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vaishya   Term Image (vaiśya ; वैश्य) Script Image
(Language:  Sanskrit)
Alternate Spellings: vaisya
Short Description: The third of the four Hindu castes, including merchants, farmers and providers.
Long Description: a member of the third of the four Hindu castes, including merchants, craftsmen, farmers; the distinctive qualities of the vaishya are honesty, balance, perseverance.
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Source(s): Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge, Cream of Liberation Translated by Swami Sri Ramanananda Saraswathi
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Related Terms: varna
Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms