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'''Mūlaprakṛti''' (devanāgarī: मूलप्रकृति) is a [[Sanskrit]] term that can be translated as "the root of nature" or "root of [[Prakriti]]"; meaning "fundamental matter". In the [[Samkhya]] school of [[Hinduism]] it is frequently used as a synonym of [[pradhāna]]. | '''Mūlaprakṛti''' (devanāgarī: मूलप्रकृति) is a [[Sanskrit]] term that can be translated as "the root of nature" or "root of [[Prakriti]]"; meaning "fundamental matter". In the [[Samkhya]] school of [[Hinduism]] it is frequently used as a synonym of [[pradhāna]]. | ||
In [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] literature it is often defined as the essence of matter, that aspect of the [[Absolute]] which underlines all the objective aspects of Nature. It is related to space, more specifically to the [[Space#Absolute abstract space|absolute abstract space | In [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] literature it is often defined as the essence of matter, that aspect of the [[Absolute]] which underlines all the objective aspects of Nature. It is related to space, more specifically to the [[Space#Absolute abstract space|absolute abstract space]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:46, 6 April 2012
Mūlaprakṛti (devanāgarī: मूलप्रकृति) is a Sanskrit term that can be translated as "the root of nature" or "root of Prakriti"; meaning "fundamental matter". In the Samkhya school of Hinduism it is frequently used as a synonym of pradhāna.
In Theosophical literature it is often defined as the essence of matter, that aspect of the Absolute which underlines all the objective aspects of Nature. It is related to space, more specifically to the absolute abstract space.
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Further reading
- Mūlaprakṛti at Theosopedia