The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1713 page)

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Nirgu
a-Brahman
(Skt., ‘Brahman without qualities’). The term in Ved
nta Hinduism for the Absolute and indescribable nature of
Brahman
, in contrast to
sagu
a Brahman
. For explication, see
A
KARA
.
Nirmal
(Pañj
b
, ‘spotless, pure’). A learned,
quietist
Sikh group. They are
celibate
, follow distinctive rules, and live in
monasteries
called
akh
s
(literally, ‘wrestling arenas’).

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