Significance of Removal

Removal, or apahara, is a concept with diverse meanings across different traditions. Vaishnavism and Purana describe it as eliminating burdens. In Yoga, removal relates to counteracting obstacles, dissolving consciousness in meditation, and eliminating afflictions. Theravada Buddhism views removal in the context of past actions affecting kathina cloth and addressing offenses to determine a monk's eligibility for ordination and guidance roles.1
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Synonyms: Elimination, Extraction, Withdrawal, Disposal, Taking away, Obliteration, Abatement, Clearance, Eradication, Deletion, Displacement, Excision, Expulsion, Purging

In Dutch: Verwijdering; In Finnish: Poistaminen

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Buddhist concept of 'Removal'

Hindu concept of 'Removal'

The concept of Removal in scientific sources