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... death , depending on caste traditions , and at regular intervals thereafter . The first annual death anniversary is observed by a śräddha ceremony that enables the deceased ( preta ) to be admitted into the assembly of forefathers ...
... death , depending on caste traditions , and at regular intervals thereafter . The first annual death anniversary is observed by a śräddha ceremony that enables the deceased ( preta ) to be admitted into the assembly of forefathers ...
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... death syndrome ( SIDS ) , also called CRIB DEATH , or COT DEATH , unexpected death of an apparently well infant . Of world- wide incidence , it is the commonest cause of death of infants between two weeks and one year of life and the ...
... death syndrome ( SIDS ) , also called CRIB DEATH , or COT DEATH , unexpected death of an apparently well infant . Of world- wide incidence , it is the commonest cause of death of infants between two weeks and one year of life and the ...
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... death , some- times personified in folklore or poetic fancy ; in modern psychoanalytic theory , the death instinct . death conception among ancient Greeks 7 : 201d motivation and instinctual energy source 12 : 558d Thanesar , also ...
... death , some- times personified in folklore or poetic fancy ; in modern psychoanalytic theory , the death instinct . death conception among ancient Greeks 7 : 201d motivation and instinctual energy source 12 : 558d Thanesar , also ...
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