The Hindu Temple v1.c5.5

v1.c5.5

Puruṣa, Cosmic Man, the origin and source of Existence (aparā-prakṛti), is its instrumental or efficient cause (nimitta-kāraṇa) and causes it to be of His substance as its material cause (upādāna). This is how He is known in the world, the manifested aspect of Himself, the Parā-prakṛti, the Beyond-Existence, the Avyaya Puruṣa, the immutable, Supreme One (Uttama-Puruṣa). In his identity with the 'plan', Puruṣa is shown in his conditioned aspect. The plan makes the site of the building in his image which is his form. The plan of the building is in the likeness of the Puruṣa, or of the totality of manifestation.