Artha

Japanese: artha
Artha

…But Indians have not turned their backs on reality. It is well known that they held up materialistic gain (artha) and passion (kama) as the goals of life alongside law (dharma) and liberation (mokṣa). Inscriptions engraved by kings and princes contain detailed records of years, royal genealogies, places, events, and so on, showing that they had a strong interest in the past and present. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "artha" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,インド人は現実に背を向けてきたわけではない。彼らが〈実利(アルタartha)〉と〈愛欲(カーマkāma)〉を〈法(ダルマdharma)〉〈解脱(モークシャmokṣa)〉と並ぶ人生の目的として掲げていたことはよく知られている。また王侯が刻ませた碑文には,歴年,王家の系譜,場所,事件などが具体的に記されており,彼らが〈過去〉〈現在〉に強い関心をもっていたことがわかる。…

※「artha」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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