Studies in Indian Art c7.s3.5
Studies in Indian Art c7.s3.5
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c7.s3.5
The cosmic forms constitute the *vairūpya*, the manifold appearance of the deity. Each of them in its strict definition is an apparition, a *yakṣa*, merely name and form without real substance. The *yogin* alone can comprehend the higher form (*pararūpa*); others can think only of the material forms of images. Meditation of images is essential, the normal way for the functioning of the mind.