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Non-agency means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Samkhya (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (samkhya philosophy)(The state of) Non-agency is denoted by the Sanskrit term Akartṛbhāva, according to the Sāṅkhyakārikā.—In Brahmanical literature, udāsīna often means a neutral person, such as in the compound; “friends, neutrals and enemies”. [...] Also, udāsīna has been used in the Sāṅkhyakārikā to qualify the individual soul. After describing the qualities of the Puruṣa as the state of witnessing, isolation, neutrality, awareness and non-agency (akartṛbhāva) in Kārikā 19, the Sāṅkhyakārikā (20) then qualifies Puruṣa as udāsīna.
Samkhya (सांख्य, Sāṃkhya) is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy (astika) and is closeley related to the Yoga school. Samkhya philosophy accepts three pramanas (‘proofs’) only as valid means of gaining knowledge. Another important concept is their theory of evolution, revolving around prakriti (matter) and purusha (consciousness).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Akartribhava, Akartritva, Kaivalya, Witnessing, Isolation, Neutrality, Awareness, Drashtritva, Individual soul, Sakshitva, Madhyasthya, Culika, Mulikartha, Culikartha.
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Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter IV, Section I, Adhikarana XII < [Section I]
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Sutra 2.3.33 < [Second Adyaya, Third Pada]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Cosmology [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 3 - Fundamental Theories]
Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Part 2 - The Story of Deva-Pūjā or the Worship of God < [Chapter VI - Nirvāṇa-prakaraṇa]
Svacchandatantra (history and structure) (by William James Arraj)
Translation of Chapter 12, verses 1-83a < [Translation excerpts]
1.3 Tradition Criticism < [Introduction]
Bhakti-rasayana by Madhusudana Sarasvati (by Lance Edward Nelson)
Part 5 - Sankara's Devaluation of Devotion < [Chapter 2 - Bhakti in the writings of Samkara]