purusha (in indian philosophy
1Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …
2purusha — /poor euh sheuh/, n. Hinduism. (in Sankhya and Yoga) one s true self, regarded as eternal and unaffected by external happenings. Cf. prakriti. [ < Skt purusa lit., man] * * * ▪ Indian philosophy Sanskrit Puruṣa (“person,” or “spirit”), in …
3Indian religions — For religious demographics of the Republic of India, see Religion in India. badrinath temple,holy place for hindus …
4Purusha — In Hinduism, Purusha (Sanskrit IAST|puruṣa, पुरुष man, Cosmic Man , in Sutra literature also called IAST|puṃs man ) is the self which pervades the universe. The Vedic divinities are considered to be the human mind s interpretation of the many… …
5Philosophy of mind — A phrenological mapping[1] of the brain. Phrenology was among the first attempts to correlate mental functions with specific parts of the brain. Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental even …
6Ancient philosophy — History of Western philosophy …
7Hindu philosophy — Part of a series on Hindu philosophy …
8prakriti and purusha — In the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, material nature and the soul. Prakriti is material nature in its germinal state, eternal and beyond perception. When it comes into contact with the soul or self (purusha), it starts a process of… …
9Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …
10Samkhya — Sankhya, also Samkhya, ( sa. , IAST: IAST|sānkhya enumeration ) is one of the six schools of classical Indian philosophy. Sage Kapila is traditionally considered to be the founder of the Sankhya school, although no historical verification is… …
