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'''Prakriti''' (Skt. prakṛti; ([[wyl.]] ''gtso bo'') - 'primal substance', the fundamental nature of reality according to the [[Samkhya]] philosophy. It has six special features:
'''Prakriti''' (Skt. prakṛti; ([[wyl.]] ''gtso bo'') - 'primal substance', the fundamental nature of reality according to the [[Samkhya]] philosophy. It has six special features:


#it is the agent of actions
#it is the producer of all modulations
#it is unborn and permanent
#it is unborn and therefore permanent (or eternal)
#it is unitary
#it is unitary (or single)
#it is only an object and can not be a subject. It is the object of enjoyment of the person (''purusha'').
#it is has no consciousness or thought and is only an object; it can not be a subject. It is the object of enjoyment of the person (''purusha'').
#it pervades all animate and inanimate objects.
#it pervades all animate and inanimate objects.
#it is unmanifest and an equilibrium of the [[three gunas|three qualities]].
#it is the equilibrium or balanced state of the [[three gunas|three qualities]].


[[Category:Key Terms]]
[[Category:Key Terms]]
[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]]
[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]]

Revision as of 17:16, 7 July 2007

Prakriti (Skt. prakṛti; (wyl. gtso bo) - 'primal substance', the fundamental nature of reality according to the Samkhya philosophy. It has six special features:

  1. it is the producer of all modulations
  2. it is unborn and therefore permanent (or eternal)
  3. it is unitary (or single)
  4. it is has no consciousness or thought and is only an object; it can not be a subject. It is the object of enjoyment of the person (purusha).
  5. it pervades all animate and inanimate objects.
  6. it is the equilibrium or balanced state of the three qualities.