The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (178 page)

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in Jalli
nw
l
B
gh, were killed by British soldiers under the command of Brigadier General Dyer. This event, of great significance for the Independence movement in India, and for establishing ‘minimum force’ as a rule in crowd control, is known as the Amritsar massacre.
Am
ta
(Skt., ‘not-death’). The nectar of immortality, as in
Amrit
; but in Hinduism (especially
Vedas
), it is
soma
.
A
a
(share of the gods)
:
see
DITYAS
.

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