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	~~'''Pradhāna''' (devanāgarī: प्रधान) is a~~ [[Sanskrit]] adjective meaning "most important, prime, chief or major," and refers to the chief cause of the material nature, the original root of matter, the homogeneous prime matter from which the cosmos is created. According to the [[Sāṃkhya]] School, in Pradhana the three [[Guṇa]]s (''sattva'', ''rajas'' and ''tamas'') are in state of equilibrium.		#redirect [[Pradhana]]

	In [[Hinduism]], Pradhana is frequently identified with [[Prakṛti]]. However, [[H. P. Blavatsky]] said that this is not correct, since "Prakriti [is] an aspect of Pradhana."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 50.</ref> She defined it as follows:

	<blockquote>Pradhâna (Sk.). Undifferentiated substance, called elsewhere and in other schools--[[Ākāśa\|Akâsa]]; and [[Mūlaprakṛti\|Mulaprakriti]] or Root of Matter by the [[Vedānta\|Vedantins]]. In short, Primeval Matter.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 259.</ref></blockquote>

	In [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']] she draws a difference between Pradhana and Mulaprakriti, saying that Pradhana is "undifferentiated substance, or the periodical aspect of Mulaprakriti, the root of Nature."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 62.</ref></blockquote>

	~~Therefore, Mulaprakriti can be seen as the root substance, Pradhana as its [[Manvantara\|manvantaric]] aspect, while Prakriti is a lower reflection of it.~~

	~~== Notes ==~~
	~~<references/>~~

	~~[[Category:Sanskrit terms\|Pradhana]]~~
	~~[[Category:Hindu concepts\|Pradhana]]~~
	~~[[Category:Concepts in The Secret Doctrine\|~~Pradhana]]

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	<blockquote>Pradhâna (Sk.). Undifferentiated substance, called elsewhere and in other schools--[[Ākāśa\|Akâsa]]; and [[Mūlaprakṛti\|Mulaprakriti]] or Root of Matter by the [[Vedānta\|Vedantins]]. In short, Primeval Matter.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 259.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Pradhâna (Sk.). Undifferentiated substance, called elsewhere and in other schools--[[Ākāśa\|Akâsa]]; and [[Mūlaprakṛti\|Mulaprakriti]] or Root of Matter by the [[Vedānta\|Vedantins]]. In short, Primeval Matter.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 259.</ref></blockquote>

			In [[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']] she draws a difference between Pradhana and Mulaprakriti, saying that Pradhana is "undifferentiated substance, or the periodical aspect of Mulaprakriti, the root of Nature."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 62.</ref></blockquote>

			Therefore, Mulaprakriti can be seen as the root substance, Pradhana as its [[Manvantara\|manvantaric]] aspect, while Prakriti is a lower reflection of it.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	'''Pradhāna''' (devanāgarī: प्रधान) is a [[Sanskrit]] adjective meaning "most important, prime, chief or major," and refers to the chief cause of the material nature, the original root of matter, the homogeneous prime matter from which the cosmos is created. According to the [[Sāṃkhya]] School, in Pradhana the three [[Guṇa]]s (''sattva'', ''rajas'' and ''tamas'') are in state of equilibrium.		'''Pradhāna''' (devanāgarī: प्रधान) is a [[Sanskrit]] adjective meaning "most important, prime, chief or major," and refers to the chief cause of the material nature, the original root of matter, the homogeneous prime matter from which the cosmos is created. According to the [[Sāṃkhya]] School, in Pradhana the three [[Guṇa]]s (''sattva'', ''rajas'' and ''tamas'') are in state of equilibrium.

	[[H. P. Blavatsky]] defined it as follows:		In [[Hinduism]], Pradhana is frequently identified with [[Prakṛti]]. However, [[H. P. Blavatsky]] said that this is not correct, since "Prakriti [is] an aspect of Pradhana."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 50.</ref> She defined it as follows:

	<blockquote>Pradhâna (Sk.). Undifferentiated substance, called elsewhere and in other schools--[[Ākāśa\|Akâsa]]; and [[Mūlaprakṛti\|Mulaprakriti]] or Root of Matter by the [[Vedānta\|Vedantins]]. In short, Primeval Matter.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 259.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Pradhâna (Sk.). Undifferentiated substance, called elsewhere and in other schools--[[Ākāśa\|Akâsa]]; and [[Mūlaprakṛti\|Mulaprakriti]] or Root of Matter by the [[Vedānta\|Vedantins]]. In short, Primeval Matter.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 259.</ref></blockquote>

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'''Pradhāna''' (devanāgarī: प्रधान) is a [[Sanskrit]] adjective meaning "most important, prime, chief or major," and refers to the chief cause of the material nature, the original root of matter, the homogeneous prime matter from which the cosmos is created. According to the [[Sāṃkhya]] School, in Pradhana the three [[Guṇa]]s (''sattva'', ''rajas'' and ''tamas'') are in state of equilibrium.

[[H. P. Blavatsky]] defined it as follows:

<blockquote>Pradhâna (Sk.). Undifferentiated substance, called elsewhere and in other schools--[[Ākāśa|Akâsa]]; and [[Mūlaprakṛti|Mulaprakriti]] or Root of Matter by the [[Vedānta|Vedantins]]. In short, Primeval Matter.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 259.</ref></blockquote>

== Notes ==
<references/>

[[Category:Sanskrit terms|Pradhana]]
[[Category:Hindu concepts|Pradhana]]
[[Category:Concepts in The Secret Doctrine|Pradhana]]