The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1929 page)

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R
g
,
r
ga
(Skt., ‘colour’, a melodic sequence). In Indian music, combinations of notes associated with certain moods and times. The division of the Sikhs'
di
Granth is by r
g.
R
ga
(P
li, Skt.). In Eastern religions (for Hinduism, see
ASMITA
), the form of attachment identified with lust, greed, and passion. According to Buddhists, it is one of the most basic characteristics of human nature, having the pleasures of the senses as its object; but it also exists as attachment to more subtle pleasures at higher levels of spirituality (
saññojan
) and is not finally disposed of until
nirv
na
is reached.

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