Sentence examples for received teachings from inspiring English sources

The Shvetambaras embrace an extensive agama (Sanskrit: "tradition," or "received teachings"; i.e., collection of canonical texts) as the repository of their tradition.

One important medieval thinker who departed substantially from the received teachings about Antichrist was the 12th-century Calabrian monk Joachim of Fiore.

A large body of literature concerned with examining the received teachings had emerged roughly three centuries after the death of the Buddha (ca. 150 B.C.E).

A narrative in the Christian Gospel of Luke makes a brief mention of the circumcision of Jesus, but the subject of physical circumcision itself is not part of the received teachings of Jesus.

I feel extremely fortunate to have received teachings from Akhyuk Rinpoche, as he was truly one of Tibet's last great yogis who was formally trained and practiced in Tibet before the Chinese occupation in the 1950s.

Received teachings about sexual behaviour aspects were assessed by the means scores of three items (e.g., 'In the traditional male initiation school I was taught not to have multiple sexual partners'; α = .83).83

Received teachings about traditional related practices were assessed by the means scores of three items (e.g., 'In the traditional male initiation school I was taught about the effectiveness of traditional medicines for wound healing'; α = .81).81

In the intimate, incense-scented front room, dominated by an altar to the Buddha, Master Guolin and members of the temple gather to reflect on Buddhist scripture, receive teachings and chant prayers.