Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Anādi | Beginningless / Eternal

Anadi

Anādi (IAST)
Translation: "beginningless / eternal"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: अनादि
Transliteration: Anādi
Translation: "beginningless; eternal"
Definition:
  1. According to Advaita Vedānta, six things are eternal: Brahman (Absolute), Īśvara (God), Jīva (individual), Avidyā (ignorance), the difference between the Jīva and Īśvara, and the relation between pure consciousness and Avidyā.

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