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nothingness

nothingness In this historical source, nothingness is presented as one possible way Nirvana was understood: a state reached when karma is suppressed and the necessity of continued existence ends.

In this historical source, nothingness is presented as one possible way Nirvana was understood: a state reached when karma is suppressed and the necessity of continued existence ends. The packet supports only this narrow, historical meaning within the discussion of karma and Hindu or Buddhist thought.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Karma” (Karma).
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