Epic Civilisation Flashcards
अविद्या
Avidyā
Ignorance.
The belief that the māyā is the true reality.
ब्रह्मन्
Brahman
The ultimate reality underlying all phenomena
ज्ञान
Jñāna
True knowledge.
The knowledge that Brahman is reality.
संसार
Saṃsāra
Transmigration.
The process of continual rebirth.
स्थिति
Sthiti
Sustenance. Presided over by sattva.
माया
Māyā
The illusion that makes the universe seem to be here.
रजस्
Rajas
The quality of activity and passion
प्रलय
Pralaya
Dissolution. Presided over by tamas.
गुणा:
Guṇāḥ
The three constituents of the universe.
अात्मन्
Ātman
The self.
The self in all.
प्रकृति
Prakṛti
Primal nature, where everything is in seed or casual form, which can reflect Puruṣa. Also know as avyaktva(अव्यक्त)
अव्यक्त्व
Avyaktva
Unmanifest nature.
तमस्
Tamas
The quality of dullness and inertia
मोक्ष
Mokṣa
Liberation from bondage in Saṃsāra (संसार)
परुष
Puruṣa
Spirit, whose reflection is Prakṛti
संस्कार
Saṃskāra
Traces or deposits from past actions that create conditions for rebirth.
कर्मन्
Karman
The principle that actions create an effect in the future.
सत्त्व
Sattva
The quality of purity, intelligence, brightness
सृष्टि
Sṛṣṭi
Creation. Presided over by rajas.
