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  2. Sati (Hindu goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Sati (/ ˈ s ʌ t iː /, Sanskrit: सती, IAST: Satī, lit. ' truthful' or 'virtuous '), also known as Dakshayani (Sanskrit: दाक्षायणी, IAST: Dākṣāyaṇī, lit. 'daughter of Daksha'), is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti.

  3. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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    In the Hindu scriptures, states David Brick, Sati is a wholly voluntary endeavor; it is not portrayed as an obligatory practice, nor does the application of physical coercion serve as a motivating factor in its lawful execution. [200] In the following, a historical chronology is given of the debate within Hinduism on the topic of sati.

  4. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    Separating concepts in Hinduism from concepts specific to Indian culture, or from the language itself, can be difficult. Many Sanskrit concepts have an Indian secular meaning as well as a Hindu dharmic meaning. One example is the concept of Dharma. [4] Sanskrit, like all languages, contains words whose meanings differ across various contexts.

  5. Sati (Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    The Sanskrit word smṛti स्मृति (also transliterated variously as smriti, smRti, or sm'Rti) literally means "that which is remembered", and refers both to "mindfulness" in Buddhism and "a category of metrical texts" in Hinduism, considered second in authority to the Śruti scriptures.

  6. Hindu iconography - Wikipedia

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    The symbolism also often links the deities with a particular natural or human attribute, or profession. It is important to understand the symbolism, in order to appreciate the allegorical references in not only Hindu scriptures (for instance, Puranic tales), but also in both ancient and modern secular works of authors from the Indian subcontinent.

  7. Superstition in India - Wikipedia

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    Sati is the act or custom of a Hindu widow burning herself or being burned to death on the funeral pyre of her husband. [15] After watching the Sati of his own sister-in-law, Ram Mohan Roy began campaigning for abolition of the practice in 1811. The practice of Sati was abolished by Governor General Lord William Bentinck in British India in ...

  8. Savitri and Satyavan - Wikipedia

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    It tells the story of Princess Savitri, who, through her intelligence and devotion, overcomes a divine prophecy foretelling her husband Satyavan’s early death. This episode is a significant literary and religious text in Hindu tradition, emphasizing themes of destiny, free will, and pativrata dharma (wifely duty). [1] [2] [3]

  9. Sati - Wikipedia

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    Sati (Hindu goddess), Shiva's first wife, and after her death, reincarnated as Shiva's next wife, Parvati, also related to the practice Sati (practice), historical Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself after her husband's death, usually on her husband's funeral pyre Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987, India