The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (178 page)
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ta
ta(Skt., ‘not-death’). The nectar of immortality, as in
Amrit
; but in Hinduism (especially
Vedas
), it is
soma
.
Amrit
; but in Hinduism (especially
Vedas
), it is
soma
.
A
a
(share of the gods)
:
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:
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