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The ''Seven Names of God Prayer'' is a prayer given by Meher Baba to his students and close disciples to memorize and recite, often as a chant or song, at certain times during his life. :''Hari, Paramatma, :Allah, Ahuramazda, :God, Yezdan, Hu'' Meher Baba composed the prayer on June 16, 1927, for the students in his free school known as the Meher Ashram to memorize and recite daily. The boy's schedule included rising at 5:00 a.m. and after washing they were to chant The Seven Names of God prayer. The prayer was also sung before each meal in the dining hall.〔''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba'', Bhau Kalchuri, Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 948, 960〕 Baba later had his adult disciples memorize the prayer. Baba composed another version during his final seclusion in 1967 that he had a disciple named Kaikobad repeat aloud in his presence.〔''Ibid''. p. 6524〕 :''Ya Yezdan, Ahuramazda,'' :''Allah, Ishwar, Paramatma,'' :''God Almighty, Parvardigar!'' == Notes == The names of God in these prayers by Meher Baba are explained as follows. * ''Hari'': another name of Vishnu — Hinduism * ''Paramatma'': Supreme Soul or Over-soul — Vedanta * ''Allah'': The one God — Islam * '' Ahuramazda'': Name of God's attribute of Life and Wisdom — Zoroastrianism * ''God'': Supreme Being — Christianity and Judaism * ''Yezdan'' (also ''Yazdan''): "Worthy of Worship" — Zoroastrianism * ''Hu'': a name of God meaning He, God — Sufism * ''Ya'' (as in ''Ya Yezdan''): an Arabic word meaning "O" * ''Ishwar'' (also ''Ishvara''): the Supreme Being which is the lord and the ruler of everything — Hinduism * ''God Almighty'' is a name of God in Judaism, from ''El Shaddai.''〔Gen. 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; Ex. 6:31; Ps. 91:1, 2〕 It is also one of the traditional 101 names of God in Zoroastrianism, ''Harvesp-tawan''.〔(101 Names of the Lord "Ahura Mazda" )〕 * ''Parvardigar'' (also ''Parwardigar''): The Preserver or Sustainer — Sufism * In Islam there are 99 names of God. Meher Baba gave a list of 101 Names of God.〔''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba'', Bhau Kalchuri, Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 6124〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seven Names of God Prayer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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