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'''Prakriti''' | '''Prakriti''' (Skt. ''prakṛti''; Tib. [[གཙོ་བོ་]], ''tsowo'', [[Wyl.]] ''gtso bo'') - 'primal substance', the fundamental nature of reality according to the [[Samkhya]] philosophy. It has six special features: | ||
#it is the producer of all modulations | |||
#it is unborn and therefore permanent (or eternal) | |||
#it is unitary (or single) | |||
#it has no consciousness or thought and is only an object; it can not be a subject. It is the object of enjoyment of the person (''purusha''). | |||
#it pervades the whole animate and inanimate objects universe | |||
#it is the equilibrium or balanced state of the [[three gunas|three qualities]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:09, 19 February 2018
Prakriti (Skt. prakṛti; Tib. གཙོ་བོ་, tsowo, Wyl. gtso bo) - 'primal substance', the fundamental nature of reality according to the Samkhya philosophy. It has six special features:
- it is the producer of all modulations
- it is unborn and therefore permanent (or eternal)
- it is unitary (or single)
- it has no consciousness or thought and is only an object; it can not be a subject. It is the object of enjoyment of the person (purusha).
- it pervades the whole animate and inanimate objects universe
- it is the equilibrium or balanced state of the three qualities.