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| '''Puruṣa''' (devanāgarī: पुरुष) is a [[Sanskrit]] word that means "man" or "Cosmic man". In the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] school [[Samkhya]] Purusha is pure consciousness. It is thought to be our true identity as opposed to [[Prakriti]], or the material realm. In Vedic schools Purusha is seen as the "Self" that pervades the universe. The Vedic divinities are interpretations of the many facets of Purusha.
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| [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] uses this term in a similar way:
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| <blockquote>The seventh principle . . . is called [[Ātman|Atma]] when spoken of in connection with an individual and Purush when applied in its relation to the Universe.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1989), 261.</ref></blockquote>
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| == Notes ==
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| [[Category:Sanskrit terms]]
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| [[Category:Theosophical concepts]]
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| [[Category:Concepts in The Secret Doctrine]]
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