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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Nimitta}}'''. 1. An interior illumination developed by the practice of meditation. 2. The efficient spiritual cause, as contrasted with Upadana, the material cause, in Vedânta philosophy. See also ''Pradhâna ''in Sankhya philosophy. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Nimitta}}'''. 1. An interior illumination developed by the practice of meditation. 2. The efficient spiritual cause, as contrasted with Upadana, the material cause, in Vedânta philosophy. See also ''Pradhâna ''in Sankhya philosophy. | ||
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H. P. Blavatsky
Nimitta. 1. An interior illumination developed by the practice of meditation. 2. The efficient spiritual cause, as contrasted with Upadana, the material cause, in Vedânta philosophy. See also Pradhâna in Sankhya philosophy.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Nimitta