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Bhūti. From a term meaning "good fortune" or "well-being," it is a name given to the Hindu goddess Laksmī, who is the personification of prosperity. The term is also applied, however, to certain superhuman powers attained by the practice of austerity (tapas).

Source
Geddes MacGregor, Dictionary of Religion and Philosophy, New York: Paragon House, 1989
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