# Philosophical Terms *Key concepts in Vedic philosophy* Total entries: 236 ## The Absolute Truth (Three Features) 1. **Brahman** - The impersonal aspect, all-pervading light 2. **Paramātmā** - The localized aspect, Supersoul in the heart 3. **[[index/B#bhagavān defined|Bhagavān]]** - The Supreme Personal aspect (Krishna) ## Energies of the Lord **Internal Energy (Svarūpa-śakti):** - Sandhinī - existence - Saṁvit - knowledge - Hlādinī - bliss **External Energy (Bahiraṅgā-śakti):** - Māyā - Material illusion - Prakṛti - Material nature (three guṇas) **Marginal Energy (Taṭasthā-śakti):** - Jīva - The living entities ## Three Modes of Nature (Guṇas) 1. **[[index/entries/sattva-guna|Sattva-guṇa]]** - Goodness, knowledge, illumination 2. **[[index/entries/rajo-guna|Rajo-guṇa]]** - Passion, activity, attachment 3. **[[index/entries/tamo-guna|Tamo-guṇa]]** - Ignorance, inertia, delusion ## The Soul and Transmigration - **Ātmā/Jīva** - The eternal soul - **Karma** - Law of action and reaction - **[[index/entries/samsara|Saṁsāra]]** - Cycle of birth and death - **Mokṣa/Mukti** - Liberation from material existence ## Philosophical Schools **Vaishnava Philosophies:** - **[[index/A#acintya-bhedābheda|Acintya-bhedābheda]]** - Inconceivable oneness and difference (Gaudiya) - **Viśiṣṭādvaita** - Qualified non-dualism (Ramanuja) - **[[index/D#dvaita|Dvaita]]** - Pure dualism (Madhva) - **Śuddha-advaita** - Pure non-dualism (Vallabha) **Other Schools:** - Advaita - Impersonalism (Shankara) - Śūnyavāda - Voidism (Buddhism) - Various yoga systems ## Types of Liberation Five types of mukti: 1. **[[index/S#sālokya-mukti|Sālokya-mukti]]** - Same planet 2. **[[index/S#sārṣṭi-mukti|Sārṣṭi-mukti]]** - Same opulence 3. **[[index/S#sāmīpya-mukti|Sāmīpya-mukti]]** - Personal association 4. **[[index/entries/sarupya-mukti|Sārūpya-mukti]]** - Same form 5. **[[index/entries/sayujya-mukti|Sāyujya-mukti]]** - Merging (rejected by devotees) ## All Related Entries - [[index/entries/absolute-truth|Absolute Truth]] - [[index/A#acintya-bhedābheda|Acintya-bhedābheda]] - [[index/A#acintya-bhedābheda philosophy|Acintya-bhedābheda philosophy]] - [[index/entries/acintya-bhedabheda-tattva|Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva]] - [[index/A#acintya-bhedābheda-tattva (oneness & difference) philosophy|Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva (oneness & difference) philosophy]] - [[index/entries/acintya-bhedabheda-tattva-philosophy|Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva philosophy]] - [[index/A#acintya-śakti|Acintya-śakti]] - [[index/A#acyutātmā|Acyutātmā]] - [[index/A#advaita defined|Advaita defined]] - [[index/A#african devotee in māyāpura|African devotee in Māyāpura]] - [[index/A#akṛtātmā defined|Akṛtātmā defined]] - [[index/A#anantaguṇa pāṇḍya|Anantaguṇa Pāṇḍya]] - [[index/A#antarātmā defined|Antarātmā defined]] - [[index/A#anu-ātmā defined|Anu-ātmā defined]] - [[index/A#aparā prakṛti defined|Aparā prakṛti defined]] - [[index/A#aparā prakṛtiḥ defined|Aparā prakṛtiḥ defined]] - [[index/A#aparādhī, māyāvādī as|Aparādhī, Māyāvādī as]] - [[index/A#approaching city compared to realiīng absolute truth|Approaching city compared to realiīng Absolute Truth]] - [[index/B#bahiraṅgā māyā defined|Bahiraṅgā māyā defined]] - [[index/B#bahiraṅgā śakti defined|Bahiraṅgā śakti defined]] - [[index/B#bhagavān defined|Bhagavān defined]] - [[index/B#bhagavān, meaning of name|Bhagavān, meaning of name]] - [[index/C#catur-viṁśad-guṇa|Catur-viṁśad-guṇa]] - [[index/C#cit-śakti|Cit-śakti]] - [[index/C#cit-śakti realization|Cit-śakti realization]] - [[index/C#citi-śakti defined|Citi-śakti defined]] - [[index/C#city-example of realiīng absolute truth|City-example of realiīng Absolute Truth]] - [[index/D#daivī māyā defined|Daivī māyā defined]] - [[index/D#darkness, māyā compared to|Darkness, māyā compared to]] - [[index/D#durātmā defined|Durātmā defined]] - [[index/D#durātmās defined|Durātmās defined]] - [[index/D#dvaita|Dvaita]] - [[index/D#dvaita defined|Dvaita defined]] - [[index/G#gajendra-mokṣaṇa|Gajendra-mokṣaṇa]] - [[index/G#guṇa defined|Guṇa defined]] - [[index/entries/guna-avataras|Guṇa-avatāras]] - [[index/G#guṇa-mañjarī|Guṇa-mañjarī]] - [[index/G#guṇa-visarga|Guṇa-visarga]] - [[index/G#guṇacūḍā|Guṇacūḍā]] - [[index/G#guṇamayī māyā defined|Guṇamayī māyā defined]] - [[index/G#guṇamālā|Guṇamālā]] - [[index/G#guṇarāja khān|Guṇarāja Khān]] - [[index/entries/gunas|Guṇas]] - [[index/G#guṇas. see modes of nature|Guṇas. See Modes of nature]] - [[index/G#guṇatuṅgā|Guṇatuṅgā]] - [[index/H#hlādinī-śakti defined|Hlādinī-śakti defined]] - [[index/J#jīva (ātmā) defined|Jīva (ātmā) defined]] - [[index/J#jīva defined|Jīva defined]] - [[index/J#jīva-bhūta defined|Jīva-bhūta defined]] - [[index/J#jīva-bhūtam, defined|Jīva-bhūtam, defined]] - [[index/J#jīva-hiṁsā defined|Jīva-hiṁsā defined]] - [[index/J#jīva-tattva defined|Jīva-tattva defined]] - [[index/J#jīvan-mukta defined|Jīvan-mukta defined]] - [[index/K#kimpuruṣa-varṣa|Kimpuruṣa-varṣa]] - [[index/entries/kimpurusa|Kimpuruṣas]] - [[index/K#kimpuruṣas pray to nṛsiṁhadeva|Kimpuruṣas pray to Nṛsiṁhadeva]] - [[index/K#kriyā-śakti defined|Kriyā-śakti defined]] - [[index/K#kāla-śakti|Kāla-śakti]] - [[index/K#kṛṣṇa-māyā|Kṛṣṇa-māyā]] - [[index/K#kṣetrajña-śakti|Kṣetrajña-śakti]] - [[index/K#kṣetrajña-śakti defined|Kṣetrajña-śakti defined]] - [[index/entries/liberation-mukti|Liberation (mukti)]] - [[index/entries/mahat-tattva|Mahat-tattva]] - [[index/M#mahat-tattva defined|Mahat-tattva defined]] - [[index/M#mahā-māyā|Mahā-māyā]] - [[index/M#mahāmāyā|Mahāmāyā]] - [[index/M#mahāpuruṣa|Mahāpuruṣa]] - [[index/M#mahāpuruṣa defined|Mahāpuruṣa defined]] - [[index/M#mahātmā defined|Mahātmā defined]] - [[index/entries/mahatma|Mahātmā(s)]] - [[index/M#mahātmās defined|Mahātmās defined]] - [[index/M#materialism, māyāvāda philosophy as|Materialism, Māyāvāda philosophy as]] - [[index/entries/moksa|Mokṣa]] - [[index/M#mokṣa defined|Mokṣa defined]] - [[index/M#mokṣa-dharma|Mokṣa-dharma]] - [[index/M#mokṣa-kāma defined|Mokṣa-kāma defined]] - [[index/M#mokṣaṇam defined|Mokṣaṇam defined]] - [[index/M#mukta-puruṣas defined|Mukta-puruṣas defined]] - [[index/entries/mukti|Mukti]] - [[index/M#mukti defined|Mukti defined]] - [[index/M#mukti-kāmī defined|Mukti-kāmī defined]] - [[index/M#mukti-pade explained|Mukti-pade explained]] - [[index/M#muktātmā defined|Muktātmā defined]] - [[index/entries/maya|Māyā]] - [[index/M#māyā (cheating)|Māyā (Cheating)]] - [[index/M#māyā (as love)|Māyā (as love)]] - [[index/entries/maya-illusion|Māyā (illusion)]] - [[index/M#māyā-mohita defined|Māyā-mohita defined]] - [[index/M#māyā-sukha defined|Māyā-sukha defined]] - [[index/entries/maya-sita|Māyā-sītā]] - [[index/M#māyā-sītā defined|Māyā-sītā defined]] - [[index/M#māyā-śakti|Māyā-śakti]] - [[index/M#māyādevī|Māyādevī]] - [[index/M#māyādevī, goddess|Māyādevī, Goddess]] - [[index/M#māyāmaya explained|Māyāmaya explained]] - [[index/entries/mayapur|Māyāpur]] - [[index/M#māyāpur, india|Māyāpur, India]] - [[index/M#māyāpur, kṛṣṇa consciousness center in|Māyāpur, Kṛṣṇa consciousness center in]] - [[index/M#māyāpura|Māyāpura]] - [[index/M#māyāpura, african devotee in|Māyāpura, African devotee in]] - [[index/entries/mayavada-philosophy|Māyāvāda philosophy]] - [[index/entries/mayavadi|Māyāvādī(s)]] - [[index/M#mṛta-sañjīvanī defined|Mṛta-sañjīvanī defined]] - [[index/M#mṛtyu-saṁsāra defined|Mṛtyu-saṁsāra defined]] - [[index/N#nirguṇa defined|Nirguṇa defined]] - [[index/N#nirguṇa, lord & devotees as|Nirguṇa, Lord & devotees as]] - [[index/N#nirguṇa, lord as|Nirguṇa, Lord as]] - [[index/O#oneness & difference of lord & creation (acintya-bhedābheda philosophy)|Oneness & difference of Lord & creation (acintya-bhedābheda philosophy)]] - [[index/P#para-tattva|Para-tattva]] - [[index/P#parama-puruṣa defined|Parama-puruṣa defined]] - [[index/P#pariṇāma-vāda|Pariṇāma-vāda]] - [[index/P#parā prakṛti|Parā prakṛti]] - [[index/P#parā prakṛti defined|Parā prakṛti defined]] - [[index/P#parā śakti defined|Parā śakti defined]] - [[index/P#passion, mode of (rajo-guṇa)|Passion, mode of (rajo-guṇa)]] - [[index/entries/panca-tattva|Pañca-tattva]] - [[index/entries/panca-tattva-mantra|Pañca-tattva mantra]] - [[index/entries/prakrti|Prakṛti]] - [[index/P#prakṛti defined|Prakṛti defined]] - [[index/P#prakṛti defined as energy|Prakṛti defined as energy]] - [[index/P#prakṛti defined as material nature|Prakṛti defined as material nature]] - [[index/P#prakṛti. see: material nature|Prakṛti. See: Material nature]] - [[index/P#prakṛtiṁ bhajasva explained|Prakṛtiṁ bhajasva explained]] - [[index/P#prakṣepātmikā-śakti|Prakṣepātmikā-śakti]] - [[index/P#prasannātmā defined|Prasannātmā defined]] - [[index/P#pratyag-ātmā & parāg-ātmā|Pratyag-ātmā & parāg-ātmā]] - [[index/P#puruṣa defined|Puruṣa defined]] - [[index/P#puruṣa incarnations|Puruṣa incarnations]] - [[index/entries/purusa|Puruṣa(s)]] - [[index/P#puruṣa-akṣara defined|Puruṣa-akṣara defined]] - [[index/entries/purusa-avataras|Puruṣa-avatāras]] - [[index/P#puruṣa-sūkta|Puruṣa-sūkta]] - [[index/P#puruṣa-sūkta mantra|Puruṣa-sūkta mantra]] - [[index/P#puruṣa-sūkta prayers|Puruṣa-sūkta prayers]] - [[index/P#puruṣa-śakti defined|Puruṣa-śakti defined]] - [[index/P#puruṣam ādyam defined|Puruṣam ādyam defined]] - [[index/R#rajas defined|Rajas defined]] - [[index/R#rajasthan|Rajasthan]] - [[index/entries/rajo-guna|Rajo-guṇa]] - [[index/S#sa-tattvaḥ explained|Sa-tattvaḥ explained]] - [[index/S#sarva-guṇa|Sarva-guṇa]] - [[index/S#sarvātmā|Sarvātmā]] - [[index/entries/sattva-guna|Sattva-guṇa]] - [[index/S#sattva-guṇa defined|Sattva-guṇa defined]] - [[index/S#sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ defined|Sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ defined]] - [[index/S#sattvatanu|Sattvatanu]] - [[index/S#sattvaṁ viśuddham defined|Sattvaṁ viśuddham defined]] - [[index/S#saḍ-guṇa defined|Saḍ-guṇa defined]] - [[index/entries/samsara|Saṁsāra]] - [[index/S#saṁsāra defined|Saṁsāra defined]] - [[index/S#saṁsāra-bandhana|Saṁsāra-bandhana]] - [[index/S#saṁsāra-cakra|Saṁsāra-cakra]] - [[index/S#sky, absolute truth compared to|Sky, Absolute Truth compared to]] - [[index/S#sālokya-mukti|Sālokya-mukti]] - [[index/S#sālokya-mukti, devotees attain|Sālokya-mukti, devotees attain]] - [[index/S#sāmīpya-mukti|Sāmīpya-mukti]] - [[index/entries/sarupya-mukti|Sārūpya-mukti]] - [[index/S#sārūpya-mukti defined|Sārūpya-mukti defined]] - [[index/S#sārṣṭi-mukti|Sārṣṭi-mukti]] - [[index/S#sārṣṭi-mukti, devotees attain|Sārṣṭi-mukti, devotees attain]] - [[index/entries/sayujya-mukti|Sāyujya-mukti]] - [[index/S#sāyujya-mukti defined|Sāyujya-mukti defined]] - [[index/S#sṛṣṭi-tattva defined|Sṛṣṭi-tattva defined]] - [[index/T#tamas|Tamas]] - [[index/T#tamas defined|Tamas defined]] - [[index/T#tamasaḥ defined|Tamasaḥ defined]] - [[index/T#tamaḥ-guṇa|Tamaḥ-guṇa]] - [[index/entries/tamo-guna|Tamo-guṇa]] - [[index/T#tattva|Tattva]] - [[index/T#tattva defined|Tattva defined]] - [[index/T#tattva-darśī|Tattva-darśī]] - [[index/T#tattva-darśī defined|Tattva-darśī defined]] - [[index/T#tattva-darśī explained|Tattva-darśī explained]] - [[index/T#tattva-jñāna defined|Tattva-jñāna defined]] - [[index/T#tattva-sandarbha|Tattva-sandarbha]] - [[index/T#tattva-vit|Tattva-vit]] - [[index/T#tattva-vit defined|Tattva-vit defined]] - [[index/T#tattva-vāda philosophy|Tattva-vāda philosophy]] - [[index/T#tattva-vādī defined|Tattva-vādī defined]] - [[index/entries/tattva-vadis|Tattva-vādīs]] - [[index/T#tattvas, types of, three listed|Tattvas, types of, three listed]] - [[index/T#taṭasthā-śakti defined|Taṭasthā-śakti defined]] - [[index/T#tithi-tattva|Tithi-tattva]] - [[index/T#tri-guṇa defined|Tri-guṇa defined]] - [[index/entries/truth|Truth]] - [[index/T#truth about material life|Truth about material life]] - [[index/T#truth, absolute|Truth, absolute]] - [[index/T#truthfulness|Truthfulness]] - [[index/U#untruthfulness|Untruthfulness]] - [[index/V#vasudeva-sattva defined|Vasudeva-sattva defined]] - [[index/V#vibhu-ātmā defined|Vibhu-ātmā defined]] - [[index/V#vibhūtimat sattva defined|Vibhūtimat sattva defined]] - [[index/V#vidantīs. see: māyāvādīs|Vidantīs. See: Māyāvādīs]] - [[index/V#viditātma-tattva defined|Viditātma-tattva defined]] - [[index/V#vimukti|Vimukti]] - [[index/V#vimukti defined|Vimukti defined]] - [[index/V#virāṭ-puruṣa|Virāṭ-puruṣa]] - [[index/V#vivarta-vāda philosophy|Vivarta-vāda philosophy]] - [[index/V#vivṛddha-sattva defined|Vivṛddha-sattva defined]] - [[index/V#viśuddha-sattva|Viśuddha-sattva]] - [[index/V#viśuddha-sattva defined|Viśuddha-sattva defined]] - [[index/V#viṣṇu-tattva defined|Viṣṇu-tattva defined]] - [[index/W#womans requiring puruṣa, analogy of|Womans requiring puruṣa, analogy of]] - [[index/Y#yajña-puruṣa, lord as|Yajña-puruṣa, Lord as]] - [[index/Y#yoga-māyā|Yoga-māyā]] - [[index/entries/yogamaya|Yogamāyā]] - [[index/Y#yogamāyā & pāṇḍavas|Yogamāyā & Pāṇḍavas]] - [[index/Y#yogamāyā defined|Yogamāyā defined]] - [[index/Y#yogamāyā energy|Yogamāyā energy]] - [[index/Y#yogamāyā potency|Yogamāyā potency]] - [[index/A#ādi-puruṣa defined|Ādi-puruṣa defined]] - [[index/A#ādi-puruṣa, kṛṣṇa as|Ādi-puruṣa, Kṛṣṇa as]] - [[index/A#ātma-māyā|Ātma-māyā]] - [[index/A#ātma-māyā defined|Ātma-māyā defined]] - [[index/A#ātma-tattva defined|Ātma-tattva defined]] - [[index/A#ātma-tattva-vit defined|Ātma-tattva-vit defined]] - [[index/entries/atma|Ātmā]] - [[index/entries/atma-defined|Ātmā defined]] - [[index/A#ātmā-tattva|Ātmā-tattva]] - [[index/A#ātmānanda defined|Ātmānanda defined]] - [[index/A#ātmānandī|Ātmānandī]] - [[index/A#ātmānandī defined|Ātmānandī defined]] - [[index/A#ātmārāma defined|Ātmārāma defined]] - [[index/A#āvaraṇātmikā-śakti|Āvaraṇātmikā-śakti]] - [[index/A#āśraya-tattva|Āśraya-tattva]] - [[index/I#īśa-tattva defined|Īśa-tattva defined]] - [[index/S#śakti|Śakti]] - [[index/S#śakti defined|Śakti defined]] - [[index/S#śakti weapon|Śakti weapon]] - [[index/S#śakti ṛṣi|Śakti Ṛṣi]] - [[index/S#śakti-tattvas|Śakti-tattvas]] - [[index/S#śakti-tattvas defined|Śakti-tattvas defined]] - [[index/S#śambhu-tattva|Śambhu-tattva]] - [[index/entries/suddha-sattva|Śuddha-sattva]] - [[index/S#śuddha-sattva defined|Śuddha-sattva defined]] - [[index/M#”mukti-pade”|”Mukti-pade”]] ## Related Categories - [[index/concepts/bhakti-stages|Bhakti Stages]] - [[index/scriptures/bhagavad-gita|Bhagavad-gita]] - [[index/personalities/acaryas|Acaryas]]