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-'''Prāṇa''' (प्राण) is the [[Sanskrit]] word for "vital life" (from the root ''prā''). In [[Vedanta|Vedantic]] philosophy, prana is the notion of a vital, [[life]]-sustaining force of living beings and [[vitalism|vital energy]], comparable to the Chinese notion of [[Qi]]. In human beings, it flows through a network of fine subtle channels called [[nāḍi|nāḍis]].
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-In the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] literature prāṇa is the third (sometimes second) [[principle]] of human beings, usually referred as "life principle" or "vital principle."
-== In Hinduism ==
-== In Theosophy ==
-[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] defines prāṇa as follows:
-<blockquote>"Prana," or "Life," is, strictly speaking, the radiating force or Energy of Atma -- as the Universal Life and the ONE SELF, -- ITS lower or rather (in its effects) more physical, because manifesting, aspect. Prana or Life permeates the whole being of the objective Universe; and is called a "principle" only because it is an indispensable factor and the deus ex machina of the living man.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Key to Theosophy'' (), ???</ref></blockquote>
-== Notes ==
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-[[Category:Sanskrit terms]]
-[[Category:Theosophical terms]]
-[[Category:Hindu terms]]