The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1663 page)
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N
r
yana
.
ryana.
The personification, in Hinduism, of the creative energy of
Vi
u
, associated, therefore, with the sun. It is N
r
yana, as the solar energy, moving on the face of the waters, which produces creation. He is also closely associated with
Nara
, so that nara-n
r
yana constitute the union man—god, i.e.
tman is
brahman
.
Vi
u, associated, therefore, with the sun. It is N
ryana, as the solar energy, moving on the face of the waters, which produces creation. He is also closely associated withNara
, so that nara-n
ryana constitute the union man—god, i.e.tman isbrahman
.
Narmad
,
Nerbuddha
.
,Nerbuddha
.
g
iva
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