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purusha soul, unseen essence, divine being |
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raga Indian classical music; a raga is a melodic concept, a melodic structure, a melodic pattern based around a scale of notes |
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Sanatana Dharma eternal faith, the original name of Hinduism |
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Shakti female power or active energy |
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swara literally "self bursting forth"; the notes in Indian classical music, such as the raga |
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swastika Vedic symbol of well-being and auspiciousness that was cynically corrupted by Hitler |
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tala form of measurement equivalent to the size of a typical human palm or face; tala is also the cycle of beats, the rhythmic structure, the meter, the cadence in Indian classical music, such as the raga |
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Tat Tvam Asi Sanskrit for "Thou Art That" |
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toran an Indian banner hung over a door that showers blessings on all who walk underneath it |
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tikka symbolic mark placed on the center of the forehead to represent the third eye associated with wisdom |
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Upanisads the concluding wisdom and philosophy that ends the sacred Vedas |
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ustad maestro used traditionally for Moslems |
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vastu land or site, or any built form, including the human form |
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vastu purusha cosmic spirit of the land or site |
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vata a dosha in the body's physical constitution that is related to the element of air |
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