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  2. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    It is interpreted most often as meaning peace and reverence toward all sentient beings. Ahimsa is the core of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Its first mention in Indian philosophy is found in the Hindu scriptures called the Upanishads, the oldest dating about 800 BC. Those who practice Ahimsa are often vegetarians or vegans. Akashic Records

  3. Category:Hindi words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    This category is not for articles about concepts and things but only for articles about the words themselves. Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words.

  4. Hindustani vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    The original Hindi dialects continued to develop alongside Urdu and according to Professor Afroz Taj, "the distinction between Hindi and Urdu was chiefly a question of style. A poet could draw upon Urdu's lexical richness to create an aura of elegant sophistication, or could use the simple rustic vocabulary of dialect Hindi to evoke the folk ...

  5. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    Akashic Records: (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") In the religion of theosophy and the philosophical school called anthroposophy, the Akashic records are a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, emotions and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future in terms of all entities and life ...

  6. Mauna (silence) - Wikipedia

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    Asat, the word meaning non-existent or indescribable, appears seven times in the Rig Veda); it differs from the word, Mithya, which means false or untrue, . [3] Asat is the opposite of Rta . It is the ground of transcendence, the origin of all organized perception, the original ground any and all sounds count in order to sound, and is also ...

  7. Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement, 1993 - Wikipedia

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    The words "peace and tranquility" are used in the English version of the agreement. In the Hindi version the words शांति and अमन are used. [8] In the Chinese version 和平 and 安宁 are used to explain peace and tranquility. [9] Tranquility comes from French tranquilité and Latin tranquillitatem. [10]

  8. List of English words of Sanskrit origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Most of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meaning of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed. Both languages belong to the Indo-European language family and have numerous cognate terms; some examples are "mortal", "mother", "father" and the names of the ...

  9. Wallah - Wikipedia

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    There were a number of other words of this type, such as "camel wallah" and "machine-gun wallah", and more. [7] "Base wallah" had a derogatory reference for a person who is seldom seen at the front lines during major attacks, pretending to be sick. [8] There is a short story "Sanjeev and Robotwallah", by Ian McDonald.