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The Rise of World Religions Flashcards

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103162994MantraA formula of utterances of words and sounds that are believed to possess spiritual power, a practice of bothe Hinduism and Buddhism.0
103162995MandalaA symbolic circular diagram of complex geometric used as an instrument of meditaion or in the performance of sacred rites in Hinduism and Buddhism.1
103162996SyllabaryA writing system in which each symbol represents the syllable of a word (cf. ideogram).2
103162997Ideogram(alternative: ideograph) A character or figure in a writing system in which the idea of a thing is represented rather than its name.3

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