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'''Adi''' (devanāgarī: आदि, ''ādi'') is a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning "first, beginning, primeval." It is frequently | '''Adi''' (devanāgarī: आदि, ''ādi'') is a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning "first, beginning, primeval." It is frequently used to refer to the primordial Buddha ([[Adi-Buddha]]), primordial wisdom ([[Adi-Buddha#Adi-Buddhi|Adi-Buddhi]]), the primeval ancient one (Adi-Sanat),<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 98.</ref></blockquote> the first cause (Adi-Nidana),<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 98.</ref> the primordial force (Adi-Shakti),<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 10.</ref> and the first Principle or plane ([[Tattva#Adi-Tattva|Adi-Tattva]]),<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 612.</ref> among others. | ||
More specifically, the word "Adi" is related to the primordial man: | More specifically, the word "Adi" is related to the primordial man: | ||
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<blockquote>Âdi is the generic name in our Doctrine of all the first men, i.e, the first speaking races, in each of the seven zones––hence probably “Ad-am.” And such first men, in every nation, are credited with having been taught the divine mysteries of creation.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XIV (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 175.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>Âdi is the generic name in our Doctrine of all the first men, i.e, the first speaking races, in each of the seven zones––hence probably “Ad-am.” And such first men, in every nation, are credited with having been taught the divine mysteries of creation.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XIV (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 175.</ref></blockquote> | ||
As suggested in the previous quote, Blavatsky asserts that the name "Adam" for the first man comes from a root used universally in different traditions: | As suggested in the previous quote, [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] asserts that the name "Adam" for the first man comes from a root used universally in different traditions: | ||
<blockquote>The words Ad and Adi mean in Sanskrit “the first”; in Aramæan, “One” (Ad-ad, “the only one”); in Assyrian, “father” whence Ak-Ad or “father-creator.” And once the statement is found correct it becomes rather difficult to confine Adam to the Mosaic Bible alone, and to see therein simply a Jewish name.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 42.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>The words Ad and Adi mean in Sanskrit “the first”; in Aramæan, “One” (Ad-ad, “the only one”); in Assyrian, “father” whence Ak-Ad or “father-creator.” And once the statement is found correct it becomes rather difficult to confine Adam to the Mosaic Bible alone, and to see therein simply a Jewish name.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 42.</ref></blockquote> | ||
== Additional resources == | |||
* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/adi Adi] in Theosophy World | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:44, 26 November 2023
Adi (devanāgarī: आदि, ādi) is a Sanskrit word meaning "first, beginning, primeval." It is frequently used to refer to the primordial Buddha (Adi-Buddha), primordial wisdom (Adi-Buddhi), the primeval ancient one (Adi-Sanat),[1] the first cause (Adi-Nidana),[2] the primordial force (Adi-Shakti),[3] and the first Principle or plane (Adi-Tattva),[4] among others.
More specifically, the word "Adi" is related to the primordial man:
Âdi is the generic name in our Doctrine of all the first men, i.e, the first speaking races, in each of the seven zones––hence probably “Ad-am.” And such first men, in every nation, are credited with having been taught the divine mysteries of creation.[5]
As suggested in the previous quote, H. P. Blavatsky asserts that the name "Adam" for the first man comes from a root used universally in different traditions:
The words Ad and Adi mean in Sanskrit “the first”; in Aramæan, “One” (Ad-ad, “the only one”); in Assyrian, “father” whence Ak-Ad or “father-creator.” And once the statement is found correct it becomes rather difficult to confine Adam to the Mosaic Bible alone, and to see therein simply a Jewish name.[6]
Additional resources
- Adi in Theosophy World
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 98.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 98.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 10.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. X (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 612.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. XIV (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1988), 175.
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 42.