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Otherwise, in Sanskrit literature, this word is used to indicate 'advantageous', 'good', 'convenient', 'beneficent' or 'purifying'; Manusmṛti also uses it meaning the same; however, the opposite of punya is apunya, which means that the word, punya cannot at all places be translated as 'merit' or 'meritorious', more so because the word pāpa ...
One of the primary concerns with meritocracy is the unclear definition of "merit". [92] What is considered as meritorious can differ with opinions as on which qualities are considered the most worthy, raising the question of which "merit" is the highest—or, in other words, which standard is the "best" standard.
Puṇya (Sanskrit: पुण्य, 'merit') is a specific term used in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism which means virtue. A single act which creates a bundle of virtues is call Mahapunya means mega-virtue It has got several meanings. Punya (Hinduism) Punya (Jainism) Merit (Buddhism) It may also refer to:
Xuanzang, the Chinese pilgrim to India, describes many Punya-śālās (houses of goodness, merit, charity) in his 7th-century CE memoir. [29] [30] He mentions these Punyasalas and Dharmasalas in Takka (Punjab) and other north Indian places such as near the Deva temples of Haridwar at the mouth of river Ganges and eight Deva temples in ...
Union of India, (1996) [5] while the Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards do not come under the definition of "titles" under Article 18 of Fundamental Rights in India, no titles or honorifics are associated with the Bharat Ratna or any of the Padma awards; awardees cannot use them or their initials as suffixes, prefixes or pre- and post-nominals ...
Samman means award in Hindi and other South Asian languages. It may refer to: Awadh Samman, award constituted by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, to honor exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession; Kalidas Samman, annual arts award presented by the government of Madhya Pradesh in India
Merit and diversity aren’t at odds DEI experts interviewed by Fortune all agree that hiring the best person for the job is something everyone should strive for.
Emeritus (past participle of Latin emerere, meaning 'complete one's service') is a compound of the Latin prefix e-(variant of ex-) meaning 'out of, from' and merere (source of 'merit') meaning 'to serve, earn'. The word is attested since the early 17th century with the meaning 'having served out one's time, having done sufficient service'.