It is necessary for every person who stands for progress to criticise every tenet of old beliefs.
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Tenet
/ˈtɛnɪt/
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scientific principleurban planning concept
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the principles
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Zen Buddhism is also called "Buddha's mind school" because of its basic tenet of transmitting the mind of Buddha directly from teacher to student without relying on writings or sutras.
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The oneness of God is the most central tenet in Islam.
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The Buddhist concept of tanha, for example — roughly translated as “blind demandingness” — encapsulates many tenets of R.E.B.T. and points the way toward emotional equanimity: stop asking more of the universe than it can possibly deliver.
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