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'''Prakriti or Prakruti''' (from Sanskrit language प्रकृति, prakṛiti), means "nature". It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by its Samkhya school, and refers to the primal matter with three different innate qualities (Guṇas) whose equilibrium is the basis of all observed empirical reality.
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'''Prakriti or Prakruti''' (from Sanskrit language प्रकृति, prakṛiti), means "nature". It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by its Samkhya school, and refers to the primal matter with three different innate qualities (Guṇas) whose equilibrium is the basis of all observed empirical reality.<ref name="Description"/>
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==Gunas Of Prakriti==
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Everything within Prakriti, the illusionary world, consists of three gunas (qualities). These three qualities are present in all objects in various degrees, one quality is always more present or dominant then the others. The three gunas are Sattva (purity), Rajas (activity) and Tamas (darkness, destruction).<ref name="Gunas Of Prakriti"/>
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==Prakriti and Lifestyle==
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Prakritiand life-styleare natural phenomena as well as oc-cur  essentially.  All  the  physiological  pro-cess  are  directly  controlled  by Vata-Pitta and Kapha and Mansika  Doshas (func-tional psychic factors) thus by the predom-inant Dosha is a particular type of Prakriti.<ref name="Prakriti and Lifestyle"/>
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==References==
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<ref name="Description">Meaning of Prakriti is borrowed from Wikipedia</ref>
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<ref name="Gunas Of Prakriti">Referred the article by Ram Jain, The founder of Arhanta Yoga Ashrams</ref>
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<ref name="Prakriti and Lifestyle">[http://www.iamj.in/posts/images/upload/1297_1304.pdf Referred the article by Dr.Snehal V. Kukade]</ref>
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==External links==
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[https://ijapr.in/index.php/ijapr/article/view/775 Meaning Of Prakriti on International journal of ayurveda]
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 12 November 2020

Prakriti or Prakruti (from Sanskrit language प्रकृति, prakṛiti), means "nature". It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by its Samkhya school, and refers to the primal matter with three different innate qualities (Guṇas) whose equilibrium is the basis of all observed empirical reality.[1]

Gunas Of Prakriti

Everything within Prakriti, the illusionary world, consists of three gunas (qualities). These three qualities are present in all objects in various degrees, one quality is always more present or dominant then the others. The three gunas are Sattva (purity), Rajas (activity) and Tamas (darkness, destruction).[2]

Prakriti and Lifestyle

Prakritiand life-styleare natural phenomena as well as oc-cur essentially. All the physiological pro-cess are directly controlled by Vata-Pitta and Kapha and Mansika Doshas (func-tional psychic factors) thus by the predom-inant Dosha is a particular type of Prakriti.[3]

References

  1. Meaning of Prakriti is borrowed from Wikipedia
  2. Referred the article by Ram Jain, The founder of Arhanta Yoga Ashrams
  3. Referred the article by Dr.Snehal V. Kukade

External links

Meaning Of Prakriti on International journal of ayurveda