Glossary of Terms

G

Gandha:

Odor.  The tenth principle of emotion (tattva of rajas) and the seventh subtle element (tanmātra).  Resonates with the sense of smelling/eliminating (indriya of ghrāṇa/pāyu) and the gross element of earth (mahābhūta of pṛthvī).  See Tanmātra.

Gati:

Procession, movement, course, path, way.

Ghrāṇa:

See below.

Ghrāṇa/Pāyu:

Smelling/eliminating.  The tenth principle of mind (tattva of sattva) and the seventh sense (indriya).  Resonates with the subtle element of odor (tanmātra of gandha) and the gross element of earth (mahābhūta of pṛthvī).  See Indriya.

Guṇa:

1) String.  A series of vibrating points.  Synonymous with state (avasthā).  See below.

2) Quality.  The three classical qualities (triguṇa) are purity, passion, and inertia (sattva, rajas, and tamas).

Guṇavāda:

The string theory of Advaita Sāṃkhya.  The corollary of the doctrine of preexistence (satkāryavāda), and the parent theory of the doctrine of time (kālavāda).  It states that the origin (mūla), the unqualified source (nirguṇa brahman), is apparently changed through tenfold vibration (vivartita through daśaguṇa spanda).  The origin is nondimensional space.  The four dimensions (catuṣpatha) are measurable pairs of opposites (prameya dvaṃdvas).  Spirit and nature (puruṣa and prakṛti) are the nonlocal pair of opposites (alaukika dvaṃdva).  They’re united by the oversoul (saṃyukta by īśvara), thus: {1, 2} ∪ {2, 3}.  That major triad (pradhāna traya) is the threefold source (triguṇa brahman).  It’s undifferentiated and unmanifest (nirvikalpa and avyakta).  The combined equality (saṃyukta sāmya) of its sixfold inequality (ṣaḍguṇa vaiṣamya) is the sevenfold source (saptaguṇa brahman).  The six strings (ṣaḍguṇa) being permutations, thus: 3! = 6.  And the seventh being their combination (saṃyoga).  This minor heptad (apradhāna saptaka) includes existence, bliss, consciousness, the soul, mind, emotion, and physics (sat, ānanda, cit, jīva, sattva, rajas, and tamas).  They’re differentiated and manifest (savikalpa and vyakta).  Existence, bliss, and consciousness are the spiritual triad (pauruṣa traya); mind, emotion, and physics are the material triad (prākṛta traya).  They’re symbolized by the upward and downward facing triangles of the six-pointed star (ṣaṭkoṇa).  They’re united by the soul, thus: {4, 5, 6, 7} ∪ {7, 8, 9, 10}.  Furthermore, existence and physics, bliss and emotion, and consciousness and mind are the local pairs of opposites (laukika dvaṃdvas).  They’re united by the soul, thus: {4, 7} ∪ {7, 10}, {5, 7} ∪ {7, 9}, and {6, 7} ∪ {7, 8}.  These six directions (dikṣaṭka) are symbolized by the three axes of the Cartesian coordinate system and the intersection at (0, 0, 0).  Moreover, each of the seven strings (saptaguṇa) is the recursive origin of a tenfold principle (punarāvartin mūla of daśatattva).  Each tenfold principle consists of a threefold principle and a sevenfold principle (tritattva and saptatattva).  This yields seventy principles (saptatitattva), of which twenty-one are unmanifest (avyakta) and forty-nine are manifest (vyakta).  The former group includes the seven sheaths, the seven yogas, and the seven bodies (saptakośa, yoga saptaka, and śarīra saptaka).  The latter includes the senses, the subtle elements, and the gross elements (indriyas, tanmātras, and mahābhūtas).  The basis of symmetry (pramā of samamiti) is numerical frequency of vibration (sāṃkhya āvṛtti of spanda).  This is best summarized by the Hermetic axiom, “As above, so below.”  The ten strings being the “above” and the seventy principles being the “below.”  From symmetry comes resonance (anunāda), which is information exchange (saṃvedana).  See Satkāryavāda.

Guru:

Teacher, as opposed to disciple (cela).