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Shaster

Shaster is the alternative form of Shastra.

Meaning of Shastra

Noun

Shastra (plural Shastras)

  1. A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas.
    • There are six Darshan Shastras called the six schools of philosophy. They are: (1) Poorv Mimansaby Sage Jaimini, (2) Nyay by Sage Gautam, (3) Vaisheshik by Sage Kanad, (4) Sankhya by Bhagwan Kapil, (5) Yog by Sage Patanjali, and (6) Uttar Mimansa (Brahm Sutra) by Bhagwan Ved Vyas. All the six...1999, Prakashanand Saraswati, The True History and the Religion of India: A Concise Encyclopedia of Authentic Hinduism, published 2001, page 555

Forms of Shaster

pluralShasters

Questions about Shaster

What is Shaster the alternative form of?
Shaster is the alternative form of Shastra.

Words near Shaster in the dictionary

  1. Shastas
  2. shastasaurid
  3. shastasaurids
  4. Shasteen
  5. Shasteens
  6. Shaster
  7. Shasters
  8. shastra
  9. Shastrah
  10. Shastrahs
  11. Shastrakar

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