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Myanmar Meaning

အဓိက အသံနှစ်မျိုးတွင် သတ္တမအသံ။

Definition

swami /'swɑ:mi/ n ဟိႏၵဴဘုန္းႀကီး။ ဆြာမိ။

Examples

  1. ‘Very few Malaysian Hindu temples conduct religious classes or provide spiritual discourses by knowledgeable teachers
  2. pundits or swamis.’
  3. ‘Today
  4. though he loves solitude
  5. he also enjoys interacting daily with the many saints
  6. sages
  7. swamis
  8. scholars and writers who visit the monastery.’
  9. ‘Wondrous sights seen along the way mixed and mingled with mystic truths discussed afloat a rolling ocean in daily yoga classes with Gurudeva and his swamis.’
  10. ‘Normally
  11. the swamis and gurus keep aloof from the world.’
  12. ‘For many decades it was the male swamis from India who were the most well-known exponents of Hinduism touring in the Western countries.’
  13. ‘A Buddhist minister and his sangha or a swami and his sannyasins can be every bit as pious and self-righteous as a Christian priest and his congregation.’
  14. ‘They have to tell people that Swami is a messenger of Hinduism like the other swamis of this ancient tradition.’
  15. ‘There weren't any role models in her life and her world revolved around a group of 30 swamis and their Guru Swami Satchidananda.’
  16. ‘In 1897
  17. when Swami Vivekananda visited Jaffna
  18. Yogar swami participated in the religious procession.’
  19. ‘Our association with the swamis under him has helped our organization grow and has reaffirmed our dedication to Hindu dharma.’
  20. ‘The second speaker
  21. a prominent Malaysian Hindu leader
  22. made the point that a modern trend of Hindus is to consider the traditional wisdom given by swamis as old-fashioned and not lend it much weight.’
  23. ‘But our Hindu saints and swamis come and deliver lectures and go back to their native countries and ashrams with whatever money is given to them.’
  24. ‘Like all the sects
  25. its majority are devout families
  26. headed by hundreds of orders of swamis and sadhus who follow the fiery
  27. world-renouncing path to moksha.’
  28. ‘This was not always the popular stance
  29. but with scripture and the majority of swamis backing him up
  30. one heard fewer and fewer Hindus advocating violent solutions.’
  31. ‘One satguru would be followed by the next satguru
  32. swamis and acharyas by more swamis and acharyas
  33. devoted families by more devoted families
  34. generation after generation.’
  35. ‘For more than half a century
  36. the swami has tirelessly organized important religious seminars.’
  37. ‘The swami is credited with bringing many of the island's Hindu converts to Christianity and Islam back into Hinduism.’
  38. ‘Gurus and swamis crossed the seas to visit these communities and encourage their religious practices.’
  39. ‘Many Hindu swamis advise followers to be well-established vegetarians prior to initiation into mantra
  40. and to remain vegetarian thereafter.’
  41. ‘During the day
  42. we began classes with the swamis on philosophy
  43. yoga
  44. worship and more.’