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Reza Aslan • No god but God (Updated Edition): The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Khotanese monk’s name was Shikshananda,
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
The Uniqueness of the LSN Sahasra = thousand, nāma = name. Equivalent of the Vedas. Composition attributed to the Vāgdevatās. Only sahasranāma where no nāma is repeated. Even when many nāmas may mean approximately the same thing, the context of each will reveal subtle (and often, profound) differences. No filler words or conjunctions.
Kavitha Chinnaiyan • Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalitā Sahasranāma
The central figure of Buddhism is not a god but a human being, Siddhartha Gautama.
Yuval Noah Harari • Sapiens
He is a servant of creation. Energy moves through him, and he directs it but does not try to control it or hold on to it.
Rachel Pollack • The New Tarot Handbook
Magi
But his name was not Lao-tzu, which means “Old Master.” Ssu-ma Ch’ien says his family name was Li, his personal name was Erh (meaning “ear,” hence, learned), and his posthumous name was Tan (meaning “long-eared,” hence, wise).