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<blockquote class="definition">'''Dullness''' | <blockquote class="definition">'''Dullness''' John Richards translation of the Sanskrit word ''tamas'' (तमस्, used in the [[Crest Jewel of Wisdom]] to indicate [[Normal Consciousness]]<ref>Sankaracharya, Adi. The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom. Translated by John Richards. 1998, 1946. http://datadump.lightningpath.org/readings/viveka-sanskrit.pdf.</ref></blockquote> | ||
==Syncretic Terms== | ==Syncretic Terms== | ||
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तमस् is literally translated as mental darkness, illusion, darkness, ignorance, darkness of hell(!). Thus, dullness is perhaps not the best word here.. | |||
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Dullness
Dullness John Richards translation of the Sanskrit word tamas (तमस्, used in the Crest Jewel of Wisdom to indicate Normal Consciousness[1]
Syncretic Terms
Normal Consciousness > Dullness, Normalcy, Ordinary Consciousness, Paramount Reality, Rational Consciousness, Usual Consciousness
Notes
तमस् is literally translated as mental darkness, illusion, darkness, ignorance, darkness of hell(!). Thus, dullness is perhaps not the best word here..
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Footnotes
- ↑ Sankaracharya, Adi. The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom. Translated by John Richards. 1998, 1946. http://datadump.lightningpath.org/readings/viveka-sanskrit.pdf.