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atom : (m.) paramāṇu.
rdul
[translation-san] {C} aṇu
[translation-san] {C,MSA} rajas
[translation-eng] {Hopkins} particle; atom; dust
[translation-eng] {C} dirt; {GD:594} energy
[comments] Comment: In Sāmkhya this is one of the three material qualities (yon tan gsum, triguṇa): lightness (snying stobs, sattva), 2) motility (rdul, rajas), 3) darkness (mun pa, tamas). Dzong-ka-ba's Great Exposition of Secret Mantra a passage cites a passage calling the three subtler consciousnesses preceding the mind of clear light according to the Guhyasamāja system sattva, rajas, and tamas.
rdul phra rab
[translation-san] {LCh,C} paramāṇu
[translation-eng] {Hopkins} subtle particle; minute particle; atom
[translation-eng] {C} atom
rdul phran
[translation-san] paramāṇu
[translation-eng] {GD:126} atom
rdul tsam
[translation-san] {C} aṇu
[translation-san] {C} aṇu-mātra
[translation-eng] {Hopkins} mere particle; mere atom
[translation-eng] {C} atom; smallest thing; least