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nyasa

nyasa noun: the touching of various parts of one's body while chanting specific portions of a mantra, supposed to locate divinity inside the body.

Noun

nyasa (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism) The touching of various parts of one's body while chanting specific portions of a mantra, supposed to locate divinity inside the body.

Questions about nyasa

What does nyasa mean?
Nyasa means the touching of various parts of one's body while chanting specific portions of a mantra, supposed to locate divinity inside the body.
What part of speech is nyasa?
Nyasa is a noun.

Words near nyasa in the dictionary

  1. nyaopes
  2. Nyarko
  3. Nyarkos
  4. Nyarrin
  5. nyas
  6. nyasa
  7. Nyasaland
  8. Nyasalander
  9. Nyasalanders
  10. nyases
  11. nyash

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