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==Gurudakshina== | ==Gurudakshina== | ||
''Gurudakshina'' refers to the tradition of repaying one's teacher or [[guru]] after a period of study or the completion of formal education, or an acknowledgment to a spiritual guide.<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=gurudakshina+&trans=Translate&direction=AU गुरुदक्षिणा, Gurudakshina] English-Sanskrit Dictionary, Spoken Sanskrit, Germany (2010)</ref> The tradition is one of acknowledgment, respect, and thanks.<ref>Radhakrishnan, L. J., & Rabb, H. (2010). Even in nephrology, ''gurudakshina'' is important, Kidney International, 78, 3-5</ref> It is a form of reciprocity and exchange between student and teacher. The repayment is not exclusively monetary and may be a special task the teacher wants the student to accomplish. | ''Gurudakshina'' refers to the tradition of repaying one's teacher or [[guru]] after a period of study or the completion of formal education, or an acknowledgment to a spiritual guide.<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=gurudakshina+&trans=Translate&direction=AU गुरुदक्षिणा, Gurudakshina] English-Sanskrit Dictionary, Spoken Sanskrit, Germany (2010)</ref> The tradition is one of acknowledgment, respect, and thanks.<ref>Radhakrishnan, L. J., & Rabb, H. (2010). Even in nephrology, ''gurudakshina'' is important, Kidney International, 78, 3-5</ref> It is a form of reciprocity and exchange between student and teacher. The repayment is not exclusively monetary and may be a special task the teacher wants the student to accomplish. | ||