The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1712 page)

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s.
Niraya
(state of punishment and torment):
see
NARAKA
.
Nirb
ja
(without seed, a stage in sam
dhi):
Nirgu
(Pañj
b
, ‘without qualities’). In the
di
Granth,
Brahman
(God) is described as nirgu
, i.e. abstract, lacking attributes. However, as creator, the immanent source of all qualities, he is also
sagu
, endowed with attributes.

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