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 |
vānaprastha |
7 |
Creation of the world |
7 |
prāyaścitta |
6 |
(Im-)purity |
6 |
kṣetrajña |
5 |
Mahāyāna |
5 |
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
5 |
Buddha's life |
5 |
triguṇa |
5 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
5 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
4 |
āśrama |
4 |
Lexicography |
3 |
narrative literature |
3 |
saṃnyāsa |
3 |
jātaka, avadāna |
2 |
Asceticism, tapas |
2 |
Alchemy |
2 |
sahasranāman |
2 |
senses, indriya |
2 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
2 |
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
2 |
Cosmology |
2 |
dharma |
2 |
war |
2 |
King, rājanīti |
2 |
Senses and world |
2 |
Tīrthas |
2 |
non-attachment |
2 |
varṇas, castes |
2 |
Nahuṣa |
2 |
japa |
1 |
Minister |
1 |
good behaviour |
1 |
digestion |
1 |
Meditation |
1 |
cow |
1 |
Brahmā |
1 |
upanayana, initiation |
1 |
bad behaviour |
1 |
fighting |
1 |
hunting |
1 |
all-unity |
1 |
Birth, childhood, and youth |
1 |
botany, plants |
1 |
Giving, dāna |
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 |
Logic |
1 |
rebirth, transmigration |
1 |
Zoology |
1 |
Underworld, hell, naraka |
1 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
1 |
Behaviour, politeness |
1 |
Brahmin |
1 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
1 |
worship |
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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