Lemma: ahaṃkāra (m)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- (in Sāṅkhya phil.) the third of the eight producers or sources of creation (MW)
- conception of one's individuality (MW)
- egotism (MW)
- haughtiness (MW)
- individualization (MW)
- pride (MW)
- self-consciousness (MW)
- the conceit or conception of individuality (MW)
- the making of self (MW)
- thinking of self (MW)
| Topic |
Frequency |
| Sāṃkhya |
18 |
| Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
16 |
| Kashmirian Shivaism |
16 |
| Liberation, mokṣa, release |
14 |
| Cosmogony |
14 |
| Yoga |
13 |
| Medicine |
10 |
| Bhakti |
9 |
| ahaṃkāra |
8 |
| Creation of the world |
7 |
| prāyaścitta |
6 |
| (Im-)purity |
6 |
| vānaprastha |
6 |
| Pashupata Shaivism |
5 |
| Buddha's life |
5 |
| Mahāyāna |
5 |
| kṣetrajña |
5 |
| jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
5 |
| triguṇa |
5 |
| Cosmogony (gen.) |
4 |
| āśrama |
3 |
| Lexicography |
3 |
| narrative literature |
3 |
| Tīrthas |
2 |
| varṇas, castes |
2 |
| Alchemy |
2 |
| sahasranāman |
2 |
| senses, indriya |
2 |
| study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
2 |
| Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
2 |
| Cosmology |
2 |
| war |
2 |
| Senses and world |
2 |
| Asceticism, tapas |
2 |
| jātaka, avadāna |
2 |
| non-attachment |
2 |
| Nahuṣa |
2 |
| saṃnyāsa |
2 |
| King, rājanīti |
2 |
| dharma |
2 |
| upanayana, initiation |
1 |
| cow |
1 |
| fighting |
1 |
| Birth, childhood, and youth |
1 |
| all-unity |
1 |
| bad behaviour |
1 |
| hunting |
1 |
| Kṛṣṇa and Bāṇa |
1 |
| japa |
1 |
| Meditation |
1 |
| digestion |
1 |
| Brahmā |
1 |
| good behaviour |
1 |
| botany, plants |
1 |
| Minister |
1 |
| Mahābhārata |
1 |
| Shivaism, Śiva |
1 |
| hathayoga |
1 |
| Rituals |
1 |
| Time |
1 |
| Nyāya |
1 |
| yuga theory |
1 |
| Kalki(n) |
1 |
| pralaya, destruction of the world |
1 |
| Genealogies |
1 |
| Giving, dāna |
1 |
| rebirth, transmigration |
1 |
| Zoology |
1 |
| Underworld, hell, naraka |
1 |
| begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
1 |
| Behaviour, politeness |
1 |
| Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
1 |
| worship |
1 |
| Logic |
1 |
| parivrājaka |
1 |
| Concept | Notes | Count |
| Ahaṃkāra | (Sāṃkhya:) a subtle organ producing the self consciousness | 15 |
| self-consciousness | self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you | 3 |
| arrogance | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | 2 |
| egotism | an exaggerated opinion of your own importance | 1 |
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