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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in Hindu mythology, is the name given to the substance called ether, which fills all space and forms other substances, such as air, fire, water, and earth. According to this theory, the bones of man are earth, his flesh and blood are water, his animal heat is fire, his breath and his soul or the sphere he occupies is the acash, or ether.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Acash'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/acash.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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