The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (99 page)
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k
a(Skt., ‘open space, vacuity, ether’).
1
One of the five gross elements (
mah
bh
tas
) of Hindu philosophy (albeit the finest), the ether which pervades the universe and is the vehicle of life and sound. See also
BH
TA
.
2
In
Matsya
Pur
a
,
k
a
is a god of house-building.
3
In Buddhism, space, either as limited by the boundaries of bodies, or unlimited space.
4
For Jains, see
ASTIKAYA
.
1
One of the five gross elements (
mah
bhtas) of Hindu philosophy (albeit the finest), the ether which pervades the universe and is the vehicle of life and sound. See also
BH
TA.
2
In
Matsya
Pur
a,
kais a god of house-building.
3
In Buddhism, space, either as limited by the boundaries of bodies, or unlimited space.
4
For Jains, see
ASTIKAYA
.
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