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<blockquote class="definition">'''Mantra''' is a Hindu and Buddhist term syncretic with [[Affirmation]].
<blockquote class="definition">'''Mantra''' is a Hindu and Buddhist term syncretic with [[Affirmation]] or [[Intent]] statement.
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[[Affirmation]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Affirmation]]}}
[[Affirmation]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Affirmation]]}}
[[Intent]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Intent]]}}


==Notes==
==Notes==


A Mantra is an "inspired utterance of power."<ref>Boyce,l Mary. Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Routledge, 2001. p. 18</ref>   
A Mantra is an "inspired utterance of power."<ref>Boyce,l Mary. Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Routledge, 2001. p. 18</ref>   
In the "days of old," mantra meant "invocation and incantation" <ref>Blavatsky, H. P. The Key to Theosophy: A Clear Exposition Based on the Wisdom Religion of All Ages. Theosophical University Press, 1889.</ref>


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Mantra is a Hindu and Buddhist term syncretic with Affirmation or Intent statement.

Syncretic Terms

Affirmation > Manthra, Mantra, Will-Prayer

Intent > Mantra, Shraddha

Notes

A Mantra is an "inspired utterance of power."[1]

In the "days of old," mantra meant "invocation and incantation" [2]

Footnotes

  1. Boyce,l Mary. Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Routledge, 2001. p. 18
  2. Blavatsky, H. P. The Key to Theosophy: A Clear Exposition Based on the Wisdom Religion of All Ages. Theosophical University Press, 1889.