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guna

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[goon-uh] / ˈgʊn ə /

noun

  1. (in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion rajas, dullness or inertia tamas, and goodness or purity sattva.

Etymology

Origin of guna

First recorded in 1860–65, guna is from the Sanskrit word guṇa thread, quality

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