Anupadaka
Anupadaka, anupapadaka, aupapaduka (Skt., 'parentless; self-existing,') is a philosophical term about reality such as the 'anupadaka plane'[1] or gods or Dhyani-Buddhas that fit the definition. Actually beyond anupadaka is 'adi' (Skt., 'first,') having to do with the first cause, itself from causeless cause.
| Planes of existence Gross and subtle bodies | |
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| Theosophy | |
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Full list 1. Spiritual plane / Monadic plane / Divine plane : 2. Spiritual plane: 3. Spiritual plane: 4. Spiritual / Causal plane / Buddhic plane : 5 Mental / Causal plane: 6. Astral-Ethereal plane:
7. Material plane: | |
| Rosicrucian | |
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The 7 Worlds & the 7 Cosmic Planes | |
| Thelema | |
| Body of light | Great Work | |
| Hermeticism | |
| Hermeticism | Cosmogony | |
| Surat Shabda Yoga | |
| Cosmology | |
| Jainism | |
| Jain cosmology | |
| Sufism | |
| Sufi cosmology | |
| Hinduism | |
| Talas/Lokas - Tattvas, Kosas, Upadhis | |
| Buddhism | |
| Buddhist cosmology | |
| Gnosticism | |
| Aeons, Archons | |
| Kabbalah | |
| Atziluth > Beri'ah > Yetzirah > Assiah | |
| Fourth Way | |
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Ray of Creation | |
Hence, it does not matter if scientists think there are no gods or Dhyani-Buddhas: anupadaka is still an idea about something that is an effect of the first cause or causality. In that sense it may have to do with a scientific idea or the term can be applied to one: the term came to the West from Theosophy, which focuses on science as much as religion, and 'anupadaka' may have distinct meanings in Theosophy.
See also
References
- Charles Webster Leadbeater, A Textbook of Theosophy, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1912.