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rajas, n. Hinduism.
Brit. |ˈrɑːdʒəs|, U.S. |ˈrɑdʒəs|
[‹ Sanskrit rajas dust, turbulence, (as a quality of matter) the active principle > n.).]
In the Sankhya philosophy: one of the three dominating principles of nature (or gunas), present in material things as the capacity to move and in the individual as the capacity to be moved or affected (manifested as activity, effort, and ambition). Cf. guna n. 2, sattva n., and tamas n.
1790Q. Craufurd Sketches Hindoos (new ed.) 207 There are three Goon arising from Prakreety; Satwa, truth; Raja, passion; and Tama, darkness. 1860Brit. & Foreign Evangelical Rev. 9 148 Dr Ballantyne..tells us distinctly that the three gunas, or qualities, are Sattwa, Rajas, and Tamas... Rajas[denotes] all negative qualities. 1895E. Arnold Tenth Muse 62 All that is Sattwa, Rájas, Tamas; all Which influences, which predominates, Which operates in creatures, have for source The will of Kâla. 1912Mind 21 76 Matter as differentiated (Prakriti) is described as possessing three attributes, Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas (translated as rhythm, activity and inertia). 1922Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 33 4 He..is in a true sense the citizen of the world. The quality of sattva..predominates over those of rajas with its craving for power and pride and tamas. 1992Sunday Observer (New Delhi) 6 Sept. 8/2 Our scriptures recommend vegetarianism for those inclined towards the scholastic life—the prescription deriving from the belief that the rajas, tamas or satvik temperaments are related to the kind of food we consume. 2000Asian Philos. (Nexis) 10 75 The yogin yet retains the purified gunic powers of virtue including..nonafflicted activity (due to purified rajas). |