The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1623 page)
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da
da(Skt., ‘sound’). In Hinduism (especially
Tantrism
) cosmic sound:
Brahman
conceived as sound underlying all phenomena. Through
yoga
, especially
mantra
yoga, the senses are withdrawn (
pratyah
ra
) and the yogin becomes aware of the n
da reverberating in the central channel (
su
umna
n
d
) of his subtle body (
li
ga/s
k
ma
ar
ra). The vocalized sound of mantra becomes the unvocalized, inner sound of God. See further
O
;
ABDA
;
VAR
A
;
V
C
Tantrism
) cosmic sound:
Brahman
conceived as sound underlying all phenomena. Through
yoga
, especially
mantra
yoga, the senses are withdrawn (
pratyah
ra) and the yogin becomes aware of the n
da reverberating in the central channel (su
umnan
d) of his subtle body (li
ga/skmaarra). The vocalized sound of mantra becomes the unvocalized, inner sound of God. See furtherO
;ABDA;
VAR
A;
V
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