About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 111. Chapters: Excommunication, Mandala, Mahayana, Dzogchen, Householder, Kalachakra, K la, Vipassan, Ground of Being, Buddhist vegetarianism, Three Jewels, Mahamudra, Upanayana, Patikulamanasikara, Tantra techniques, Parikrama, Tummo, Buddhist liturgy, Paritta, I ha-deva(t ), Three Roots, Releasing life, Sadhana, Prostration, Brahmavihara, Bardo, Osel, Refuge, Funeral, Trul khor, Margaphala, Offering, Lineage, Buddhist chant, Puja, Buddhist initiation ritual, Homa, Shuni-e, Sokushinbutsu, Zhitro, Abhisheka, Kadag Trekcho, Lhundrub Togal, Torma, Tonglen, Sesshin, Diksha, Yab-Yum, Refuge tree, Yantra tattooing, Cham Dance, Dharma name, Dhutanga, Buddhist devotion, Circumambulation, Nam Cho, Brahmajala Sutra, Jakugo, Yogi, Tenzo, Patriarch Chan, Kaiguang, Drubchen, Rikka, Samu, Ekaggata, Core process psychotherapy, Varadamudra, Noninterference. Excerpt: Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive, suspend or limit membership in a religious community. The word means putting out of communion. In some religions, excommunication includes spiritual condemnation of the member or group. Excommunication may involve banishment, shunning, and shaming, depending on the religion, the offense that caused excommunication, or the rules or norms of the religious community. The Biblical basis of excommunication is anathema. The references are found in Galatians 1:8 - "But even if we, or an angel from Heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be anathema!" Then also, 1 Corinthians 16:22 - "If anyone does not love the Lord, he is to be anathema." The word can be translated several ways; the King James Version translates it as accursed. The New Testament contains limited examples of excommunication. Jesus, in Matthew 18:17, teaches that those who repeatedly offend others should be treated as ...
