English Explanatory Dictionary

neti neti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. In Vedic and subsequent Hindu philosophy, the doctrine of "not this, not that", which holds that Brahman (the Supreme Being, God) has absolutely no specific characteristics and cannot be described in positive terms.

Word forms

neti neti neti-neti
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