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Nirdvandva (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the Indian term for "free from the opposites," the quality of the atman and of the heavenly substance Dorn sought, which today we would call a transcendental principle.

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Nirdvandva (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the Hindu state of being free from the opposites, a notion alien to the Christian West because it relativizes them and softens the irreconcilable conflict in the militant Christian attitude.