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- catalog abstract ""This book is the first monographic study of prakrti. It traces the history of the word prakrti, the word chosen by the modern North Indian languages to translate the English word 'nature, ' through the texts of the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain systems of religious thought. Prakrti is one of the central metaphysical principles in the religious traditions of Hinduism, especially in the very influential Samkhya and Yoga traditions. The second part of the book gives a systematic analysis of this important principle in the Proto-Samkhya, Samkhya, and Samkhya-Yoga texts."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11338479.
- catalog coverage "India Religion.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""This book is the first monographic study of prakrti. It traces the history of the word prakrti, the word chosen by the modern North Indian languages to translate the English word 'nature, ' through the texts of the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain systems of religious thought. Prakrti is one of the central metaphysical principles in the religious traditions of Hinduism, especially in the very influential Samkhya and Yoga traditions.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction: Prakrti -- pt. I. Prakrti in the Textual Traditions of South Asia. 2. Prakrti in the Sanskrit Sources. 3. Pakati in the Pali Scripture and Prakrti in Some Buddhist Sanskrit Sources. 4. Prakrti in Jainism -- pt. II. Prakrti as an Ultimate Principle. 5. Names, Epithets and Predicates of Prakrti. 6. Prakrti in Classical Samkhya and Yoga. 7. Prakrtilaya and Prakrtibandha: Merging with Prakrti -- pt. III. Prakrti and Ethics. 8. Prakrti, Classification of Living Beings, and Ethics. 9. Conclusion. Glossary of Sanskrit and Pali Terms.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The second part of the book gives a systematic analysis of this important principle in the Proto-Samkhya, Samkhya, and Samkhya-Yoga texts."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xv, 427 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Prakr̥ti in Samkhya-yoga.".
- catalog identifier "0820434655 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Prakr̥ti in Samkhya-yoga.".
- catalog isPartOf "Asian thought and culture ; v. 30".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Peter Lang,".
- catalog relation "Prakr̥ti in Samkhya-yoga.".
- catalog spatial "India Religion.".
- catalog subject "181/.41 20".
- catalog subject "B132.P73 J33 1999".
- catalog subject "Philosophy, Indic.".
- catalog subject "Prakr̥ti (Sankhya)".
- catalog subject "Sankhya.".
- catalog subject "Yoga.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction: Prakrti -- pt. I. Prakrti in the Textual Traditions of South Asia. 2. Prakrti in the Sanskrit Sources. 3. Pakati in the Pali Scripture and Prakrti in Some Buddhist Sanskrit Sources. 4. Prakrti in Jainism -- pt. II. Prakrti as an Ultimate Principle. 5. Names, Epithets and Predicates of Prakrti. 6. Prakrti in Classical Samkhya and Yoga. 7. Prakrtilaya and Prakrtibandha: Merging with Prakrti -- pt. III. Prakrti and Ethics. 8. Prakrti, Classification of Living Beings, and Ethics. 9. Conclusion. Glossary of Sanskrit and Pali Terms.".
- catalog title "Prakr̥ti in Samkhya-yoga : material principle, religious experience, ethical implications / Knut A. Jacobsen.".
- catalog type "text".