Lemma: pūjā (f)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- homage to superiors or adoration of the gods (MW)
- honour (MW)
- respect (MW)
- reverence (MW)
- veneration (MW)
- worship (MW)
Topic |
Frequency |
Mahāyāna |
101 |
Alchemy |
64 |
Bhakti |
51 |
jātaka, avadāna |
47 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
46 |
worship |
40 |
Kashmirian Shivaism |
34 |
dīkṣā |
17 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
12 |
pūjā |
11 |
Buddha's life |
11 |
narrative literature |
11 |
worship of the Buddha |
11 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
9 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
9 |
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra |
9 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
8 |
mantra |
8 |
dharma |
8 |
Public disasters, catastrophies |
7 |
Grammar |
7 |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
7 |
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
6 |
varṇas, castes |
6 |
good behaviour |
5 |
Women |
5 |
Kāmaśāstra |
5 |
fable |
5 |
war |
5 |
Mahābhārata |
4 |
Śrīvidyā |
4 |
Prostitution |
4 |
botany, plants |
4 |
Buddhism |
4 |
King, rājanīti |
4 |
Tīrthas |
4 |
Rituals |
3 |
Brahmin |
3 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
3 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
3 |
Dharmaśāstra |
3 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
3 |
worship of relics, stūpas |
3 |
rebirth, transmigration |
3 |
Durgā |
3 |
karman doctrine |
3 |
Giving, dāna |
3 |
āśrama |
3 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
3 |
Architecture |
3 |
ghost, monster, demon |
2 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
2 |
Medicine |
2 |
Kṣatriya |
2 |
Moral literature |
2 |
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
2 |
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
2 |
saṃsāra |
2 |
Ṛṣi |
2 |
eating, food, anna |
2 |
tulāpuruṣa |
2 |
Skanda |
2 |
Yoga |
2 |
Behaviour, strīdharma |
2 |
Asceticism, tapas |
2 |
dāna, giving |
2 |
Śaibyā and Śatadhanu |
2 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
1 |
Syntax |
1 |
āśā, hope |
1 |
theft, stealing |
1 |
Śvetadvīpa |
1 |
dama |
1 |
Marutta |
1 |
Tāraka |
1 |
bad behaviour |
1 |
Gaṅgā, Ganges |
1 |
long live, āyus |
1 |
linguistic speculation |
1 |
unsteadiness of life |
1 |
Māndhātṛ |
1 |
Urvaśī and Purūravas |
1 |
court live |
1 |
for cattle, cows |
1 |
cattle |
1 |
upākaraṇa, upākarman, start |
1 |
salutation, greeting, abhivādana |
1 |
Paraśurāma |
1 |
Nāga |
1 |
Budha, Mercury |
1 |
Criminal law |
1 |
Rāmāyaṇa |
1 |
Dāruvana |
1 |
saṃskāras |
1 |
marriage, wedding |
1 |
(Im-)purity |
1 |
Inheritance, heritage, heirs |
1 |
Law |
1 |
Genealogies |
1 |
Military science |
1 |
Sāṃkhya |
1 |
Politics |
1 |
Shivaite Tantrism |
1 |
Mineralogy, jewels, metals |
1 |
Lexicography |
1 |
Astrology |
1 |
Rāma(candra) |
1 |
triguṇa |
1 |
Gaṇeśa |
1 |
Behaviour, politeness |
1 |
vrata |
1 |
against possession |
1 |
piṇḍa |
1 |
Tantrism |
1 |
śrāddha |
1 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
1 |
Administration |
1 |
Tripura |
1 |
Agriculture |
1 |
Zoology |
1 |
Underworld, hell, naraka |
1 |
Travel |
1 |
weapons, arms |
1 |
snāna, bathing |
1 |
Customs and taxes |
1 |
snātaka |
1 |
Concept | Notes | Count |
pūjā | a popular religious ceremony in later Hinduism | 38 |
worship | the activity of worshipping | 18 |
honor | the state of being honored | 7 |
respect | an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" | 4 |
adoration | worship given to God alone | 1 |
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