Vikṣepa | Projection / Distraction

Vikshepa

Vikṣepa (IAST)
Translation: "projection / distraction"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: विक्षेप
Transliteration: Vikṣepa
Translation: "projection; false projection; distraction"

Definition: "It is the projecting power of ignorance, according to Advaita Vedānta. (See Avidyā.)

Reference:

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