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| List of Boxes and Tables | |
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| List of Figures | |
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| Note on Scriptural References | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Beyond Time and Space | |
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| Image | |
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| The Second Commandment (Judaism) | |
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| Shirk (Islam) | |
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| Incarnate Son (Christianity) | |
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| Murti (Hinduism) | |
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| The Three Bodies (Buddhism) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Book | |
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| Shruti and Smriti (Hinduism) | |
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| The Three Baskets (Buddhism) | |
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| New Testament (Christianity) | |
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| Tanach (Judaism) | |
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| Qur'an (Islam) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Within Time and Space | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Dharma (Hinduism) | |
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| Pancasila (Buddhism) | |
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| The Ten Words (Judaism) | |
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| A New Commandment (Christianity) | |
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| The Greater Jihad (Islam) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Birth | |
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| Baptism (Christianity) | |
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| B'rit Milah (Judaism) | |
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| Aqiqah (Islam) | |
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| Birth Samskaras (Hinduism) | |
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| The Buddhist Exception (Buddhism) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Death | |
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| The Wheel of Rebirth (Buddhism) | |
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| The Last Sacrifice (Hinduism) | |
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| Resurrection of the Body (Judaism) | |
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| Salat al-Jenazah (Islam) | |
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| First-Fruits (Christianity) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Marriage | |
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| Nikah (Islam) | |
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| Under the Huppah (Judaism) | |
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| Householder and Forest-Dweller (Hinduism) | |
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| Bride of Christ (Christianity) | |
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| The Renunciation (Buddhism) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Food | |
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| Ahimsa and Samadhi (Buddhism) | |
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| Blessed Leftovers (Hinduism) | |
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| Bread and Wine (Christianity) | |
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| Kosher (Judaism) | |
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| Halal (Islam) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Clothing | |
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| The Veil of Modesty (Islam) | |
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| Kippah, Tefillin, and Tallit (Judaism) | |
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| The Thread and the Mark (Hinduism) | |
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| Vestments and Habits (Christianity) | |
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| The Three Robes (Buddhism) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Time and Space | |
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| Day | |
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| Uposatha (Buddhism) | |
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| Tithi (Hinduism) | |
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| Sabbath (Judaism) | |
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| The Lord's Day (Christianity) | |
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| Salat (Islam) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Year | |
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| Four Seasons (Christianity) | |
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| Full Moons and Monsoons (Buddhism) | |
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| Day of Brahma (Hinduism) | |
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| Harvests, History, and High Holy Days (Judaism) | |
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| Lunar Year (Islam) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Building | |
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| Mosque (Islam) | |
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| Synagogue (Judaism) | |
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| Church (Christianity) | |
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| Mandir (Hinduism) | |
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| Temple Complex (Buddhism) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Journey | |
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| The Sacred Ford (Hinduism) | |
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| Traces of Tathagata (Buddhism) | |
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| The Quest of the Magi (Christianity) | |
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| Aliyah (Judiams) | |
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| Hajj (Islam) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Select Bibliography | |
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| Index | |