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A Sanskrit word the literal meaning of which is unborn or unproduced. In the ''Ṛg Veda'', ''Kāma'' or ''Kāmadeva'', the God of desire is described as ''Aja'' (the unborn), the first manifestation of the One. In later Hinduism, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva are also considered aja or unborn. And in its feminine form as ''ajā'', matter (''prakṛti'') and illusion (''māyā'') are also unborn, i.e., eternal. | A Sanskrit word the literal meaning of which is unborn or unproduced. In the ''Ṛg Veda'', ''Kāma'' or ''Kāmadeva'', the God of desire is described as ''Aja'' (the unborn), the first manifestation of the One. In later Hinduism, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva are also considered aja or unborn. And in its feminine form as ''ajā'', matter (''prakṛti'') and illusion (''māyā'') are also unborn, i.e., eternal. | ||
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A Sanskrit word the literal meaning of which is unborn or unproduced. In the Ṛg Veda, Kāma or Kāmadeva, the God of desire is described as Aja (the unborn), the first manifestation of the One. In later Hinduism, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva are also considered aja or unborn. And in its feminine form as ajā, matter (prakṛti) and illusion (māyā) are also unborn, i.e., eternal.
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