The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1355 page)

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Lak
ya
(form of chosen deity):
Lal Ded
:
see
LALL
.
Lalit
.
Indian goddess, also known as Mah
devi (see
DEVI
), important in Tantric Hinduism. She is also the personification of
L
l
, and thus her form is the universe: she is
P
rvat
when dancing, and is the writhing which precedes birth and manifestation.

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