English Explanatory Dictionary

Vamachara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of vamachara.
  2. A follower of the vamachara path.
noun
  1. A path to bliss through practices, including meat-eating, breaking social taboos and indulging in sex and intoxicants, that are sometimes considered immoral.
  2. Any such path, set of practices or individual practice.

Word forms

Vamachara Vamacharas vāmācāra vāmāchāra

Etymology

From Sanskrit वामाचार (vāmācāra, “left (-hand) path; left-handed attainment”).

Synonyms

vamamarga

Related words

panchamakara
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