buddhi
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of buddhi
< Sanskrit; compare bodhati (he) awakes
Example Sentences
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When purusha first focuses on prakriti, buddhi, or spiritual awareness, results.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
In the ânanda state the mind concentrates on the buddhi with its functions of the senses causing pleasure.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
These all proceed, as is easy to see, from their root avidyâ, which consists in the false identification of buddhi with puru@sa.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
As a result of this reflection of cit on buddhi and the superimposition of the buddhi the puru@sa cannot realize that the transformations of the buddhi are not its own.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
Whatever may be the explanation, it seems that the union of the buddhi with the puru@sa is somewhat mystical.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
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