sankhya
(sāṃkhya)
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samkhya |
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Literally, "enumeration, calculation;" Hindu cosmological teaching in which nature is understood to result from the union of puruṣa (spirit) and prakṛti (matter). |
| Long Description: |
Literally, "enumeration, calculation;" Hindu cosmological teaching in which nature is understood to result from the union of puruṣa (spirit) and prakṛti (matter); one of the six orthodox darśanas, or perspectives, of classical Hinduism. |
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The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima , by Ishwar C. Harris |
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darsana |
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