The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1862 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
3.18Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
, the two are radically different.
Prat
tya-samutp
da
(the causal nexus of interconnected appearance):
tya-samutpda(the causal nexus of interconnected appearance):
Praty
h
ra
hra(Skt., ‘withdrawal’).
1
In Hinduism, sense-withdrawal, the fifth ‘limb’ of ‘eight-limbed’ (
a
a
ga
) or
r
ja
yoga, referring to the contraction of consciousness from the external world and senses, as a tortoise contracts its limbs.
2
A technical sense in Sanskrit grammar meaning the compression to one syllable of a series of letters or affixes, by combining the initial letter with the final.
1
In Hinduism, sense-withdrawal, the fifth ‘limb’ of ‘eight-limbed’ (
a
aga) or
r
jayoga, referring to the contraction of consciousness from the external world and senses, as a tortoise contracts its limbs.
2
A technical sense in Sanskrit grammar meaning the compression to one syllable of a series of letters or affixes, by combining the initial letter with the final.
Other books
A Rare Ruby by Dee Williams
The Hibernia Strain by Peterson, Albert
Forever Our Ever by Kat Barrett
The Journey Back by Johanna Reiss
Donnybrook: A Novel by Bill, Frank
Freak Show by Richards, J
Paranormal Realities Box Set by Mason, Patricia
A God Against the Gods by Allen Drury
Monday's Child by Wallace, Patricia
Darkest Hour (Age of Misrule, Book 2) by Mark Chadbourn
