The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (214 page)
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Anubhava
(Skt., ‘experience’). In
Ved
nta
, ‘experience’ or ‘intuition’ as the basis of an individual's knowledge of
Brahman
, the Absolute. For
a
kara
brahman-anubhava, the ‘intuition of Brahman’, is the ultimate experience—impersonal, transcendental, and abstract. In
Advaita
Ved
nta, enlightenment is not a matter of speculation or emotion, but a direct and immediate anubhava.
Ved
nta, ‘experience’ or ‘intuition’ as the basis of an individual's knowledge of
Brahman
, the Absolute. For
akarabrahman-anubhava, the ‘intuition of Brahman’, is the ultimate experience—impersonal, transcendental, and abstract. In
Advaita
Ved
nta, enlightenment is not a matter of speculation or emotion, but a direct and immediate anubhava.Anubh
vi-guru
vi-guruAnubh
ti
(direct experience of Brahman)
:
ti(direct experience of Brahman)
:
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