The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2051 page)
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Sahaja
(Skt., ‘innate’). In Buddhist
Tantrism
and the
Vai
ava
Sahaj
y
cult, the absolute which exists within the body, the essence of everything, the unmoving, ineffable state beyond thought construction (
vikalpa
) and beyond sin (
p
pa
) and merit (
pu
ya
). It is therefore a synonym for
nirv
na
, mah
sukha (great bliss), and the perfected essential body (
svabh
vika k
y
). The Tibetan is
Lhan.cig.-skyes.pa
.
Tantrism
and the
Vai
avaSahaj
ycult, the absolute which exists within the body, the essence of everything, the unmoving, ineffable state beyond thought construction (vikalpa
) and beyond sin (
p
pa) and merit (
pu
ya). It is therefore a synonym for
nirv
na, mah
sukha (great bliss), and the perfected essential body (svabh
vika ky). The Tibetan isLhan.cig.-skyes.pa
.
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