Saguṇa-Brahman
Saguṇa-Brahman. ‘Brahman with qualities’, in contrast to nirguṇa-Brahman. In the perspective of Advaita, the latter is the highest, essential nature of Brahman, but in order that Brahman may become knowable, it manifests itself with qualities (guṇa, upādhi), though these are always superimposed on Brahman and do not have ontological independence. In personified form, saguṇa-Brahman becomes Īśvara, God, and by application iṣṭa-devatā, the personal god of a devotee.
More From encyclopedia.com
Panentheism , Panentheism, (Gr. παν, all; εν, in; θεος, God) in its simplest form, is the view that the world is in God, but God is not the world. In metaphysics,… Elohim , Elohim
The divine name ('Ělōhîm ) most frequently used in the Old Testament, a plural form of Eloah, which appears only in poetical books (34 of the… Mercy , MERCY (Heb. רַחֲמִים), a feeling of compassion tempered with love, which engenders forgiveness and forbearance in man and which stimulates him to dee… Omnipotence , Omnipotence is derived From the Latin omnis (all) and potens (capable of making or producing). Divine omnipotence is a divine operative attribute, an… God , Few concepts are as widely disputed as that of God. Therefore, it would be foolishness to write an article that purported to discuss simply the conce… The Trinity , Trinity, The
Trinity, The. A predominantly Christian understanding of the inner nature of the Godhead. Trinitarian understandings of God may arise pr…
NEARBY TERMS
Saguṇa-Brahman