Sunday, January 19, 2020

Jagat (The World)

Sanskrit Devanagari Calligraphy Lettering - Jagat (The World)

Jagat

Sanskrit: जगत्
Transliteration: Jagat (IAST)
Translation: “the world; cosmos
Definition: In Indian philosophy, the world origin is traced either to a plurality of ultimate reals which are simple and atomic (as in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika) or it may be derived from a single substance which is assumed to be complex and all-pervasive (as in Sāṅkhya-Yoga).

Reference:
Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press

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