Glossary of Terms: B
Baha'i Nineteen-Day Fast
Bandi Chhor Divas
Banned Books Week begins
Baptism of the Lord
barsakh
Bay'a
Beginning of Paryushana
Beginning of Ramadan (at sundown)
Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year
Beginning of Triodion
Beheading of John the Baptist
Beltane
Hindu devotional songs recited in honor of a specific deity; usually praises the god's divinity, particular virtues, and mythological aspects.
Birth of Bab
Birth of Baha'u'llah
Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
Birthday of Guru Amar Das
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh
Birthday of Guru Har Krishan
Birthday of Guru Har Rai
Birthday of Guru Hargobind
Birthday of Guru Nanak
Birthday of Guru Ram Das
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur
Bodhi Day
"Holy life" (Sanskrit); in Buddhism, narrowly defined as sexual chastity; more generally defined as monks, nuns, and also laypersons striving to live morally as a way to end suffering.
Related to the pre-Hindu religious traditions that involved priestly mediation and drawing on Vedic texts.
in Scientology, spiritual awareness is gained through the use of a modified whetstone bridge ("e-meter") that measures electrical currents in the body
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