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| Su·bud [ s bd ] |
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movement seeking personal perfection: a spiritual movement whose followers practice mental exercises aimed at freeing themselves from the influences of the body, heart, and mind and thus attaining personal perfection. It was founded by a Javanese mystic, Pak Muhammad Subuh, in 1947.
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| [Mid-20th century. Contraction of Javanese susila budhi dharma< Sanskrit suśīla "good disposition" + buddhi "understanding" + dharma "something established, decree, custom"] |
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