Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Parabrahman | The Supreme Being

Parabrahman

Parabrahman (IAST)
Translation: "the Supreme Being"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: परब्रह्मन्
Transliteration: Parabrahman
Translation: "the supreme Being; the Divine as transcendent; that which is beyond all dualities (from para = "supreme" + brahman = "Absolute")"
Definition: "According to Advaita Vedānta, it is the supracosmic Divine who supports with its timeless and space-less existence the entire cosmic manifestation of its own being in time and space. It is infinite, attribute-less, and without name and form. (See Brahman.)


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