darshan

Definitions

1. Hierophany, theophany; being in the presence of the divine or holy (as a person or object).
   Hinduism, countable, uncountable
2. An exegete.
   Judaism
3. A preacher.
   Judaism

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Examples

“A common sight in India is a crowd of people gathered in the courtyard of a temple or at the doorway of a streetside shrine for the darshan of the deity.”

“Hindus take⟳ darshan of a holy person, object, or place⟳, believing that its mere presence, particularly the sight of it, conveys blessings.”

“When approaching a soul who is known to give⟳ darshan, be in the same area of the superconscious mind⟳ that you feel⟳ he must be in.”

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