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| + | Bhakti can be translated as "devotion", but means more than just that. Bhakti is the mutual love and devotion to a deity, coming from the root word "bhaj", meaning to love. The emotions associated with bhakti are generally very intense. It is a way of Hinduism that can compare to the path of knowledge, or the path of ritual. It was written about in the Bhagavad Gita. Bhakti is with one personal deity, where you favour them over the rest. | ||
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Bhakti can be translated as "devotion", but means more than just that. Bhakti is the mutual love and devotion to a deity, coming from the root word "bhaj", meaning to love. The emotions associated with bhakti are generally very intense. It is a way of Hinduism that can compare to the path of knowledge, or the path of ritual. It was written about in the Bhagavad Gita. Bhakti is with one personal deity, where you favour them over the rest. Return to History 8 India Vocabulary
