Abhinna-Nimittopādāna | Non-different Efficient and Material (Cause)

Abhinna-Nimittopadana

Abhinna-Nimittopādāna (IAST)
Translation: "non-different efficient and material (cause)"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: अभिन्ननिमित्तोपादान
Transliteration: Abhinna-Nimittopādāna
Translation: "non-different efficient and material (cause)"

Definition: "The Advaita Vedānta theory that the efficient and material causes are one and non-different: both causes are the Absolute (Brahman) since there is ultimately nothing but Brahman. Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta also accepts this theory.

Reference:

1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press