Anandan.
/ɑːˈnʌndə/, U.S. /ɑˈnɑndə/ Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
A state of absolute bliss.In Hinduism, Ananda is considered one of the three aspects of the atman (atman n.), together with Sat (Sat n.) and Chit (Chit n.6), and often appears in combination with these words as sat-chit-ananda.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > rapture or ecstasy > [noun] > instance of
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1875 J. D. B. Gribble tr. E. R. Baierlein Land of Tamulians i. iv. 64 The Vedanta..has yet arrived at a kind of Trinity... I mean the Sat, Chit, and Ananda (Existence, Thought, Joy) which it is not so very difficult to translate into Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
1914 J. C. Chatterji Kashmir Shaivaism II. 64 The nature of Ānanda, as perfect Bliss and Supremest Self-satisfaction, is absolute rest in what is one's own, and cessation of all flutter and movement.
2008 A. Ghosh Sea of Poppies (2009) xxii. 489 Seized by the transcendent, blissful joy of pure ananda, he closed his eyes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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