Glossary Term
Risk: High- Approved rendering
- विश्वास
- Transliteration
- biswas
- Rejected alternatives
- श्रद्धा, भक्ति
Faith
Trust placed in a specific person (Christ), not generalized devotional reverence. भक्ति carries the full weight of Mithila’s Ram-Sita and Shiva bhakti devotional tradition (celebrated regionally through Vidyapati’s devotional poetry) and must not stand in for saving trust in Christ specifically.
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