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'''Ain Soph''' (אין סוף) (also Ayn Sof or Ein Sof), is a [[Hebrew]] word that may be translated as "no end," "unending". In [[Kabbalah]] it is understood as the divine origin of all created existence, in contrast to the Ain (or Ein), which is infinite no-thingness.  
'''Ain Soph''' (אין סוף) (also Ayn Sof or Ein Sof), is a [[Hebrew]] term that may be translated as "no end," "unending". In [[Kabbalah]] it is understood as the divine origin of all created existence, in contrast to the Ain (or Ein), which is infinite no-thingness.  


In the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] literature it is usually employed to refer to the [[Absolute]].
In the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] literature this term is usually employed to refer to the [[Absolute]].


[[Category:Hebrew terms]]
[[Category:Hebrew terms]]

Revision as of 19:23, 28 March 2012

Ain Soph (אין סוף) (also Ayn Sof or Ein Sof), is a Hebrew term that may be translated as "no end," "unending". In Kabbalah it is understood as the divine origin of all created existence, in contrast to the Ain (or Ein), which is infinite no-thingness.

In the Theosophical literature this term is usually employed to refer to the Absolute.