1 purusha | Definition of purusha

purusha

noun
pu·​ru·​sha | \ ˈpu̇rÉ™shÉ™\
plural -s

Definition of purusha

: the soul that with prakriti constitutes the primary cause of phenomenal existence according to Sankhya philosophy specifically : an individual soul of an infinite number of like, discrete, and eternal souls

History and Etymology for purusha

Sanskrit puruá¹£a, literally, man

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