 : 1077h ; map 1068 vimuktikaya ( Sanskrit : " existence in free- dom " ) , in Buddhist philosophy , a term ...
... Buddhist scripture . Buddhist sacred text description 3 : 434d Viminal , hill in Rome , Italy . modern topography and history 15 : 1077h ; map 1068 vimuktikaya ( Sanskrit : " existence in free- dom " ) , in Buddhist philosophy , a term ...
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