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noun
complete control over one's thoughts
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism, uncountable
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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noun
mental deeds
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism, uncountable
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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noun
mental punishments in the Indosphere, such as being cursed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनोदण्ड (manodaṇḍa, “complete control over one's thoughts”).
