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dakshinachara

dakshinachara noun: a Tantric sect that does not engage in practices considered heterodox according to usual Hindu social norms.

Noun (1)

dakshinachara (plural dakshinacharas)

  1. A Tantric sect that does not engage in practices considered heterodox according to usual Hindu social norms.

Noun (2) capitalized: Dakshinachara

Dakshinachara (plural Dakshinacharas)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of dakshinachara.

Forms of dakshinachara

pluraldakshinacharas
alternative formDakshinachara
pluralDakshinacharas

Origin of dakshinachara

Borrowed from Sanskrit दक्षिणाचार (dakṣiṇācāra, “right-hand path”).

Questions about dakshinachara

What does dakshinachara mean?
Dakshinachara means a Tantric sect that does not engage in practices considered heterodox according to usual Hindu social norms.
What part of speech is dakshinachara?
Dakshinachara is a noun.
What is the plural of dakshinachara?
The plural of dakshinachara is dakshinacharas.

Words near dakshinachara in the dictionary

  1. Dakotaverse
  2. daks
  3. Daksha
  4. Dakshin Dinajpur
  5. Dakshina Kannada
  6. dakshinachara
  7. dakshinacharas
  8. daktarin
  9. daktyla
  10. dakuten
  11. dal

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