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On 7 Oct 2003 at 8:22, Llambías wrote:

> But isn't Mahatma a title, like Dalai Lama? If we
> don't say {la lord} or {la doktor}, we shouldn't really
> say {la ma'atman}. Both {ma'atma} and {mo'anda} are 
> valid fu'ivla.

As I understand it, Mohandas is his given name and Mahatma is a title 
of reverence ("Great Soul", I believe).

Not sure whether that's in the same league as "Lord" or "doctor"; 
perhaps more like "The Iron Chancellor" or "the Governator"; more a 
kind of nickname than a class.

Cheers,
Philip
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