lila (līlā)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: “play, sport”

Long Description: “play, sport”; in Hinduism, the created universe is said to be the result of divine play or playfulness, a product of God’s delight and spontaneity.

Sources: The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger