Asha
Asha () or arta (; Arta}}) is a Zoroastrian concept with a complex and highly nuanced range of meaning. It is commonly summarized in accord with its contextual implications of 'truth' and 'right' (or 'righteousness'), 'order' and 'right working'. It is of cardinal importance to Zoroastrian theology and doctrine. In the moral sphere, ''aṣ̌a/arta'' represents what has been called "the decisive confessional concept of Zoroastrianism". The opposite of Avestan ''aṣ̌a'' is ''druj'', "deceit, falsehood".Its Old Persian equivalent is ''arta-''. In Middle Iranian languages the term appears as ''ard-''.
The word is also the proper name of the divinity Asha, the Amesha Spenta that is the hypostasis or "genius" of "Truth" or "Righteousness". In the Younger Avesta, this figure is more commonly referred to as Asha Vahishta (''Aṣ̌a Vahišta'', ''Arta Vahišta''), "Best Truth". The Middle Persian descendant is ''Ashawahist'' or ''Ardwahisht''; New Persian ''Ardibehesht'' or ''Ordibehesht''. In the Gathas—the oldest texts of Zoroastrianism, thought to have been composed by Zoroaster—it is seldom possible to distinguish between moral principle and the divinity. Later texts consistently use the 'Best' epithet when speaking of the Amesha Spenta; only once in the Gathas is 'best' an adjective of ''aṣ̌a/arta''. Provided by Wikipedia
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Enhanced genotoxicity of silver nanoparticles in DNA repair deficient mammalian cells by Hui Kheng eLim, P. V. eAshaRani, M. Prakash eHande
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Enigma unraveled: Role of ultrasonography in tuberculous lymphadenopathy by M L Asha, S Naveen, Anju Anu Jose, Atul Bajoria, Ingitha Chatterjee, Shubha Gurudath
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Study on production and utilization of minor millets in Madhya Pradesh by ASHA DEVI, ANBUKKANI P, ALKA SINGH, S K MALHOTRA, GIRISH K JHA, PRADEEP PANGHAL
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Better Uniform Approximation by New Bivariate Bernstein Operators by Asha Ram Gairola, Suruchi Maindola, Laxmi Rathour, Lakshmi Narayan Mishra, Vishnu Narayan Mishra
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Exploring nurses’ experiences of a tailored intervention to increase MMR vaccine acceptance in a Somali community in Stockholm, Sweden: a qualitative interview study by Adam Roth, Ann Lindstrand, Emma Appelqvist, Asha Jama, Asli Kulane, Karina Godoy-Ramirez
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Theory and Design of Doherty Power Amplifier With Active Harmonic Injection by Y. Mary Asha Latha, Luis C. Nunes, Filipe M. Barradas, Jose C. Pedro
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