Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t6.49

v1.c7.s10.t6.49

The so-called “annam” refers to matter, from which all things also stem. As *Taittiriya Upanishads* 3.2.1 explains, “for from the annam, verily, are these beings born; by the annam, when born, do they live; into the annam do they entre, do they merge.”