# Qualities and Attributes *Material and spiritual characteristics* Total entries: 76 ## Overview This page provides a focused look at specific qualities and attributes. For the comprehensive treatment including divine qualities (daivī-sampat), demonic qualities (āsurī-sampat), and qualities of the modes of nature, see [[index/meta/virtues-qualities|Virtues and Qualities]]. ## General Material Qualities Characteristics arising from the interaction with material nature. **Related entries:** 9 - [[index/entries/qualities|Qualities]] - [[index/Q#qualities, material|Qualities, material]] - [[index/Q#qualities, material & spiritual|Qualities, material & spiritual]] - [[index/M#material qualities|Material qualities]] - [[index/M#material qualities, six|Material qualities, six]] - [[index/O#oneness in quality of soul with lord|Oneness in quality of soul with Lord]] - [[index/S#saḍ-guṇa defined|Saḍ-guṇa defined]] - [[index/D#daughter receives fathers qualities|Daughter receives fathers qualities]] - [[index/E#equality of vision|Equality of vision]] ## The Three Modes of Nature (Guṇas) The fundamental qualities of material nature that influence all beings. **Related entries:** 47 - [[index/entries/gunas|Guṇas]] - [[index/G#guṇa defined|Guṇa defined]] - [[index/G#guṇas. see modes of nature|Guṇas]] - See: [[index/entries/mode-of-nature|Modes of nature]] - [[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/G#guṇatuṅgā|Guṇatuṅgā]] - [[index/A#anantaguṇa pāṇḍya|Anantaguṇa Pāṇḍya]] - [[index/C#catur-viṁśad-guṇa|Catur-viṁśad-guṇa]] - [[index/S#sarva-guṇa|Sarva-guṇa]] - [[index/T#tri-guṇa defined|Tri-guṇa defined]] ### Sattva-guṇa (Mode of Goodness) Characterized by knowledge, happiness, and purity. **Related entries:** 12 - [[index/entries/goodness-mode-of|Goodness, mode of]] - [[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/entries/suddha-sattva|Śuddha-sattva]] - [[index/S#śuddha-sattva defined|Śuddha-sattva defined]] - [[index/V#vasudeva-sattva defined|Vasudeva-sattva defined]] - [[index/V#vibhūtimat sattva defined|Vibhūtimat sattva defined]] - [[index/V#vivṛddha-sattva defined|Vivṛddha-sattva defined]] - [[index/V#viśuddha-sattva|Viśuddha-sattva]] ### Rajo-guṇa (Mode of Passion) Characterized by attachment, activity, and desire. **Related entries:** 6 - [[index/entries/passion-mode-of|Passion, mode of]] - [[index/P#passion, mode of (rajo-guṇa)|Passion, mode of (rajo-guṇa)]] - [[index/entries/rajo-guna|Rajo-guṇa]] - [[index/R#rajas defined|Rajas defined]] - [[index/R#rajasthan|Rajasthan]] - [[index/F#firewood, mode of passion compared to|Firewood, mode of passion compared to]] ### Tamo-guṇa (Mode of Ignorance) Characterized by madness, illusion, and inertia. **Related entries:** 8 - [[index/entries/ignorance-mode-of|Ignorance, mode of]] - [[index/D#darkness, mode of|Darkness, mode of]] - [[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/W#wood, mode of ignorance compared to|Wood, mode of ignorance compared to]] ## Transcendental Qualities (Nirguṇa) Qualities beyond the three modes of material nature. **Related entries:** 8 - [[index/N#nirguṇa defined|Nirguṇa defined]] - [[index/N#nirguṇa worship compared with saguṇa worship|Nirguṇa worship compared with saguṇa worship]] - [[index/N#nirguṇa, lord & devotees as|Nirguṇa, Lord & devotees as]] - [[index/N#nirguṇa, lord as|Nirguṇa, Lord as]] - [[index/S#saguṇa worship|Saguṇa worship]] - [[index/V#viśuddha-sattva defined|Viśuddha-sattva defined]] - [[index/entries/suddha-sattva|Śuddha-sattva]] - [[index/S#śuddha-sattva defined|Śuddha-sattva defined]] ## Effects of Different Modes How the modes influence consciousness and behavior. **Related entries:** 4 - [[index/C#criminal department & ignorance mode, analogy of|Criminal department & ignorance mode, analogy of]] - [[index/L#laziness & mode of ignorance|Laziness & mode of ignorance]] - [[index/M#madness from mode of ignorance|Madness from mode of ignorance]] - [[index/F#firewood, mode of passion compared to|Firewood, mode of passion compared to]] ## Specific Material Characteristics Individual attributes and their manifestations. **Related entries:** 11 - [[index/entries/element|Element(s)]] - [[index/entries/food|Food]] - [[index/entries/human-being|Human being(s)]] - [[index/entries/human-life|Human life]] - [[index/entries/ksatriya|Kṣatriya(s)]] - [[index/entries/morality|Morality]] - [[index/entries/power|Power]] - [[index/entries/prasadam|Prasādam]] - [[index/entries/religion|Religion(s)]] - [[index/entries/suffering|Suffering(s)]] - [[index/entries/varnasrama-dharma-system|Varṇāśrama-dharma system]] ## Duties and Social Qualities Qualities appropriate to different social positions. **Related entries:** 4 - [[index/entries/duties|Duties]] - [[index/entries/varnasrama-dharma-system|Varṇāśrama-dharma system]] - [[index/F#fortitude|Fortitude]] - [[index/G#gentleness|Gentleness]] ## Negative Qualities and Vices Undesirable characteristics to be overcome. **Related entries:** 3 - [[index/G#ghosts, characteristics of|Ghosts, characteristics of]] - [[index/P#prostitutes bad qualities|Prostitutes bad qualities]] - [[index/V#vultures curse on cow, demoniac accusations compared to|Vultures curse on cow, demoniac accusations compared to]] ## Special Applications Specific contexts where qualities are discussed. **Related entries:** 2 - [[index/entries/kali-yuga|Kali-yuga]] - The age of quarrel - [[index/entries/material-world|Material world]] *** ## Related Categories - [[index/meta/virtues-qualities|Virtues and Qualities]] - Comprehensive treatment including divine qualities (BG 16.1-3) - [[index/meta/virtues|Spiritual Virtues]] - Devotional qualities - [[index/meta/philosophical-terms|Philosophical Terms]] - [[index/meta/varnasrama|Varṇāśrama System]] - [[index/scriptures/bhagavad-gita|Bhagavad-gītā]] *** *See also:* [[index/concepts|Concepts]] · [[index/index|Main Index]]