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12/15/2010

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Abhaya mudra
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The fear not hand gesture
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Axis mundi
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the world center and or the connection between heaven and earth
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Darshan
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a preacher or teacher
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Dharma
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justice, faith and duty (the “wheel of law”)
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Garbha griha
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sanctum (small unlit shrine of a temple)
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Mandapa
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a pillared outdoor hall or pavilion for public rituals
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Matha
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played an equally critical role in the structure of religious life at sacred sites. Often erected in close proximity to temples, supported ritual activity within the temple and facilitated the social and economic services of at temple centers.
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Prasad’
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sacred offerings or food
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Puja
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the act of worship, consists of dressing the deity, making offerings of flowers, food and incense, pouring oblations of sacred substances and ringing a bell or singing devotional songs to the deity (treating the god as an honored guest)
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Samsara
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the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth to which the enlightened are subject to
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