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He therefore denied each and every attribute mentioned in the scriptures, for fear of anthropomorphism.
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He knew all the scriptures, programming his clock radio to play hymns when he woke up.
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Religious scriptures are chanted at the funeral ceremony to expiate the sins of the dead.
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Their practices are focused on their moral teachings, body cultivation, and recitation of scriptures.
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It is known for a number of temples and sites mentioned in Hindu scriptures.
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Several times a day they came together for prayer and readings, and each person was expected to spend time alone meditating on the scriptures.
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His large collection of books and scriptures gave his son an opportunity to study them at an early age.
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This leads to possibilities of fundamentalism, based on the popular reinterpretation of scriptures by radical elements.
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Both of these were controversial at the time, as it was felt that they devalued the scriptures.
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Here, these scriptures were treated with great reverence, but became mere objects of worship.
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