Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c16.251

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c16.251

2. **Asmitā.** It is the consciousness of identity between Purusha and Prakṛiti (or Buddhi), Self and Not-self. Purusha animates and enjoys; Buddhi is inanimate (*achetana*) and enjoyed (*bhogya*). To distinguish between the two is *mukti*. *Purusha* is marked out by its *ākāra* which is pure white, its *śīla*, its detachment, and its *vidyā* which is *chaitanya* or consciousness. *Buddhi* or *Prakṛiti* stands for impurity, attachment, inertia, and bondage.

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