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| − | In [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]], [[arūpa]] (a [[Sanskrit]] word), refers to [[formless]] (perhaps [[non-physical]]) or also [[non-material objects]] or subjects. [[Ether]] ([[Wikipedia:Akasha|akasha]] in [[Sanskrit]]) is somewhat [[arūpa]] , while the classical elements are [[rupa]] | + | In [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]], [[arūpa]] (a [[Sanskrit]] [[word]]), refers to [[formless]] (perhaps [[non-physical]]) or also [[non-material objects]] or [[subjects]]. [[Ether]] ([[Wikipedia:Akasha|akasha]] in [[Sanskrit]]) is somewhat [[arūpa]] , while the classical [[elements]] are [[rupa]] |
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| + | [[Formless]], Incorporeal. Arūpalokas: The [[highest]] [[meditative]] [[worlds]], where [[form]] cognizable by the [[five senses]] does not [[exist]], being purely [[mental]]. [[Arūparāga]]: [[attachment]] to the [[formless]] [[meditative]] [[worlds]]; the Seventh [[Fetter]] on the [[Path]]. (See [[Fetters]], Four [[Paths]].) | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 13 November 2020
In Hinduism and Buddhism, arūpa (a Sanskrit word), refers to formless (perhaps non-physical) or also non-material objects or subjects. Ether (akasha in Sanskrit) is somewhat arūpa , while the classical elements are rupa
Formless, Incorporeal. Arūpalokas: The highest meditative worlds, where form cognizable by the five senses does not exist, being purely mental. Arūparāga: attachment to the formless meditative worlds; the Seventh Fetter on the Path. (See Fetters, Four Paths.)
