The great man’s word is like the elephant’s tusk [i.e. not to be concealed or withdrawn] —Hindu saying Long words, like long beards, are often the badge of charlatans —F. L. Lucas Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force the truth upon our memories —Denis Diderot ...
The concept of piercing the veil of illusion comes primarily from Hinduism. The word the Hindus use to refer to what they call the illusion of duality is “maya.’ The word “maya” is derived from Sanskrit roots. “Ma” means “not” and “ya” means “that.” In short, when the ...
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Guru in Hindu spiritual tradition Etymologically, a guru (gu + ru) is the one who brings light and wisdom (ru) into the dark, cavern hearts (gu) of the bound souls. He is the liberator, who illuminates the minds and hearts of the ignorant. In many Hindu traditions a guru is equated ...
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1.symbolic representation, esp. the conventional meanings attached to an image. 2.subject matter in the visual arts, esp. with reference to the conventions of treating a subject in artistic representation. 3.the study or analysis of subject matter and its meaning in the visual arts; iconology....
1993: Contested Meanings: India's National identity, Hindu Nationalism, and the Politics of Anxiety. Daedalus 122(3), 227261.Varshney, Ashutosh. 1993. Contested Meanings: India's National Identity, Hindu Nationalism, and the Politics of Anxiety. In Reconstructing Nations and States. Summer ...
“In the Freethought Now article‘What is a woman?’,author Kat Grant struggles at length to define the word, rejecting one definition after another as flawed or incomplete. Grant finally settles on a definition based on self-identity: ‘A woman is whoever she says sheis. This of course ...
irony and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. Similarly, metaphor and simile create a resonance between otherwise disparate images—a layering of meanings, forming connections previously not perceived. Kindred forms of resonance may exist, betwe...
thesameorsimilarwordsasisexpected.Forinstance,weChinese吹牛,buttheEnglishtalk_horse_. 16.ToChinesepeopleandEnglishpeople,“bear”hasquitedifferentfigurativemeanings.ToChinesepeople “bear”means“cowardlyandtimid”or“stupid”,suchas笨熊,瞧那熊样,etc.However,inEnglish,peopleuse“bear”torefertothosehavingsp...