Purushartha

Purushartha (IAST: Puruṣārtha, devanāgarī : पुरुषार्थ) est un terme sanskrit utilisé dans l'hindouisme qui signifie « but de l'existence humaine »^[1]. Il y en a quatre selon la tradition^[2], qui peuvent être associés aux quatre stades (ashramas) de la vie d'un brahmane^[1] :

dharma : le devoir ;
artha : la prospérité ;
kāma : le plaisir ;
moksha : la libération.

Notes et références

↑ ^{a et b} The Sanskrit Heritage Dictionary de Gérard Huet
↑ The A to Z of Hinduism par B.M. Sullivan publié par Vision Books, page 167, (ISBN 8170945216)

[huet-1] {a et b} The Sanskrit Heritage Dictionary de Gérard Huet

[2] The A to Z of Hinduism par B.M. Sullivan publié par Vision Books, page 167, (ISBN 8170945216)

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v · m Termes sanskrits
A	Abhyāsa Ācārya Adhara Adhyāsa Ahamkara Ahimsa Akasha Anātman Anekantavada Anga Antahkarana Antaraya Aṇu Anumāna Ap Apana Aparigraha Arhat Artha Asana Asmitā Ashram Ashtanga Ashtasiddhi Āyatana Atma Vichara Ātman Avarana Avasthātraya Avidyā Ayurveda
B	Bahuvrihi Bandha Bhakti Bhavana Bindu Bodhi Bodhisattva Brahman Brahmacharya Buddhi Bhūta
C	Chakra Chitta
D	Darshana Dhātu Dharana Dharma Dhyāna Dvaita Dvandva
G	Guṇa
H	Hatha Hatha yoga
I	Indriya Itihâsa
J	Jāgrat Jiva Jivanmukta Jivatman Jñāna Jnanendriya
K	Kaivalya Kalpa Kama Karana sharira Karma Karmashaya Karmendriya Klesha Kosha Kumbhaka Kundalini
L	Lila
M	Mahamudra Mahasamadhi Manas Mantra Marga Maya Moksha Mudrā Mukti
N	Nada Nadi Nāmarūpa Naraka Nastika Nidrā Nirguna Nirodha Nirukta Nirvana Niyama
O	Ojas
P	Pada Panchikarana Pāṇi Parabrahman Paramārtha Paramātman Patala Payu Prakāśa Prakriti Pralaya Pramada Pramana Prana Pranayama Prasthanatrayi Pratyahara Pratyakṣa Prithivi Purusha Purushartha
R	Rāga Rajas Rūpa
S	Sadhana Saguṇa Saṃjñā Samprajnata Shabda Samadhi Samana Samāpatti Samnyâsin Saṃsāra Saṃskāra Samyama Sannyâsa Satya Sharira Sarvangasana Sattva Śauca Shavasana Shakti Siddha Siddhasana Siddhi Shloka Smriti Soma Spanda Śruti Sukshma sharira Sushumna Sushupti Sutra Svabhāva Swami Svapna Svarga
T	Tamas Tanmatra Tathāgata Tattva Tejas Turiya
U	Udana Upamāna Upādāna
V	Vach Vairagya Vasana Vayu Vichara Vijñāna Vikalpa Vikṣepa Vipāka Viparyaya Vishvarupa Vitarka Viveka Vritti Vyakarana Vyana
Y	Yajña Yama Yâna Yoga Yuga