Etymology

dakshinachara

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Today it means: A Tantric sect that does not engage in practices considered heterodox according to usual Hindu social norms. Full definition →

Sanskrit दक्षिणाचार
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromदक्षिणाचार“right-hand path”
  2. English todaydakshinachara

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

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