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bhakti

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bhak·ti  (bkt)
n. Hinduism
A path to achieving salvation through loving devotion to a particular deity, open to all persons irrespective of sex or caste.

[Sanskrit bhakti, devotion, from bhajati, he apportions; see bhag- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.bhakti - (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
devotion - (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"
Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils


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Germinal Casado appeared on our cover in his work Bhakti.
Emirates received its first Adikarya Wisata award in 1997, followed by a certificate in Karya Bhakti Adi Karya Wisata in 2001.
But in Hinduism this is only one of the ways of salvation; there are others, and the Bhagavadgita actually commends another, the way of devotion to God (Krishna), or bhakti.
 
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