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Concise Dictionary of Religion

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KABR, Kabir (1440-1518):

KAGAWA, Toyohiko (1888-1960):

KAHN, Herman (1922-1983):

KAIROS DOCUMENT:

KALPA (Sanskrit) KAPPA (Pali):

KANT, Immanuel (1724-1804):

KEBLE, John (1792-1866):

KEMPE, Margery (1373-1433):

KEPLER, Johannes (1571-1630):

KESWICK CONVENTION:

KEYNES, John Maynard (1883-1946):

KHADJA (died 619):

KHLID al-WALD (died 641/2):

KHANDHA (Pali) SKANDHA (Sanskrit):

KHTM al-NUBUWWA:

KHOMEINI, Ruhullah Al-Musavi (1902-1989):

KHOMIAKOV, Aleksei Stepanovitch (1804-1860):

KHUDDAKA-NIKAYA:

KIERKEGAARD, Soren Asby (1813-1855):

KIMBANGU, Simon (19-?-1951:

KINDI, Abu Yusuf Ya'qub bin Ishaq (813-873):

KING, Martin Luther Jr. (1929-1968):

KINGDOM OF GOD:

KINGSLEY, Charles (1819-1875):

KNIGHT, J. C. (1946-):

KNOX, John (1513-1572):

KLUCKHORN, Clyde (1905-1960):

KOBO DAISHI (774-835):

KOESTLER, Arthur (1905-):

KO HUNG (3rd-4th CENTURY):

KRÄMER, Hendrik (1888-1955):

KRISHNA (Krsna -Sanskrit):

KRISHNAMURTI, Jiddu (1895-1986):

KUBLAI KHAN (1216-1294):

KUHN, Thomas Samuel (1922-):

KUMRAJVA (344-413):

KÜNG, Hans (1928-):

KUYPER, Abraham (1837-1920):

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PYTHAGORAS (6th century B.C.):

Greek PHILOSOPHER, mathematician and founder of geometry. He established a VEGETARIAN community of scholars who shared all things in common and were initiated to membership through religious RITUALS. Emphasizing the importance of mathematics and music in the quest for TRUTH, he taught the TRANSMIGRATION and believed that the SOUL is imprisoned in the body. His work greatly influenced PLATO.