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Nueve Vidas

William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple's Nine Lives explores spirituality in modern India through the lives of nine individuals, including a Jain nun, a Theyyam dancer, a Sufi mystic, a prison sculptor, Baul singers, Tibetan monks and Tantric practitioners. These stories highlight the coexistence of ancient traditions with modernization in India, emphasizing the universal search for meaning and connection.

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cautivador / kau̯tiβaˈðoɾ /adjective

captivating

el cautivador mundo del bailarín

the captivating world of the dancer

fascinatingenchanting

hilos / 'ilos /noun

threads

los hilos de la religión y la espiritualidad

the threads of religion and spirituality

tejidotramasurdimbre

la escoba / la esˈkoβa /noun

broom

sostiene una escoba hecha de plumas

holds a broom made of feathers

barrerescobillón

la monja / la ˈmoŋ.xa /noun

nun

El Relato de la Monja

The Nun's Tale

sorreligiosa

la renuncia / la reˈnunsja /noun

renunciation

una profunda renuncia a las comodidades

a profound renunciation of comforts

desapegoabnegaciónabandono

el trozo / el ˈtɾoθo /noun

piece

un trozo de tela

a piece of cloth

fragmentopedazo

aclamado / aklaˈmaðo /adjective

acclaimed

William Dalrymple es un aclamado escritor

William Dalrymple is an acclaimed writer

reconocidoelogiadoprestigioso

la afinidad / la afini'dad /noun

affinity

profunda afinidad por la India

deep affinity for India

empatíaconexión

la apariencia / la apaˈɾjenθja /noun

Appearance

la apariencia física

physical appearance

físicoaspectolook

apegos / aˈpeɣos /noun

attachments

renuncia a las comodidades y los apegos mundanos.

renunciation of comforts and worldly attachments.

afectovínculo

el ascetismo / el as.seˈtis.mo /noun

asceticism

vive en armonía con los principios fundamentales del jainismo: ascetismo.

lives in harmony with the fundamental principles of Jainism: asceticism.

tapasdisciplina espiritualausteridad

asegurándose / aseɣuˈɾandose /verb

ensuring

Camina descalza, asegurándose de que no se dañe a ningún organismo vivo.

She walks barefoot, ensuring that no living organism is harmed inadvertently.

asegurargarantizarcuidar de

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