The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2049 page)
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Sagi Nahor
(Kabbalist):
(Kabbalist):
Sagu
a-Brahman
.
a-Brahman.
‘Brahman with qualities’, in contrast to
nirgu
a-Brahman
. In the perspective of
Advaita
, the latter is the highest, essential nature of Brahman, but in order that Brahman may become knowable, it manifests itself with qualities (
gu
a
, up
dhi), though these are always superimposed on Brahman and do not have ontological independence. In personified form, sagu
a-Brahman becomes
vara
, God, and by application
i
a-devat
, the personal god of a devotee.
nirgu
a-Brahman. In the perspective of
Advaita
, the latter is the highest, essential nature of Brahman, but in order that Brahman may become knowable, it manifests itself with qualities (
gu
a, up
dhi), though these are always superimposed on Brahman and do not have ontological independence. In personified form, sagua-Brahman becomesvara, God, and by application
i
a-devat, the personal god of a devotee.Other books
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