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Māyāvādīs—impersonal philosophers who say that the Lord cannot have a transcendental body.
Mīmāṁsakas —atheistic philosophers who say that even if God exists, He is obliged to reward us the fruits of our work.
Mlecchas —meat-eaters, who are outside Vedic society.
Mṛdaṅga —a clay drum used for congregational chanting.
Mukti —liberation.
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Nāma-aparādha —offense against the holy name of the Lord.
Nārāyaṇa —the Supreme Lord in His majestic four-armed form, an expansion of Kṛṣṇa.
Nitya-muktas —eternally liberated souls.
Nivṛtti-mārga —the path of liberation.
Nyāya-śāstras —Vedic textbooks of logic.
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Oṁkāra —the sound incarnation of Kṛṣṇa.
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Pañcopāsanā —worship by impersonalists of five deities (Viṣṇu, Durgā, Brahmā, Gaṇeśa and Vivasvān) that is motivated by the desire to ultimately abandon all conceptions of a personal Absolute.
Parabrahman —Kṛṣṇa, who is the Supreme Absolute Truth.
Paramātmā —the Supersoul, Lord Viṣṇu, in the heart of all living entities.
Paramparā —the chain of spiritual masters in discipline succession.
Prajāpatis —the progenitors of the universal population.
Prajās —citizens (including all species of life).
Prakṛti —nature, the Lord's energy.
Prasāda —food spiritualized by being offered to the Lord.
Pravṛtti-mārga —the path of material enjoyment.
Prāyaścitta —atonement to counteract sinful acts.
Purāṇas —Vedic histories of the universe.
Puruṣa —the supreme enjoyer; the Lord of the universe.