On 02-Jul-2013, at 8:17, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > temple in North India. They are after your money. :) > That makes me wonder...why is the payment called a "dakshina", which is the > word for "south" as well? No, I am not googling...just waiting to be > spoon-fed.
A "guru dakshina" - the only appropriate use actually - was what you paid your guru as a fee for your becoming "daksha" or "expert" --srs
