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vows observed varies from one ordination lineage to another, generally the female monastic observes 360 vows while the male monastic observes 265.
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This is a term used in Vajrayana Buddhism that means wheel of time or "time-cycles". The word Kālacakra is usually used to refer to a very complex teaching and practice in Tibetan Buddhism. Although the teaching is very advanced and esoteric, there is a tradition of offering it to large public audiences.
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A bodhisattva is an enlightened being. According to Tibetan Buddhism, a Bodhisattva is one of the four sublime states a human can achieve in life.
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The dinar is a main currency unit in modern circulation in nine mostly-Islamic countries, and has historic use in several more.
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Military counterintelligence division of the GPU – OGPU – NKVD – USSR State Security Committee.
