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'''Prakṛti''' (devanāgarī: प्रकृति) is a [[Sanskrit]] word that means "nature". It is used to refer to principle of [[matter]] (not only in its physical aspect) as opposed to that of spirit ([[Puruṣa]]). Prakriti is composed of three [[gunas]], which are its tendencies or modes of operation, known as [[sattva]] (equilibrium), [[rajas]] (activity), and [[tamas]] (inertia).
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[[H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote:
 
<blockquote>The Tibetan esoteric Buddhist doctrine teaches that Prakriti is cosmic matter, out of which all visible forms are produced; and Akâsa that same cosmic matter—but still more imponderable, its spirit, as it were, “Prakriti” being the body or substance, and Akâsa-Sakti its soul or energy.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. III (Wheaton, Ill: Theosophical Publishing House, ???), fn. 405.</ref></blockquote>
 
 
== Notes ==
 
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==Further reading==
 
*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Prakrti# Prakriti] at Theosopedia
 
 
[[Category:Sanskrit terms]]
[[Category:Theosophical concepts]]
[[Category:Hindu terms]]

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