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<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> | <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> | ||
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Revision as of 14:24, 26 May 2019
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, Ordinary Consciousness, Paramount Reality, 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..
Footnotes
- ↑ Sankaracharya, Adi. The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom. Translated by John Richards. 1998, 1946. http://datadump.lightningpath.org/readings/viveka-sanskrit.pdf.
