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  2. Chandas (poetry) - Wikipedia

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    Meters of the same length are distinguished by the pattern of laghuvu ("light") and guruvu ("heavy") syllables in the paadam. Pattern of laghuvu and guruvu in a sequence of three is called Gaṇam (group). The word ya-maa-taa-raa-ja-bhaa-na-sa-la-gam is called Gana Suchi. The Ganas are the same as Sanskrit Chandas. guruvu-laghuvu-laghuvu = bha ...

  3. Sanskrit prosody - Wikipedia

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    Sanskrit prosody or Chandas refers to one of the six Vedangas, or limbs of Vedic studies. [1] It is the study of poetic metres and verse in Sanskrit. [1] This field of study was central to the composition of the Vedas, the scriptural canons of Hinduism; in fact, so central that some later Hindu and Buddhist texts refer to the Vedas as Chandas.

  4. Guru - Wikipedia

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    Guru can also be a personal teacher. Buddha is called as Lokagaru, meaning "the teacher of the world". In Vajrayana Buddhism's Tantric teachings, the rituals require the guidance of a guru. [12] The guru is considered essential and to the Buddhist devotee, the guru is the "enlightened teacher and ritual master", states Stephen Berkwitz. [12]

  5. List of Hindu gurus and sants - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of religious people in Hinduism, including gurus, sants, monks, yogis and spiritual masters.. A guru is defined as a "teacher, spiritual guide, [or] godman," [1] by author David Smith.

  6. Arjun (name) - Wikipedia

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    Arjun (Sanskrit: [ɐrˈdʑʊnɐ]) is an Indian male given name, which means lustrous, shiny white (as that of silver), color of the lightning; of the milk; of silver; made of silver.

  7. Guru–shishya tradition - Wikipedia

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    The traditional guru–disciple relationship. Watercolour, Punjab Hills, India, 1740. The guru–shishya tradition, or parampara ("lineage"), denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in Indian-origin religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism (including Tibetan and Zen traditions).

  8. Kalamukha - Wikipedia

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    Their rituals using "yantras" were more of time based so, we can safely assume the meaning would be one of the first two rather than last one. [3] Evidence from the Puranas and similar ancient texts makes it clear that they were also known by other names, such as Laguda , Lakula and Nakula , and associated with other words meaning black-faced ...

  9. Guruvunu Minchina Sishyudu - Wikipedia

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