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Aksara logo #21000 Aksara (also akshara, Devanagari अक्षर, IAST akṣara) is a Sanskrit term translating to `imperishable, indestructible, fixed, immutable` (i.e. from a- `not` and kṣar- `melt away, perish`). It has two main fields of application, in Sanskrit grammatical tradition (śikṣā) and in Vedanta philosophy. The uniting aspect of these u...
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Aksara

Aksara logo #21203(Skr.) 'Imperishable', a descriptive synonym for brahman (q.v.), the Absolute, in the Upanishads (q.v.); has also the meaning of 'syllable'. -- K.F.L.
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