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- a spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian mythology, which survived after death
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1983: Then, I wondered how long I must wait before seeing my Double, but if I recalled, the Ka was not supposed to appear before the seventy days of embalming were done. " Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings
noun kaffir
- (obsolete) a blanket term for various native peoples of southern Africa.
- (South Africa) an offensive term for a black person
noun ( pl=kuffar)
- (Islam) infidel, Infidel, pagan, non-believer; a non-Muslim aside from ahl al-kitab (Christians, Jews, etc.).
- (Islam) Infidel, pagan, non-believer; any non-Muslim.<ref>Shaykh Al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimullah) v27 p264: "Whosoever does not forbid people from the deen of the Jews and Christians after the prophethood of the messenger Muhammad (saw) nor declares them kafir nor hates them, he is not a Muslim by the consensus of ALL Muslims, their scholars and
the general public."</ref>
noun
- (Islam) speculative theology
noun ( pl=kama, pl2=kamas)
- A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
proper noun
- a Native American people who used to inhabit parts of Kansas (from whom it derives its name)
- their language
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- (context, Hinduism, Buddhism) The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence, regarded as determining his next incarnation.
- destiny, Destiny, fate.
- A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
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- Egyptian god of the earth.
noun (plural Khojas)
- (Islam) a member of Gujarati speaking Shiite sect that takes the Aga Khan as their religious head
noun
- A talk or sermon delivered in mosque, mosques before the Friday prayer, or at other special occasions.
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- A Papuan language spoken in Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea.
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- (context, Zen Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student"s mind leading to satori.
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1979, Douglas R. Hofstadter, wikipedia:Gí¶del, Escher, Bach, Gí¶del, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid
- : Achilles: Let me tell you a kÅan about an imitator.
- :: <small> Zen master Gutei raised his finger whenever he was asked a question about Zen. A young novice began to imitate him in this way. When Gutei was told about the novice"s imitation, he sent for him and asked him if it were true. The novice admitted it was so. Gutei asked him if he understood. In reply the novice held up his index finger. Gutei
promptly cut it off. The novice ran from the room, howling in pain. As he reached the threshold, Gutei called, "Boy!" When the novice turned, Gutei raised his index finger. At that instant the novice was enlightened.</small>
- A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.
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1973, w:Thomas Pynchon, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity"s Rainbow
- : Gibberish. Or else a ' that Achtfaden isn"t equipped to master, a transcendent puzzle that could lead him to some moment of light.
- 2001', w:Joyce Carol Oates, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age : A Romance'' (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 303)
- : As always the "Why, Why am I here, why here" begins in her head, but she beats it back like a housewife with a broom.
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- (alternative spelling of, Qur'an)
proper noun
- Lord Krishna (Hindu theology): He is usually depicted with blue skin and playing a flute. He is the divine speaker of the Bhagavad-gita and the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
- A river in southern India.
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- (Yogic philosophy) "energy" that lies dormant in the body until released by yoga
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