adhyasa

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noun

The human habit of superimposition, or false attribution of properties of one thing on another thing.

OriginSanskrit अध्यास →
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Meanings

nounadhyasa (uncountable)

alternative adhyāsa

  1. HinduismuncountableThe human habit of superimposition, or false attribution of properties of one thing on another thing.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअध्यास
  2. Englishadhyasa

From Sanskrit अध्यास (adhyāsa).

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