SINCE 1828
purusha
noun
pu·ru·sha
| \ ˈpu̇rəshə\
plural -s
Definition of purusha
: the soul that with prakriti constitutes the primary cause of phenomenal existence according to Sankhya philosophy
specifically
: an individual soul of an infinite number of like, discrete, and eternal souls
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