triguṇa (English spelling) triguna

Japanese: triguṇa(英語表記)triguna
triguṇa (English spelling) triguna

…Though his life is unknown, he wrote the famous Vedānta-sāra, an introductory text to Advaita philosophy. This work is notable for incorporating the triguṇa (three-component) theory of Sankhya philosophy into the Vedānta doctrine, and for clearly showing its fusion with Sankhya philosophy. He is said to have written three other works. …

From the Sankhya School

…The material principle is called prakṛti or pradhāna (self-nature), and is the only substance, eternal, active, non-mental mass. It is composed of three constituent parts, triguṇa (three virtues): sattva (purity), rajas (passion), and tamas (obscurity), which exist in relation to each other.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "triguṇa" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生涯については不明であるが,不二一元論派の哲学への入門書として有名な《ベーダーンタ・サーラVedānta‐sāra》を書いた。本書は,ベーダーンタ学説の中にサーンキヤ哲学のトリグナtriguṇa(三構成要素)説を取り入れており,サーンキヤ哲学との融合を顕著に示している点で注目をひく。このほかに3点の作品を著したといわれる。…

【サーンキヤ学派】より

…また物質的原理はプラクリティprakṛtiまたはプラダーナpradhāna(〈自性〉)と呼ばれ,唯一の実体であって,永遠で活動性をもち,非精神的な質量因である。物質的原理は三つの構成要素トリグナtriguṇa(〈三徳〉)から成る。その三つとはサットバsattva(〈純質〉),ラジャスrajas(〈激質〉),タマスtamas(〈翳質〉)で,それぞれかかわりあって存在する。…

※「triguṇa」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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