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Nitnem
kNitya
(Skt., ‘enduring’). In Hinduism, the Absolute. One united with the Absolute is known as nitya-
mukta
; one who is thus united but returns to birth for the sake of others (cf.
bodhisattva
) is called nitya-siddha (an example is
N
rada
). Nitya is the Absolute at rest, in contrast to
l
l
, through which manifestation occurs.
mukta
; one who is thus united but returns to birth for the sake of others (cf.
bodhisattva
) is called nitya-siddha (an example is
N
rada). Nitya is the Absolute at rest, in contrast to
l
l, through which manifestation occurs.N
vara
as
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