▁built ▁on ▁anal ogy ▁with ▁at ith i , ▁the ▁ancient ▁V edic ▁tradition ▁of ▁wel coming ▁guests . ▁What ▁Ś ab ara ▁is ▁maintain ing ▁is ▁that ▁this ▁anal ogy ▁is ▁not ▁valid . ▁While ▁the ▁M ī m ā ṃ sak as ▁continued ▁to ▁maintain ▁this ▁interpretation ▁for ▁centuries , ▁their ▁defeat ▁in ▁debate ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Ś a ṅ kar ā c ā ry a ▁led ▁to ▁their s ▁being ▁a ▁minor ity ▁view . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁remarkable ▁test ament ▁to ▁the ▁pl ur ality ▁and ▁toler ance ▁of ▁Indian ▁civil ization ▁that ▁M ī m ā ṃ sak as ▁fl our ished ▁even ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁as ▁ev iden ced ▁by ▁the ▁comment aries ▁of ▁N ī la ka ṇ ṭ ha . ▁ ▁Regional ▁names ▁Pu ja , ▁sometimes ▁sp elled ▁po o ja , ▁is ▁called ▁ প <0xE0> <0xA7> <0x82> জ া ▁( also ▁sp elled ▁as ▁ প ু জ ো ) ▁in ▁Beng ali , ▁ ப <0xE0> <0xAF> <0x82> <0xE0> <0xAE> <0x9C> ை ▁in ▁T amil , ▁and ▁b ucha ▁( บ ู ช า ) ▁in ▁Th ai . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁A ñ j ali ▁M ud r ā ▁ ▁Buddh ist ▁prayer ▁be ads ▁ ▁Co con ut : ▁use ▁for ▁worship ▁ ▁Culture ▁of ▁India ▁ ▁D h up a ▁ ▁G uru - sh ish ya ▁tradition ▁ ▁H indu ▁prayer ▁be ads ▁ ▁H indu ▁temple ▁ ▁Indian ▁honor