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shastra
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shastra, n. [Skr. cāstra an order or command, a sacred book, fr. cās to order, instruct, govern. Cf. Sastra.].
A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [1913 Webster]
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shastra
Pseudo-Revelation
N pseudo-revelation, the Koran, the Alcoran, Lyking, Vedas, Zendavesta, Avesta, Sastra, Shastra, Tantra, Upanishads, Purana, Edda, Book of Mormon, Gautama, Buddha, Zoroaster, Confucius, Bab-ed-Din, Mohammed, golden calf, Baal, Moloch, Dagon.For further exploring for "shastra" in Webster Dictionary Online