What Role is Played by the Three Guna in the Hindu Vision of the Structure of the Cosmos?
Date Submitted: 03/05/2004 18:41:55
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 6 pages (1612 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 6 pages (1612 words)
The three guna are as repeatedly mentioned in the Sanskrit metaphysical texts as is the term "natural law" in any modern physics texts. This word guna is generally interpreted as "mode of material nature" or "rope" ; this indicates the binding power of the three guna. The three guna form part of Vedic (Hindu) philosophy, simply put they are the lords of the three most fundamental psychological factors of the universe, and they correspond to the …
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