The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (259 page)
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aloks
gad
Asamprajñ
ta
ta(Skt., ‘non-differentiated’, ‘non-discerned’)
or nirb
ja
(Skt., ‘without seed’). A stage of
sam
dhi
in
r
ja
yoga
following from
samprajñ
ta
(‘differentiated’) or
sab
ja
(‘with seed’) sam
dhi. The
Yoga S
tra
(1. 51) says that this state of consciousness is achieved upon the cessation (
nirodha
) of all contents of consciousness (
citta
), and that in it karmic impressions (
sa
sk
ras
) are terminated.
or nirb
ja(Skt., ‘without seed’). A stage of
sam
dhiin
r
jayoga
following from
samprajñ
ta(‘differentiated’) or
sab
ja(‘with seed’) sam
dhi. TheYoga S
tra(1. 51) says that this state of consciousness is achieved upon the cessation (
nirodha
) of all contents of consciousness (
citta
), and that in it karmic impressions (
sa
skras) are terminated.
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