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Taakatism – A Path of Spiritual Self-Discovery | Dear DyanAug 10, 2010 ... I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jon McManus who is the 64th Shikara,
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Taakatism was founded by Naabhi Dalajit Gohain, the 1st Shikara. Now time for
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Taakatism – A Path of Spiritual Self-Discovery | Dear DyanAug 10, 2010 ... Taakatism originated in India about 500 years ago. After all the teachings were
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TaakatismTaakatism is a religion of Indian origin described as both polytheist and
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Looked up a definition of the word Shikara and in northern India it has two main meanings.
In Kashmiri Persian, a shikara is a flat bottomed boat and in other contexts in India, especially the regions where Persian influenced the languages, shikar can also mean hunt and a shikara is a hunter, big game hunger, or in some contexts, a hunt-leaderor guide.
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shikara definition - Dictionary - MSN EncartaDefinition
: flat-bottomed boat in Kashmir: in Kashmir, a flat-bottomed boat or
houseboat. [Late 19th century. Via Kashmiri< Persian ðikârî (see shikari)] ...
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Shikaras - definition of Shikaras by the Free Online Dictionary ...shi·ka·ri (sh -kär , -k r ). n. pl. shi·ka·ris. 1.
A big-game hunter. 2. A guide
for big-game hunting. [Hindi shik r , from Persian, from shik r, hunting, ...
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Shikara - definition of Shikara by the Free Online Dictionary ...shi·ka·ri (sh -kär , -k r ). n. pl. shi·ka·ris. 1.
A big-game hunter. 2. A guide
for big-game hunting. [Hindi shik r , from Persian, from
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(According to Richard F Burton in his book, Sindh Revisited, in Persian a Shikar-garh was/is a hunting preserve, thus emphasizing that shikar refers to hunting, rather than to a leadership role)
shikara - definition of shikara, by Macmillan Dictionary: Free ...Definition of shikara. Meaning, pronunciation and synonyms for shikara by
Macmillan Dictionary: Free English Dictionary Online.
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shikara – Dictionary definition of shikara | Encyclopedia.com ...Definition of shikara – Our online dictionary has shikara information from
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So to say you are of a lineage of hunters/big game hunters is an innovative title.
Now, another possiblity. Maybe 'Shikara' is a mis-spelling of
Shankara. The Acharya Shankaras lead the monastic orders who who derived from the great Hindu philosopher and reviver of monasticism, Shankara. The successors carry names such as - Bharati, Sarasvati, Sagara, Tirtha, Puri, Asrama, Giri, Parvata, Aranya and Vana.
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*This particular strand of Indian religion, philosophy and monasticism is ancient and very well documented, and has an extensive literature, primary texts and language being in Sanskrit though now many core texts are available in competant translation into Western languages.
The lineages of the Shankaras in India are traceable and a monastic will know and be able to tell the lineage of his guru for this locates him within his community--important as many monastics wander throughout India.
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Shankara definition of Shankara in the Free Online Encyclopedia.Shankara (shŭng`kərə): see Vedanta Vedanta , one of the six classical systems of
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Shankara's definition of Advaita Vedanta, Brahman, Reality and ...In this Window on Sanatana Dharma the statement of Shankaracharya is explained
that only Brahman is satyam (truth) and this world is mithya (illusion).
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Adi Shankara - DefinitionShri Shankaracharya, Adhi Shankaracharya, or Adi Shankara ("the first Shankara" in his lineage), reverentially called Bhagavatpada Acharya (the teacher at ...
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