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purusha

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[poor-uh-shuh] / ˈpʊər ə ʃə /

noun

Hinduism.

  1. (in Sankhya and Yoga) one's true self, regarded as eternal and unaffected by external happenings.

Etymology

Origin of purusha

From the Sanskrit word puruṣa literally, man

Example Sentences

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Living beings occur when purusha and prakriti bond together.

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When purusha first focuses on prakriti, buddhi, or spiritual awareness, results.

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An evolutionary process gets underway when purusha comes into contact with prakriti.

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Women are just like men are -- little bits of purusha caught in prakriti, lost and isolated in all that duhkha.

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