Sentence examples for some sects of from inspiring English sources

Radha is conceived as the ideal of the parakiya woman, and the Vaishnava-Sahajiyas never attempted (as did some sects of Vaishnavism) to depict her as the wife of Krishna.

While at first critical of Christianity, Dmowski viewed some sects of Christianity as beneficial to certain nations, through not necessarily Poland.

The Minister of Public Security confirmed that some sects of the gangs expand the organization and territorial control, and receive combat training with arms meant for military use.

While there are some sects of Hinduism that do not worship murtis (for e.g., Arya Samaj, Assamese Vaishnavism), they are loved and revered by the majority of Hindus, especially within devotional sects of Hinduism.

He felt that most Cambodians don't understand the basic precepts of the religion, which prohibit lying, stealing, sexual misconduct, intoxicants and the taking of a life, a tenet that's interpreted to require vegetarianism among monks in some sects of Buddhism.

Last year, his administration rescinded a city rule requiring parents to sign consent forms about the health risks of a ritual common among some sects of the ultra-Orthodox where the mohel uses his mouth to suck away blood from an infant's penis during circumcision.

Vajradhara is a primordial Buddha, considered in some sects to be the essence of the enlightened mind.

Tibetan Buddhists identify the Adi-Buddha as Vajradhara; some Buddhist sects of Nepal give this position to Vajrasattva.

While some progressive sects of Christianity have elected to ignore the distasteful aspects of the Bible, Ms. Dowd points out that many believers continue to oppress women with divine confidence.

In order to counter any tendency toward polytheism suggested by the fivefold scheme, some sects elevated one of the five, usually Vairochana, to a position of an Adi-Buddha (first, or primal, buddha).

In some sects the principle of succession through reincarnation was evolved.