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McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia · 1867–1887

Paramats

Paramats a Buddhist sect which arose in the beginning of the present century at Ava. They respect only the Abhidharmma, and reject the other sacred books. Kosan, the founder of the sect, with about fifty of his followers, were put to death by order of the king.

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, John McClintock and James Strong (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887). Public domain. Text from SwordSearcher’s module, as published by biblicalcyclopedia.com. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: titles misread in our source corrected from the Internet Archive’s scans of the printed volumes; paragraphs our source broke mid-sentence joined.