purusha

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Synonyms: purusa

Antonyms: purusa

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Hinduism}} In early [[Veda]]s, a [[cosmic]] [[man]] whose [[sacrifice]] by the [[god]]s created all [[life]].
2. {{lb|en|Hinduism}} In the [[Upanishad]], an [[abstract]] [[essence]] of [[self]], [[spirit]]{{,}} and the Universal Principle that is eternal, without form and all-pervasive, distinguished from the [[mutable]] [[material]] world.

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