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| − | The first or supreme Buddha. A term used in Northern Buddhism to denote the One unknown, without beginning or end. Helena P. BLAVATSKY writes that it is identical with PARABRAHMAN or AIN SOPH. It is to be distinguished from ''Ādi-Budha'', which means “first or primeval wisdom” (SD I:55). “The universal decrees of Karma and ''Adi-Budh''” are carried out only by ''Nārada'' in Hindu esotericism (SD II:48). A related term is ''Ādi-Buddhi'', which is “absolute consciousness.” | + | The first or supreme Buddha. A term used in Northern Buddhism to denote the One unknown, without beginning or end. Helena P. BLAVATSKY writes that it is identical with PARABRAHMAN or AIN SOPH. It is to be distinguished from ''Ādi-Budha'', which means “first or primeval wisdom” (''SD'' I:55). “The universal decrees of Karma and ''Adi-Budh''” are carried out only by ''Nārada'' in Hindu esotericism (''SD'' II:48). A related term is ''Ādi-Buddhi'', which is “absolute consciousness.” |
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Revision as of 22:43, 30 March 2011
The first or supreme Buddha. A term used in Northern Buddhism to denote the One unknown, without beginning or end. Helena P. BLAVATSKY writes that it is identical with PARABRAHMAN or AIN SOPH. It is to be distinguished from Ādi-Budha, which means “first or primeval wisdom” (SD I:55). “The universal decrees of Karma and Adi-Budh” are carried out only by Nārada in Hindu esotericism (SD II:48). A related term is Ādi-Buddhi, which is “absolute consciousness.”
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