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| In the Upanishads and later texts of Hindu philosophy, the Purusa concept moved away from the Vedic definition of Purusa and was no longer a person, cosmic man or entity. Instead, the concept flowered into a more complex abstraction'''.''' | | In the Upanishads and later texts of Hindu philosophy, the Purusa concept moved away from the Vedic definition of Purusa and was no longer a person, cosmic man or entity. Instead, the concept flowered into a more complex abstraction'''.''' |
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− | Both [[Samkhya]] and Yoga schools of Hinduism state that there are two ultimate realities whose interaction accounts for all experiences and universe - प्रकृति || Prakrti (matter) and पुरुष || Purusa (spirit). | + | Both Samkhya and Yoga schools of Hinduism state that there are two ultimate realities whose interaction accounts for all experiences and universe - प्रकृति || Prakrti (matter) and पुरुष || Purusa (spirit). |
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| Hinduism refers to Purusa as the soul of the universe, the universal spirit present everywhere, in everything and everyone, all the times. | | Hinduism refers to Purusa as the soul of the universe, the universal spirit present everywhere, in everything and everyone, all the times. |
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| Rig veda | | Rig veda |
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− | clearly talks about the Origin of Creation in the 10th mandala, which is popularly known as the [[Nasadiya Suktam (नासदीय सूक्त)|Nasadiya suktam]].<blockquote>"न मृ॒त्यु: आसीत् अमृतं॒ न तर्हि॒ || " (10.129.2)</blockquote>death existed, nor the immortal" "<blockquote>आनी॑त् अवा॒तं स्व॒धया॒ तत् एकम्तस्माद्धान्यन्न परः किञ्चनास || (10.129.2)</blockquote>'''That One''' | + | clearly talks about the Origin of Creation in the 10th mandala, which is popularly known as the [[Nasadiya Sukta (नासदीयसूक्तम्)|Nasadiya suktam]].<blockquote>"न मृ॒त्यु: आसीत् अमृतं॒ न तर्हि॒ || " (10.129.2)</blockquote>death existed, nor the immortal" "<blockquote>आनी॑त् अवा॒तं स्व॒धया॒ तत् एकम्तस्माद्धान्यन्न परः किञ्चनास || (10.129.2)</blockquote>'''That One''' |
| was breathing without breath, of its own nature (by its own inherent impulse, | | was breathing without breath, of its own nature (by its own inherent impulse, |
| self-sustaining), There was '''That One''' then, and there was no | | self-sustaining), There was '''That One''' then, and there was no |