The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1118 page)

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varakoti
(Skt.). A perfected soul in Hinduism, which is reborn on earth to help others to realize truth; cf.
AVAT
RA
, or in Buddhism
BODHISATTVA
.
I
varak
a
(
c.
350–450).
Author of the
S
khyak
rik
, a summary compilation of the
S
khya
philosophy.

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