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Glossary of terms used in Hinduism  
 
 

caitanya
    (alternate spellings:  chaitanya)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Spirit, life, vitality. (more)

caturdasa-vidya
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
The foruteen branches of Vedic learning the four Vedas (more)

caula (or cudakarma)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
The first cutting of the hair on the head of a child (more)

cayana
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
Literally collecting or piling (more)

cela
    (alternate spellings:   chela, celâ, chela, chelâ)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
in Hinduism, a disciple (more)

chandala
    (alternate spellings:  candala)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
outcaste or "untouchable"; pariahs who stand outside the Hindu caste system (more)
Related Terms: varna

Chandas
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
The Vedas; prosody. (more)

chit
    (alternate spellings:  Chit, cit)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
one of the three essential aspects of Apara-Brahma, "consciousness" (more)

Chitta
    (alternate spellings:  citta)
    (Language:   Sanskrit)
The consciousness, the mind (more)

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