Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Sthūla | "material"

Sthula

Sthūla (IAST)
Translation: "material"
From Mandukya Upanishad (Verse 3)

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: सथूल
Transliteration: Sthūla
Translation: "gross material"

Glossary to the Record of Yoga (Sri Aurobindo)
Transliteration: Sthūla
Definition: "gross, physical; concrete, objective; pertaining to the physical being or the material world; (sensations, etc.) objectivised from a subtle plane so as to be perceptible to the physical senses; the objective world or material plane of existence."


References:
  1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
  2. Hartz, Richard. Glossary to the Record of Yoga (Sri Aurobindo). Retrieved from http://wiki.auroville.org.in/wiki/Glossary_to_the_Record_of_Yoga.