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prakriti
[ pruhk-ri-tee ]
noun
- (in Sankhya philosophy) primal matter or substance from which the physical and mental universe evolves under the influence of purusha.
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Origin of prakriti1
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Example Sentences
Thus is proved the eternity of prakriti or nature and is also established the doctrine of duality.
Prakriti therefore has no real existence—her existence is only apparent in the real existence of the soul.
Sabikalpa means subject to time or change; some link with prakriti or matter remains.
He is passionately beloved by Prakriti, the beautiful daughter of King Tchandala.
Purusha is the philosophical term for the Primordial Male, of which Prakriti is the female antithesis.
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