Upâdhi (Sk.). Basis; the vehicle, carrier or bearer of something less material than itself: as the human body is the upâdhi of its spirit, ether the upâdhi of light, etc., etc.; a mould; a defining or limiting substance.

Helena Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Kazimir Malevich. Black Square. 1915. oil on linen. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
2. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The Theosophical Glossary. Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973. Print.