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Smarta

noun Smar·ta \ ˈsmärtə \

Definition of Smarta

plural -s
: a member of a large Hindu sect of Brahmans founded in the eighth century, guided chiefly by the traditions of the smriti, holding the doctrine of Advaita, worshiping all the principal deities equally, and thriving most in south India

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Origin and Etymology of smarta

Sanskrit, from smṛti what is remembered

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