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GLOSSARY.<br />

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Vikshipta A scattered or confused state<br />

of the mind.<br />

Vimoksha Absence of desire. Absolute<br />

freedom.<br />

Vind<br />

A stringed musical instrument<br />

of India.<br />

Viparyaya . . . False conception of a thing<br />

whose real form does not<br />

Vipra<br />

Viraha<br />

Virya<br />

correspond to that concep<br />

tion, as mother of pearl mis<br />

taken for silver.<br />

A sage who was born and bred<br />

a Brahmin.<br />

Intense misery due to separa<br />

tion from the beloved one.<br />

Strength, energy.<br />

Vishnu The &quot;Preserver&quot; of the<br />

Hindu trinity, who takes<br />

care of the universe, and<br />

who incarnates from time to<br />

time to help mankind.<br />

Vtiishtddvaita Qualified non-dualism. A<br />

Vitishtddvaitin<br />

school of Indian philosophy,<br />

founded by Ramanuja, a<br />

great religious reformer,<br />

which teaches that the indi<br />

vidual soul is a part of God.<br />

A follower of the above school<br />

of philosophy; a qualified<br />

non-dualist.

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