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purusha

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purusha (pōō·rōōˑ·sh),
n in Ayurvedic philosophy, male en-ergy, one of the two manifestations of cosmic consciousness; an energy that has passive awareness but is without form or attribute. See also prakriti.


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8) In his insistence on the Ardhanarishvara (Lord whose half is woman) aspect of Shiva is Sambandar enunciating the unity of the Purusha and Prakriti (Man and Nature) concept, the essence of the Sankhya system of philosophy?
Vastu Purusha Mandala is a vital portion of the Vastu Shastra and represents the diagrammatic and mathematical basis for design generation Here, Purusha depicts the power, energy, cosmic man or soul whereas Mandala forms the generic name for any type of plan or charts that constitutes the cosmos symbolically or metaphysically, which is universe?
The life energy in Vastu Shastra is referred to Vastu Purusha.
 
 
 
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