Thursday, 21 May 2026

অধিবিদ্যা (Adhibidya) — metaphysics

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The English word “metaphysics” can be translated into Bengali in a few ways depending on context.

The most common and philosophically accurate term is:

  • অধিবিদ্যা (Adhibidya) — metaphysics

This is the standard academic/philosophical Bengali term used in discussions of philosophy, especially in university contexts.

Breakdown:

  • অধি (adhi) = beyond / higher

  • বিদ্যা (vidya) = knowledge or science

So it literally suggests “knowledge beyond the physical.”

Related terms sometimes used in spiritual contexts include:

  • পরাবিদ্যা (Paravidya) — higher/transcendent knowledge

  • তত্ত্ববিদ্যা (Tattvavidya) — knowledge of ultimate reality/principles

  • আধ্যাত্মিক দর্শন (Adhyatmik Darshan) — spiritual philosophy

If you are discussing thinkers like Sri Yukteswar or Paramahansa Yogananda, then অধিবিদ্যা is usually the cleanest equivalent for “metaphysics.”

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