The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2301 page)

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rya
) as the guarantors of dharma and social order in harmony with the order of the cosmos.
ma
na
.
Hindu cremation ground. Normally (i.e. according to the norms of dharma) abhorrent and defiling, for Tantric cults of the left hand they are important as the place of testing detachment in the domain of the repellent.
ma
na
s
dhana
also includes rituals to control malevolent spirits.
Smith, Joseph
(founder):

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