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'''Anupadaka''' is a word used in the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] derived from the [[Sanskrit]] anupapādaka (or Aupapaduka) which means "parentless", "self-existing", born without any parents or progenitors. | |||
This term is applied to certain self-created gods, and the [[Dhyāni-Buddhas]]: | |||
<blockquote>“The one merged with the absolute,” can have no parents since he is Self-existent, and one with the Universal Spirit (Svayambhu), the Svâbhâvat in the highest aspect. The mystery in the hierarchy of the Anupadaka is great, its apex being the universal Spirit-Soul, and the lower rung the Mânushi-Buddha; and even every Soul-endowed man is an Anupadaka in a latent state.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 52.</ref></blockquote> | |||
== Misspelling of the original term == | |||
== Notes == | |||
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==Further reading== | |||
*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Anup%C4%81daka# Anupādaka] at Theosopedia | |||
*[http://www.easterntradition.org/book%20of%20dzyan%20research%20report%201-technical%20terms%20in%20stanza%201.pdf# Technical Terms in Stanza I by David Reigle] at Eastern Tradition Research Institute | |||
[[Category:Sanskrit terms]] | [[Category:Sanskrit terms]] | ||
[[Category:Theosophical concepts]] | [[Category:Theosophical concepts]] | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 30 May 2012
Anupadaka is a word used in the Theosophical derived from the Sanskrit anupapādaka (or Aupapaduka) which means "parentless", "self-existing", born without any parents or progenitors.
This term is applied to certain self-created gods, and the Dhyāni-Buddhas:
“The one merged with the absolute,” can have no parents since he is Self-existent, and one with the Universal Spirit (Svayambhu), the Svâbhâvat in the highest aspect. The mystery in the hierarchy of the Anupadaka is great, its apex being the universal Spirit-Soul, and the lower rung the Mânushi-Buddha; and even every Soul-endowed man is an Anupadaka in a latent state.[1]
Misspelling of the original term
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 52.
Further reading
- Anupādaka at Theosopedia
- Technical Terms in Stanza I by David Reigle at Eastern Tradition Research Institute