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'''Purusha''' (Skt. puruṣa; [[Wyl.]] ''skyes bu'') - literally the 'person', this is an important feature of the [[Samkhya]] philosophical system. It has nine special features (''khyad par dgu''): | '''Purusha''' (Skt. puruṣa; [[Wyl.]] ''skyes bu'') - literally the 'person', this is an important feature of the [[Samkhya]] philosophical system. It has nine special features ([[Wyl.]] ''khyad par dgu''): | ||
#It has the essence of cognizance, since it discovers objects | #It has the essence of cognizance, since it discovers objects | ||
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#It is an experiencer, since it undergoes pleasure and pain | #It is an experiencer, since it undergoes pleasure and pain | ||
#It is permanent, since it is beyond arising and degenerating | #It is permanent, since it is beyond arising and degenerating | ||
#It is all-pervasive, since it pervades all the beings of the [[three worlds]] | #It is all-pervasive, since it pervades all the beings of the [[three realms|three worlds]] | ||
#It has no qualities, since it does not possess the qualities of the [[three gunas]] | #It has no qualities, since it does not possess the qualities of the [[three gunas]] | ||
#It is a subject, since it is the experiencer of objects | #It is a subject, since it is the experiencer of objects | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 4 May 2008
Purusha (Skt. puruṣa; Wyl. skyes bu) - literally the 'person', this is an important feature of the Samkhya philosophical system. It has nine special features (Wyl. khyad par dgu):
- It has the essence of cognizance, since it discovers objects
- It is unborn, since it is uncreated
- It is an experiencer, since it undergoes pleasure and pain
- It is permanent, since it is beyond arising and degenerating
- It is all-pervasive, since it pervades all the beings of the three worlds
- It has no qualities, since it does not possess the qualities of the three gunas
- It is a subject, since it is the experiencer of objects
- It is unitary, since it is devoid of parts
- It is unending, since it has neither a beginning nor an end.