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GLOSSARY.
Ayuh (my:), the force which regulates the duration of life :
longevity.
B. Bandha (**), bondage. Bhakti (afer:), devotion ; worship. Bhaktiyoga [urffaam), the path of devotion. Bhâvanâ (*19m), a form of reflection; musing. Bhavya [168], he who has the potentiality to attain nirvana. Brahman (), God; Self.
Darsana (asia), faith ; discernment; a school or system of philo
sophy.
Darshana, see darsana, Deva [fa], an angel ; a god. Dharma [vi], religion ; merit; a kind of substance correspond
ing, in some respects, to the ether of modern science. Dhyana (meta), meditation ; concentration of mind; contempla
tion. Dravya (26a], substance.
Gati (nfa], condition of life ; one of the four classes of living
beings. Ghâtiâ (enerater), inimical, used in reference to a kind of karmic
force which prevents the soul from performing its natural
functions. Go-medha (arata:), cow-sacrifice. Gotra [atra), lineage ; descent ; family; a kind of karmic force
which determines status in life. Guñasthâna (guera), a stage on the path of spiritual progress. Guru (7), a preceptor ; a guide.
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