neti neti

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 * 1)  In Vedic and subsequent Hindu philosophy, the doctrine of "not this, not that", which holds that Brahman (the Supreme Being, God) has absolutely no specific characteristics and cannot be described in positive terms.
 * 2) * 1970, Rohit Mehta, The Call of the Upanishads (1999 edition), ISBN 9788120807495, p. 257 (quoting the Upanishadic figure, Ajatasatru of Kasi):
 * And so: The indication of Brahman is Neti, Neti — Not this, Not this, for beyond saying Neti, Neti, there is nothing else possible — for It is Truth beyond Truth