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- ARHAT
- ('worthy one') a Buddhist saint who in life has fully realized selfless reality, thus being assured of nirvana after death, and who, like a bodhisattva, leads the way for believers.
- AVALOKITESHVARA
- ('lord who looks down from above') one of the most important bodhisattva, the embodiment of compassion and Tibet's patron deity; also known as Lokeshvara, 'lord of the universe'; the Dalai Lamas are emanations of him; see Guanyin and Kannon.
- AGNI
- the sacrificial flame; Brahman deity of fire.
- AYUDHYA
- capital of the Thai kingdom founded in 1350.
- ABHAYA-MUDRA
- the 'fear-dispelling' mudra or gesture; expressed by raising the right hand with palm out.
- ANGKOR
- (royal city, from the Sanskrit nagara) current name for the site that functioned as the Khmer capital from the early tenth century to 1431, the date traditionally given for its abandonment.
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