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Pleroma

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Pleroma is a Greek word meaning "fullness, completion, whole." It is equivalent to the Sanskrit Purna, meaning "wholeness'" and used in Tantric to refer to the ground state of all that exists.

In Gnostic metaphysics, the Pleroma is understood as the Godhood or the primal ground of being. It is concieved as being both unitary and plural. It consists of a central power, ,and a set of dynamic powers called Aeons. In other words, there is both one God and a company of Gods in the Pleroma.

A related term used in Buddhism is Shunyata: the Void. This void is sometimes misunderstood as emptiness or nullity. This is not an accurate understanding of the concept: the Void is a fullness which cannot be further increased. Such a void is termed a Plenum Void, or in Qabalistic terms, Ain Soph Aur, Limitless Light.

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