MAHATMAS

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Literature	Mahatmas Initiates who have proved their courage and purity by passing through sundry tests and trials. It is a Hindu word applied to certain Buddhists. They are also called "Masters." According to Theosophists, man has a physical, an intellectual, and a spiritual nature, and a Mahâtma is a person who has reached perfection in each of these three natures. As his knowledge is perfect, he can produce effects which, to the less learned, appear miraculous. Thus, before the telegraph and telephone were invented it would have appeared miraculous to possess such powers; no supernatural power, however, is required, but only a more extensive knowledge. "Mahâtma is a well-known Sanskrit word applied to men who have retired from the world, who by means of a long ascetic discipline, have subdued the passions of the flesh, and gained a reputation for sanctity and knowledge. That these men are able to perform most startling feats, and to suffer the most terrible tortures, is perfectly true."- Max Muller: Nineteenth Century, May, 1893, p. 775. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Mahatmas

Mahatmas is Sanskrit for "Great Souls." While the term is popularly applied to people like Mohandas Gandhi, the term is widely used to refer to adepts or liberated souls. The word was popularized in theosophical literature in the late 19th century when Madame Helena P. Blavatsky, one of the founders of the Theosophical Society, revealed that her teachers were adepts or Mahatmas who reside in Tibet. They were personages who were highly developed spiritually, and who had acquired supernormal powers. The Mahatmas were not disembodied beings, but people with flesh and blood, and who are involved in overseeing the growth of individuals and the development of civilizations.

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Misspellings: MAHATMAS

Misspellings
	"MAHATMAS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: hamamatsu, magatama, Mahamar, mahat, Mahratta, Mahrattas, mazatzal, Mehitema. (additional references)
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Anagrams: MAHATMAS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-h-m-m-s-t"
	-1 letter: mahatma, tamasha.
	-2 letters: asthma, matsah.
	-3 letters: amahs, atmas, mamas, maths.
	-4 letters: aahs, amah, amas, atma, hams, hast, hats, mama, mash, mast, math, mats, sham, shat, tams.
	-5 letters: aah, aas, aha, ama, ash, ham, has, hat, hmm, mas, mat, sat, sha, tam, tas.
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