The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (398 page)
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Bhumi
(‘earth’)
:
(‘earth’)
:
Bh
ta
ta(Skt., vbhu, ‘being’).
1
In S. Asian philosophy, an element, especially a
mah
bh
ta
(gross element) but also a tanm
tra (subtle element: see
AHA
KARA
). Hindu systems of philosophy list five gross elements: ether (
k
a
), air, fire, water, and earth.
2
Spirits; in the
Br
hma
as
, human and non-human beings; in later texts, malignant spirits or goblins.
1
In S. Asian philosophy, an element, especially a
mah
bhta(gross element) but also a tanm
tra (subtle element: seeAHA
KARA). Hindu systems of philosophy list five gross elements: ether (
ka), air, fire, water, and earth.
2
Spirits; in the
Br
hmaas, human and non-human beings; in later texts, malignant spirits or goblins.
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