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Ritualized devotion, altruism, and meditation: The offering of the guru ma \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{n}\) \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{d}\) ala in Newar Buddhism

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Gellner, D.N. Ritualized devotion, altruism, and meditation: The offering of the guru ma \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{n}\) \(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{d}\) ala in Newar Buddhism. Indo-Iran J 34, 161–197 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00207252

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