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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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| In the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] view, Prakriti is the [[cosmic matter]] that forms the lowest of the [[Plane#Macrocosmic or Solar planes|planes in the solar system]]. The [[Plane#Prakritic planes|Prakritic plane]], in its turn, has seven subdivisions, the lowest of which is our physical plane. As [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] stated, Prakriti is a lower reflection of [[Ākāśa|Akasha]]:
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| <blockquote>The Tibetan esoteric Buddhist doctrine teaches that Prakriti is cosmic matter, out of which all visible forms are produced; and Akâsa that same cosmic matter—but still more imponderable, its spirit, as it were, “Prakriti” being the body or substance, and Akâsa-Sakti its soul or energy.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. III (Wheaton, Ill: Theosophical Publishing House, 1968), fn. 405.</ref></blockquote>
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| ==Online resources==
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| ===Articles===
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| *[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Prakrti# Prakriti] at Theosopedia
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| == Notes ==
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| <references/>
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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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