Glossary Term
Risk: Medium- Approved rendering
- आत्मानि दान
- Transliteration
- aatmani daan
- Rejected alternatives
- सक्ति (a generic supernatural power associated with the doudini's trance abilities, avoid as a substitute)
Spiritual Gifts
आत्मानि दान (‘gift of the Spirit’) must be kept distinct from सक्ति, the kind of ritual/mediumistic power attributed to a doudini in Kherai puja practice. Spirit-given gifts serve the church; they are not possession-derived oracular abilities.
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