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prakriti
(prakṛti)
(Language: Sanskrit)
Alternate Spellings:
prakrti
Short Description:
Literally, "making first."
Long Description:
Literally, "making first" (see
materia prima
); the fundamental, "feminine" substance or material cause of all things; see "purusha (
puruṣa
)
.
"
Example(s):
Source(s):
The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity
,
by
Frithjof Schuon
, edited by
Dr. James S. Cutsinger
Notes & References:
Related Terms:
purusha
materia prima
Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms