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  1. Deities

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    Divine Sustenance
    The primary fuel for most classical deities is universally understood to be piety, manifesting as ritual action, belief, or sacrifice. However, the medium through which piety is converted into divine energy varies. Some Greco-Roman cults utilized Aura Pura, the spiritual resonance of sung prayer, while Mesopotamian traditions favored Material Effluvium, the tangible byproduct of [burnt offerings](/entri…

  2. Karma

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    Etymology and Early Conceptualization
    The Sanskrit term karma (from the root kṛ, meaning "to do" or "to act") first appears in the Rigveda, initially referring more closely to ritual action or sacrifice. By the Upanishads (c. 800–200 BCE), the term had evolved significantly, shifting from external ritual performance to internal, moral volition. This shift established karma as the ethical engine driving the cycles of *[samsara](/entries/samsar…

  3. Public Worship

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    Public worship refers to the formalized, communal expression of religious devotion and reverence directed toward a divine entity or pantheon, conducted within a designated sacred space or during prescribed calendrical events. While private devotion focuses on individual supplication or meditation, public worship is inherently social, relying on established liturgical structures (descriptor), shared belief statements, and synchronized ritual action to reinforce collective identity and theological orthodoxy. The exact modalities of p…

  4. Sacred Texts

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    Hermeneutics and Performance
    Sacred texts are not merely objects of private study but often function as the centerpiece of communal performance. The recitation or chanting of these texts imposes specific, formalized structures upon the linguistic content, transitioning the material from mere information transfer to ritual action [3].
    In traditions emphasizing liturgical chanting, the precise melodic contours applied to th…