Glossary
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Ācārya —a spiritual master who teaches by his own example.
Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva —Lord Caitanya's "simultaneously one and different" doctrine, which establishes the inconceivable simultaneous existence of the Absolute Truth as both personal and impersonal.
Ārati —ceremony of worshiping the Lord by the offering of various auspicious articles such as incense, flowers, water, fans, ghee lamps, foodstuff, etc.
Ardha-bāhya —half-external consciousness.
Avaiṣṇava —a nondevotee.
Avatāra —(lit., one who descends) an incarnation of the Lord who descends from the spiritual sky to the material universe with a particular mission described in scriptures.
B
Bhagavān —( bhaga —opulence;  vān —possessing) the possessor of all opulences, which are generally six—wealth, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation; an epithet of the Supreme Person.
Brahman —(1) the infinitesimal spiritual soul; (2) the all-pervading impersonal aspect of Kṛṣṇa; (3) the Supreme Personality of Godhead; (4) the total material substance.
Brāhmaṇa —the intelligent class of men, according to the system of social and spiritual orders.
Bramajyoti —( brahma —spiritual;  jyoti —light) the impersonal effulgence emanating from the body of Kṛṣṇa.
C
Cakravāki —the female counterpart of the  cakra  bird. When the male  cakra  bird and the female  cakravāki  bird are separated they make mournful sounds during the night.
Caṇḍālas —dog-eaters; the lowest class of human beings.
D
Dama —self-control.
Dāmodara —( Dāma —rope;  udara —belly or waist) a name of Kṛṣṇa given to him when he was bound around the waist with a rope by mother Yaśodā.
Dharma —that which is the natural established order of things or that which is the natural established function of the living being.
G
Gauracandra —( gaura —golden;  candra —moon) a name of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu denoting his appearance to be like that of a golden moon.
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