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GLOSSARY.
A.
âbhâsa (ware), a fallacy. Abhavya (ya), he who does not possess the potentiality to
attain nirvana. Achârya [978), a philosopher-saint; a pontiff or head of
ascetics. A ghâtiâ (spararat), non-destructive, used in reference to a kind
of karmic force which does not interfere with the natural
functioning of pure spirit. Ahimsa (wifær], non-injuring. Aja (mr), a he-goat. Ajamedha urdu:), goat-sacrifice. Ajîva (aswa], a non-intelligent substance. Åkâsha (ra), space; ether. Ânanda (entare:], bliss ; happiness Antaranga (***], internal ; mental. Aparâ (*98), exoteric. Arhanta (une a), a tirthamkara (God). Ashvamedha (aza: ita:), horse-sacrifice. Åsrava (naa], the process of inflow of matter into soul. Asura [ant], a demon. Avadhi jñâna [wafuera], a kind of clairvoyance or inner illu
mination which embraces a knowledge of some of the past.
lives of the soul. Avatâra [wame), an incarnation.
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