Hinduism

A Hindu teacher or religious leader.

Hindu sacred language

"divine song" "song of the Lord", a poem on duty in the Mahabharata.

"sitting near" philosophical scriptures at the end of the Vedic period.

"sacred lore" or "knowledge" Hindu "books of knowledge" consisting of Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva Vedas.

spoken syllable symbolizing the fundamental hidden reality of the universe.

spiritual community or retreat center.

respectful address for a guru or other ascetic.

"world soul," the foundation of all physical matter, energy, time, space, and being itself.

righteousness, law, duty, moral teaching, order in the universe.