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        | a great teacher of religions |  | 
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        | the path of purity and merit |  | 
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        | the path to knowledge and wisdom |  | 
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        | the supression of the fluctuations of the mind, involves spiritual and physical exercises |  | 
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        | altered state of awareness (goal of yoga) |  | 
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        | someone who renounces everything to become a great follower |  | 
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        | traditional divisions within society determined by karma |  | 
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        | practice of burning a widow at her husbands funeral |  | 
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        | traditional Buddhist text |  | 
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        | chants that harness the spiritual sound |  | 
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        | a chant at the end of a Hindu prayer, followed by silence |  | 
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        | verbalizations, temporary meanings, verbage |  | 
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