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
The first development of the buddhi on this line is called sâttvika or vaikârika aha@mkâra.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
The seat of the manas is the root of the throat, of buddhi the face, of chitta the umbilicus, and of ahankara the breast.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
If in the meantime pralaya takes place, the buddhi is submerged in the prak@rti, and the avidyâ also sleeps with it.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
Now, in the first place, nothing in the context warrants the explanation of the first 'tat' by buddhi.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 by Thibaut, George
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