Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Babas
English answer:
spiritual leaders
Added to glossary by
Jenni Lukac (X)
Apr 10, 2012 12:55
12 yrs ago
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Not long after, I promoted this woman from cleaning woman to my first assistant. She provided the support I needed when it did not come from anyone else. That alone became a lesson that I have tried to pass along. You do not need special gurus or Babas to grow. Teachers come in all forms and disguises. Children, the terminally ill, a cleaning woman. All the theories and science in the world could not help anyone as much as one human unafraid to open his heart to another.
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Apr 15, 2012 13:54: Jenni Lukac (X) Created KOG entry
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spiritual leader
Baba (nickname), meaning father in Pakistan, Indian(Marathi/Maharastra), Middle Eastern, and African cultures & grandmother in Ukrainian, Macedonian, Serbian and other Slavic languages
Baba (Alevism), an Alevi religious leader
(also a Polish grandmother and a wide variety of other meanings in various langauges , but I believe that "spiritual leader" is what the author means here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba
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spiritual leaders (plural)
Baba (Alevism), an Alevi religious leader
(also a Polish grandmother and a wide variety of other meanings in various langauges , but I believe that "spiritual leader" is what the author means here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba
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spiritual leaders (plural)
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katsy
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Colin Rowe
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Phong Le
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Martin Riordan
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wise men
Could it be this? A regional term for wise men...
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Ashutosh Mitra
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Monks, travelling saints, Hindu preechers
These are the people (Mostly in India) who travel in cities & villages and part religious knowledge with common people and mostly survive on donations/begging. As they spread religious knowledge, they also some times, are considered as teachers.
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sumerian goddess (patron of health care) that created humans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bau_(goddess)
in the text plural form is used as a synonym for guru actually
Baba was also responsible for beer production ;)
in the text plural form is used as a synonym for guru actually
Baba was also responsible for beer production ;)
Discussion
http://www.en.wiktionary.org/wiki/baba
Bau/Baba
Bau/Baba, whose name sounds onomatopoeic (bow-wow), was principal goddess of the Lagash area, with its three cities, Girsu, Lagash, and Nimen. As "Lady of Abundance," Bau/Baba controlled the fertility of animals and human beings (Leick 1998: 23)
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Dec 17, 2008 – In many indian languages including Hindi "baba" mean father. ... have a habit of inserting the word "baba" in between .. this has no meaning as such. .... What is the meaning of Baba, as an endearment? whats the meaning of ...
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_(honorific)