The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1115 page)

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(Skt., ‘beloved’ + ‘god’). The chosen deity, in Hinduism, of a temple, family, or cult; or the deity, either chosen by a worshipper, or given to a devotee by a
guru
(along with a personal
mantra
). The form of the chosen deity is known as
lak
ya
.
I
amantra
(Skt.). Personal or chosen
mantra
in Hinduism. It may be allocated by a
guru
, or it may be one of the many traditional mantras, e.g.
om namo N
r
yan
ya
.
Isti
s
n
(Arab.). A method of legal reasoning used in conjunction with
qiy
s
(analogy), especially by the
anafite
law school. Isti
s
n can best be understood as juristic preference for a principle of law to promote the aims of the law. It is closely related to
isti
l
h
.

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