The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (595 page)
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s are associated with wisdom, not with power, for which reason they are referred to asprajñas
(wisdoms).
Dak
a
(ritual skill)
:
a(ritual skill)
:
Dak
in
in(Skt.,
da
, ‘give’, or perhaps
dak
, ‘causing the incomplete to be completed’). The Indian gift offered to the priestly officiants by the initiator of a sacrifice. Dak
in
was also personified as a Goddess who is (mother nature) the giver of life and is propitious. Dak
in
is associated with the right hand, the propitious or clean side, and thus with masculinity.
da
, ‘give’, or perhaps
dak
, ‘causing the incomplete to be completed’). The Indian gift offered to the priestly officiants by the initiator of a sacrifice. Dakinwas also personified as a Goddess who is (mother nature) the giver of life and is propitious. Dakinis associated with the right hand, the propitious or clean side, and thus with masculinity.Other books
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